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Will The Threat Of The Omicron Variant Cause Companies To Change Their Return-To-Office Plans And Allow Everyone To Work Remotely?
The World Health Organization reported that a new potentially dangerous coronavirus variant—Omicron— started to spread in southern Africa and some other countries. Also known as B.1.1.529, the new variant caused countries, including the United States, to restrict travel from people in parts of Africa. South Africa saw the number of new daily cases rise from about 200 cases to 2,465 last Thursday. Professor Túlio de Oliveira, the director of the Center for Epidemic Response and Innovation in South Africa, said in a Twitter post that there was an “unusual constellation of mutations” and that it was “very different” to other variants.
Here’s A Smart Successful Way To Show Gratitude And Appreciation In The Workplace That Empowers And Uplifts Employees
The last 20 months have been brutal. The world still suffers from a tragic virus outbreak. Families have seen loved ones fall sick and succumb from the disease. Millions lost their jobs. Anxiety, stress, depression and substance abuse is at an all-time high. In the United States, our media is dividing us into warring tribes, resulting in anger and nonstop arguing and fighting, adding a layer of simmering tensions.
Could The Omicron Variant Cool Down The Hot Job Market?
For the last 25 years, I’ve noticed the steady trend of hiring slowing down during the holiday season. There’s an implicit universal understanding that it’s socially acceptable to take it easy starting around Thanksgiving Day. Vacation days and long weekends are taken. There’s a renewed focus on family and friends. It’s a time to enjoy the season and put work on the back-burner. The malaise lasts up until about a couple of weeks into the New Year.
Ethical Non-Monogamy And Exploration Of All Types Of Relationships: Dating App Will Pay Employees An $80,000 Salary
In a heartwarming wholesome holiday season story, Feeld—the world’s most progressive dating app with over 20 sexuality and gender options—will offer all of its workers a baseline salary of $80,000. The platform is built for the sexually curious. The unique site champions ethical non-monogamy and the openness to explore non-mainstream types of relationships. You can seek out members of the site who are into threesomes, domination and submission, quirky kinks, polyamorous relationships, bi-curious, swingers and anything else you might be interested in. It’s a smorgasbord for sexual exploration.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Is Stepping Down
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief of the social media company, effective immediately. Parag Agrawal, the company’s chief technology officer, will take over the helm, the company said Monday. Twitter shares were up around 2% on the news. Dorsey, 45, was serving as both the CEO of Twitter and Square, his digital payments company. Dorsey will remain a member of the Board until his term expires at the 2022 meeting of stockholders, the company said.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Continues Throwing Shade On Crypto
JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon said he remains a skeptic on cryptocurrencies, just a few weeks after he described bitcoin as worthless. “Cryptocurrency has no intrinsic value,” Dimon said in an in interview Wednesday with CBS Boston, as reported by Bitcoin.com. “You are basically buying a token.”
The New York Times’ Wirecutter Staff Has Gone On Strike Ahead Of The Busiest Shopping Days Of The Year
Staff at the New York Times’ product-recommendation site have gone on strike ahead of some of the busiest shopping days of the year. Unionized employees at Wirecutter said they plan to strike from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, a five-day period when millions of Americans spend billions of dollars on holiday shopping. It’s the site’s most profitable time of the year, a union organizer told The Wall Street Journal.
How Your Employer Can Keep Track Of Your Work At Home
Since the pandemic and the rise in people working from home, employers’ use of employee-monitoring programs has been growing rapidly. Employers say they’re tracking workers’ activity mainly for two reasons: to promote security and to boost productivity. What monitoring tools they use and how aggressively they use them vary widely. But the practice has alarmed unions and privacy advocates.
The 50 Richest People in Crypto
Rather than the Musks, Zuckerbergs and Gates Ellisons of the world, The Crypto Rich List compiled by tradersofcrypto.com, comprises a wide array of players within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Developers, investors, and founders of trading exchanges, which oil the wheels of the crypto ecosystem. Only a couple of names listed in the rankings have discussed or disclosed their actual holding amounts of virtual currencies.
Harvard Work Guru On The Make-Or-Break Questions About Jobs Of The Future In U.S.
What will the future of work look like post pandemic? That is the million-dollar question, according to Rachel Lipson, founding project director of Project on Workforce at Harvard University’s Malcolm Weiner Center for Social Policy. She doesn’t have the answer, but Lipson does have some ideas about the trends workers should be watching closely and the threat to traditional work structures.
How To Leverage The Great Resignation If You Actually Like Your Job And Want To Stay
The job market is abuzz with record numbers of Americans quitting their jobs this year to secure higher pay and better work from employers desperate to hire. But if you actually like your job and want to stay with your company, you might feel like you’re missing out on the hot job market. That doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from the moment.
Happy at Work Podcast: A Conversation with Dr. Robert Langer, Co-Founder of Moderna
In this Happy at Work podcast, we talk with Dr. Robert Langer, Co-Founder of Moderna regarding his career journey, how he has maintained work-life balance, as well as managing challenges at work with the global pandemic.
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