Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work
Is It Hypocritical For CEOs To Hold Multiple Roles While White-Collar Workers Cannot?
It’s commonplace for CEOs and C-suite executives to hold many titles, in addition to their primary roles. They may be the chief executive of multiple companies, like Elon Musk, sit on the boards of directors of a number of corporations or head up other organizations and entrepreneurial pursuits, such as owning a wine vineyard or startup company.
Davis Bell, the CEO of Salt Lake City-based tech company Canopy, posted on LinkedIn that he sussed out two of his software engineers who were juggling two simultaneous full-time jobs. He equated the action to stealing, lying, deceiving and cheating the shareholders.
Workers In Their Late 30s And Older Face Ageism In A Recession—Here’s How To Fight Back
Ageism is a challenge for workers in their mid to late 30s. This issue should be of heightened concern, as everyone grows older and could be impacted by biases and prejudices in the workplace. Companies are currently laying off workers and enacting hiring freezes in response to difficult economic conditions. There is a fear amongst experienced workers that they’ll be selected for downsizing due to their age. According to LinkedIn career experts, downsizing employees based on their age and preconceived notions about their abilities is a big mistake for organizations—not to mention illegal.
The Toll Of Job Insecurity In Turbulent Economic Times
Ryan Parker, 30, is typically hired by marketing agencies to deliver services for brands on a contract basis. Through the pandemic’s peak, industry demand was roaring. “Power went to the freelancers,” he explains. “Like other sectors, marketing saw the Great Resignation: people realized what they were worth and what they wanted. For freelance marketers, [other people’s resignations] meant being able to find the best opportunities and grasp them.”
‘Crying CEO’ Now Under Fire For Another Tearful Announcement On LinkedIn—This Time About Grandma
A marketing startup CEO known for posting a crying selfie to LinkedIn earlier this year is once again getting side eyes for a post about the death of his grandmother. On Tuesday, Braden Wallake, chief executive of Columbus, Ohio-based HyperSocial, shared a message about the passing of his grandmother with his 43,000 LinkedIn followers.
Big Short Michael Burry Says Facebook Is In Big Trouble
The list of critics and detractors of Mark Zuckerberg is growing day by day. There is, of course, the financial community, analysts and investors, who are merciless about Meta Platforms, the entrepreneur’s empire of social networks. Meta shares are down 62.3% since January, reflecting a fall in market value of nearly $570 billion.
4 Remote Workers Who’ve Secretly Worked From Abroad Without Their Employers Knowing Describe How They Keep Up The Charade
Work-from-home policies have allowed employees to log in from their living rooms in their pajamas, but some workers have taken the idea to an extreme, secretly logging in from across the world while keeping their bosses in the dark. It can be a tough charade to keep up. A marketing specialist based in Chicago who since 2020 has secretly lived in more than five countries while working 9-to-5 jobs recalled joining a Zoom meeting from Colombia as his coworkers lamented a recent storm that had covered the Midwestern city in snow.
FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried Under Investigation By Regulators
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, its FTX US division, and founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are being investigated by Texas regulators over potential securities violations, according to a state filing. Regulators are probing whether yield-bearing accounts offered by FTX US should be considered unregistered securities, as described in a filing related to the bankruptcy proceedings of Voyager Digital. FTX recently won the bid to acquire the assets of the firm. Barron’s first reported the news.
Laid-Off Tech Recruiters Are Looking For Work Outside The Industry
Tech recruiting is a tough business right now. Layoffs in the industry have hit recruiting and HR teams harder than any other, and laid-off recruiters say they’re struggling to find full-time work in tech. Tech companies that have conducted layoffs this year eliminated around half of their HR and recruiting staffers, according to a new analysis from mock-interview site interviewing.io.
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