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Google Engineer Shares How They Made Over $1 Million In Total Annual Compensation: The Advice Applies To Everyone
When I was a kid, I remember hearing grown-ups say that it's not polite to discuss sex, politics, religion and your salary in polite company. Later on, throughout my two decades of recruiting, it was always an awkward dance around talking about compensation. How much you’re earning and what you’d like to receive in a job offer is one of the most important parts of the job search process. The people may be nice and it's a good company, but if the pay is substandard, it may not be worth entertaining the offer.
Supreme Court Blocks Biden Covid Vaccine Mandate For Businesses, Allows Healthcare Worker Rule
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing its sweeping vaccine-or-test requirements for large private companies, but allowed similar requirements to stand for medical facilities that take Medicare or Medicaid payments.
Venture Capitalists Invested More Money Than Ever Into Start-Ups Last Year
Venture capitalists invested more than $675 billion in start-ups worldwide in 2021, doubling 2020′s previous all-time high, according to data published Thursday by VC analysis firm Dealroom and British promo agency London & Partners.
Delta CEO Says 8,000 Employees Have Tested Positive For Covid In Last 4 Weeks
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said about 8,000 of its 75,000 employees tested positive for Covid-19 over the last four weeks, absences that marred the company’s financial results during a busy holiday travel season.
Senior Professionals Could See 25% Pay Rise As Companies Fight To Retain Staff
Senior professionals can expect pay increases of up to 25% in the first quarter of 2022, as the economy begins to open up following the lifting of Omicron-related restrictions and companies fight to hold on to their best staff.
The No. 1 ESG Issue For Americans Isn’t Climate Change—It’s Workers
In the annual ranking of top U.S. companies on ESG metrics conducted by research nonprofit Just Capital, there were some major moves in 2022, both up and down the list. Meta Platforms dropped 691 spots due to concerns about spread of misinformation on Facebook and Instagram’s negative social influence, while Uber Technologies rose 825 places, to No. 41.
Stop Calling Workers “Low Skill”
“My low-skill workers, my cooks, my dishwashers, my messengers, my shoe-shine people, those who work at Dunkin’ Donuts—they don’t have the academic skills to sit in a corner office,” New York City’s new mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference, stirring up controversy less than a week into office.
What Are NFTs Actually Used For? A Guide, From Art And Music To Gaming And Movies
Many people are familiar with NFT art, especially through high-profile sales of individual NFTs. However, art is only one specific way NFTs are used. NFTs can be used in different ways. In other words, they have different “use-cases,” different functions and purposes.
Finding Success Starts With Finding Your Purpose
In 1995, Bob Buford wrote the bestselling book Halftime, which popularized the concept of “moving from success to significance” in the second half of life. Buford realized that many businesspeople work their whole lives to achieve material success only to find their happiness and sense of purpose wanting when that success comes. And he rightly encouraged those people to seek out meaning and impact in their later years.