A new law passed by the New York City Council—which was supposed to go into effect in May 2022—required employers in New York City to include the minimum and maximum starting salary for any “advertised job, promotion or transfer opportunity.” This piece of legislation was heralded as a complete game-changer for both people searching for a new job and current employees. It would pull back the curtain on salaries, which have often been cloaked in secrecy.
Reddit Brought The World Together With A Collaborative Massive Art Project
Reddit gets a bad rap. When covered in the press, the media focuses on members posting and pumping meme stocks or deriding those in the r/antiwork group accusing them of being lazy anti-capitalists. There is something beautiful that happened over the weekend. Around 5 million members of the r/place 2022 subreddit united the world together and created an art project.
Internet Loses It Over Poll Asking Job Candidates About 100-Hour Workweek
Reddit is a place for internet users to relate, commiserate and discuss their everyday lives. One post from Redditor u/Creepy-Night936 went viral this week after they shared a screengrab that was allegedly taken from a questionnaire administered by a prospective employer. “Can you work 50-100 hours a week?*” the screengrab read. The post, written on the subreddit “Antiwork,” has now been voted on over 44,000 times and has received over 1,600 comments.
On His First Day Back as CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz Made a Highly Controversial, $20-Billion Decision
On Monday, Howard Schultz returned to Starbucks as its CEO. It’s the third time he has held the role, this one after Kevin Johnson, who was appointed CEO in 2017, announced last month that he was retiring.
Activision Blizzard Flip-Flops On Vaccination Policies As Employees Walk Out
It’s been a rocky time for employees at Activision Blizzard as they weather sexual harassment scandals, a landmark acquisition by Microsoft and textbook examples of corporate union-busting. Then, last week, the gaming giant’s chief administrative officer, Brian Bulatao, sent an email to all U.S. employees mandating a June return to the office after over two years of working from home during the pandemic.
Here’s What The Man Who Predicted Great Resignation Thinks Is Coming Next
For American academic, Anthony Klotz, it came in February 2021 when a reporter was interviewing him about what even he calls his “mini niche” area of expertise: How people quit their jobs. The reporter was writing a story about the best ways to resign, but as she was chatting with Klotz, he said something else that caught her attention.
Get Ready To Beg: Executive Recruiters Are Too Busy For You
It’s a tough time to hire — but it’s never been a better time to be a recruiter. With record levels of investment and M&A activity in the tech industry, fast-growing tech companies can’t hire executives fast enough. That means recruiting firms are juggling more searches than ever, and companies have to wait in line to even start a search.
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