Tom Hollander has earned a pretty penny in films and shows like Pride and Prejudice and the recent hit White Lotus, but nothing near Spider-Man‘s Tom Holland. So when he got a seven-figure check meant for the similarly named star, he had to give it back. This is a payroll mistake of epic proportions, and even
During the Cabbage Patch Craze of 1983, I wanted one for Christmas, as did every other little girl. I did not get one, but my cousin “Geraldine” did because her mom was a department store manager. (Even though the statute of limitations on policy-violating toy purchases from 1983 has
“Terrible decision, insensitive, and selfish” aren’t words leaders should ever need to say. But those were the words that Kyte Baby founder Ying Liu used to describe her own behavior after the company terminated an employee named Marissa Hughes. What happened does seem terrible, insensitive, and selfish, but it was also 100 percent legal.
According to a viral TikTok video, Cloudflare — an internet security company based in San Francisco — recently terminated an employee named Brittany Peach. This is a prime example of why you should always assume your employees are recording your conversations. This termination did not go well, and I’ll tell you why. The conversation is
Mark Cuban just announced he will give $35 million in bonuses to employees after selling a majority share in the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks franchise. This is considerably less than the $55 million Taylor Swift reportedly gave her employees at the end of her Eras Tour, but still a huge number. Whether it’s a bonus or a
Corporate America began losing its love affair with DEI — diversity, equity, and inclusion — departments in 2023. Companies in many sectors cut DEI officers and programs — in fact, one-third of DEI professionals lost their jobs in 2023, including reductions in DEI staff at Amazon, Applebee’s, and Twitter. States also began outlawing DEI programs in
Last month, Costco workers in a store in Southeastern Virginia voted to unionize. While it’s not Coscto’s first unionized location, it certainly isn’t the trend at Costco. Only 5 percent of Costco’s 208,000 employees are union members. What’s remarkable about this is not that employees voted to unionize — unions have been campaigning
Can A.I. help you reallocate your employees in order to avoid a layoff? Deloitte thinks so: The consulting giant recently announced that it is looking into using A.I. technology to move employees around so that the company can properly utilize existing staff and hopefully avoid layoffs. This may sound like a cutting-edge, high-tech
Are your 2024 goals ready? Now, don’t stress. I know it can be difficult to finish year-end duties, provide performance reviews for everyone on your team, and also put together thoughtful, productive goals for the year ahead. Furthermore, whether they are goals for yourself or your staff, turning your overarching aim (to grow
LinkedIn used to be the one sane place on social media. It was the place you were supposed to go for business insights and networking opportunities, so of course you didn’t want to say anything too bizarre — it could hurt your reputation in the real world. A few years ago, though,
