Whenever you meet with a new group, the leader inevitably wants to do some “icebreakers.” The motivation is good–a team functions better when they know and understand each other. But people don’t like them. Introverts, especially, feel awkward sharing personal information, and sometimes the “fun” questions can feel invasive. They
There are many amazing things about ChatGPT and other Ai tools that are available. AI can do everything from write your headlines for you to draw you the Presidents of the United States as if they were supervillains. 6. John Quincy Adams pic.twitter.com/v5qZa3viL8 — Cam Harless (@hamcarless) March
It’s a #throwbackThursdaypost In honor of National Women’s Day, working women are supposed to fret about other working women who happen to work for us. Let me explain. Sally Howard researched cleaners, by working with them. Fair enough. There’s plenty of things to say about how some people
As any job hunter will tell you, applying for jobs is tedious and demoralizing. Companies that make it more difficult for candidates will get fewer applicants. If you’re flooded with applicants, that seems like a winning idea: Only the truly dedicated will apply. Making people jump through hoops to
You had money in your bank account to run payroll on Friday, but you had the misfortune of banking at Silicon Valley Bank, and payroll didn’t run. I saw several people advocating for paying employees in cryptocurrency and avoiding the banks altogether. While that may seem like a
Many businesses balked at new salary transparency laws. The California Chamber of Commerce called California’s law a “job killer.” Companies started complying with the “letter of the law” by posting wildly large ranges. Citibank, for instance, posted a job with a salary range of “$0-$2,000,000.” Why were they scared? For many
Amanda Knox was an American foreign exchange student in Italy when someone murdered her roommate, Meredith Kercher. Italian courts convicted Knox and sentenced her to 26 years for a crime she didn’t commit. (Burgler Rudy Guede was later convicted.) While Knox was exonerated, she spent four long years in prison. What
Almost all employment in the United States is “at-will,” meaning you can quit, and companies can fire you without cause. This also means that except in a few situations, you’re not entitled to any severance payments if the company terminates you–even if you’ve done nothing wrong. Companies that offer severance generally
Elon Musk has been laying off people right and left-at Twitter, but this time, some laid-off employees were Telsa employees in Buffalo who had just voted to unionize. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) prohibits companies from discriminating against employees who favor unionization, so how did he do
When you hire, you want people who can take your company into the future. Who cares what they’ve done in the past? What can they do in the future? This is a great way to hire, but sometimes you can get frustrated when you can’t seem to find
