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Emma Burleigh

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A workforce management giant will lay off 1,750 employees to make way for AI

Nearly 8.5% of staffers will be affected, joining the ranks of Salesforce and Klarna in paving a new way of work.

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2 million government employees received an email with the same ominous subject line Elon Musk sent to Twitter staffers in 2022

Musk’s increased involvement with federal agencies has lowered morale and created a workplace energy of “fear” and “madness.”

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Meet the high school athletes making up to $2,000 a post from brand deals with Adidas and Red Bull

Teenage athletes with dedicated social media followings are becoming the next generation of brand ambassadors, and they can make millions.

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America’s air traffic controllers are in short supply—Those who qualify can make $137,000 annually, with no bachelor’s required

Expensive, grueling, and time-consuming training has exacerbated a windfall of controllers.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says everyone should get an AI tutor right away

The chip leader says the tech should now teach humans, but doesn’t believe it will replace them in the workforce.

02.02.2025 5

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This chief medical officer got her start as a veterinarian, the ‘hottest’ job for 2025—Here’s her advice for getting into the hugely growing industry

“There is a grit that you have to have as a veterinarian.”

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The job hunt is as bad as it seems—a quarter of candidates have been looking for a year

Applicants may be too choosy, and hiring managers are posting ghost jobs and tacking on more interviews.

31.01.2025 7

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DeepSeek’s CEO came out of nowhere to challenge Jensen Huang and Sam Altman. The overnight success is powered by Gen Z new hires

Liang Wenfeng hires young people and bookworms for his engineering team. He says: "Experience is not that important."

31.01.2025 10

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YouTube multimillionaire Ms. Rachel reveals her secrets to becoming the ‘Taylor Swift for toddlers’

Her pink headband, denim overalls, and sing-songy voice were not by happenstance. The entrepreneur has a method to her madness.

29.01.2025 9

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Nike’s CEO was battling retirement restlessness—a single phone call unexpectedly yanked him back to the office as chief executive

The 62-year-old was finally kicking up his feet after working a 30-years-stint at Nike, when he got the call to cut his retirement short and lead the...

28.01.2025 4

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Some Gen Zers are getting in trouble for not knowing how to dress at work—and experts say they’ve missed out on one huge fashion tip

“Office siren” and “corpcore” outfit inspiration trends have gained footing with young corporate professionals.

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Marc Benioff says that from now on CEOs will no longer lead all-human workforces—enter the new era of AI coworkers

The AI agents are here—and they’re taking over more work at the office, reigniting employees' worst fears.

25.01.2025 9

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Meet the largest work-from-anywhere employer with openings that pay up to $300k. The CEO explains why they reject return to office mandates

Veeva is recruiting from far and wide to boost its remote-forward business.

24.01.2025 9

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Donald Trump and CEOs are all pushing a return to the office. Workers hate it. Who will win?

Like Trump, 90% of businesses sought to enforce a 2025 RTO—but experts say employees still have power in the WFH war and will have even more once...

23.01.2025 10

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Jeff Bezos’s fiancée Lauren Sánchez is being slammed for her inauguration outfit—igniting Gen Z’s ‘office siren’ debate and what’s appropriate for work

The “office siren” trend may have normalized the look, and the outfit could reflect a new culture of individualism in Trump’s administration.

21.01.2025 4

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Workers are becoming increasingly secretive at work—and Gen Z is the most likely to hide parts of themselves

Global tension is sending staffers into hiding, and young workers grew up seeing consequences pan out on the internet.

21.01.2025 9

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Here are the top 10 side hustles that still allow you to work from home and earn up to $56 an hour—as firms like AT&T ban it

Employees can log into work from the comfort of their couch while raking it in as a nurse practitioner, sales associate or therapist.

20.01.2025 10

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Meet the 34-year-old engineer who quit his day job to transform a cave into a vacation rental—now its booked out a year in advance, raking in over $700,000 a year

“I don't think I ever want a 9-to-5 again," says Gingerich who is taking home over $350,000 yearly with Dunlap Hollow.

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Founders keep saying they learned the same life lesson after extraordinary career success: ‘I had isolated myself’

It’s lonely at the top—especially when it feels like your own fault.

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YouTube star Ms. Rachel built her multimillion dollar empire by entertaining toddlers online. Now, she’s scored a deal with Netflix

The entertainment giant hopes the sing-songy content creator’s 13 million young fans will follow her to the streaming service.

16.01.2025 5

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Wells Fargo’s chief has 15 pieces of advice for the next generation of investors—and even beginners could take note

Listen up, Gen Z: Here’s the investment advice Darrell Cronk would give his younger self—after 30-plus years at Wells Fargo.

16.01.2025 10

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Workers hitting their KPIs still aren’t safe from performance-based layoffs—here’s how bosses find other ways to fire you anyway

Companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs have based sweeping layoffs on employee performance, but career experts say workers aren’t in...

15.01.2025 10

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Why Hyatt’s CEO thinks ‘seeing around corners’ is a futile effort for leaders: ‘Spend less time trying to do scenario planning’

Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian detailed the skills he wants in a successor and why succession planning can be a hindrance to future CEOs.

15.01.2025 7

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How imposter syndrome sneaks up on high-performing people—and how to beat it

High-performing, career-oriented people are not immune from imposter syndrome.

15.01.2025 4

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T-Mobile’s CEO shares the management shift that vaulted the company from a $6B to $195B telecom giant

T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert attributed the telecom giant's growth from a $6 billion to $195 billion company to a mindset shift on how to lead.

15.01.2025 4

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Gen Z are becoming pet parents because they can’t afford human babies—now veterinarians are one of the hottest jobs of 2025, says Indeed

Gen Z can't afford to buy a house or raise kids, so they're spending $178 monthly pampering their fur babies.

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How the top CHRO networking groups compare—and how much they cost

These HR organizations are vetted by industry professionals and offer a wide range of benefits.

13.01.2025 3

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Microsoft and Amazon are using performance reviews to decide who gets laid off—experts warn these surefire mistakes will get you cut

Career experts say missing KPIs, being disengaged, and eve not self-advocating are employee ‘red flags.’

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Bill Nye’s advice for Gen Z grads: ‘Pessimistic people don’t get very much done’—and they’ll drag you down with them

The ‘Science Guy’ icon has three tips for the next generation of workers: Don’t be afraid to change the world, respect others’ knowledge, and...

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Workers are so burned out that nearly 20% think of quitting every day

The exhaustion harms employee well-being and erodes company culture.

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The Luigi Mangione effect may supercharge the need for security guards, which just made LinkedIn’s fastest-growing jobs list for the first time

The growing cannabis industry, reduced police force, and RTO are driving demand for security guards. The CEO shooting could solidify its traction.

09.01.2025 20

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The ‘Breaking Bad’ house is for sale—and the future owner could earn $292,000 a year by renting it out to fans on AirBnb

'Breaking Bad' lovers can now snatch up Walter White’s house—and for one lucky fan, it could prove to be a lucrative side hustle.

07.01.2025 4

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McDonald’s U.K. faces harassment lawsuit as over 700 teenage workers sue the fast food giant

Law firm Leigh Day said its clients had experienced "discrimination, homophobia, racism, ableism, and harassment" while working at McDonald's.

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Biden set to designate 2 new giant national monuments in California, protecting 850,000 acres as Trump looks to expand drilling

Tuesday's move will mean Biden has conserved more lands and waters than any other U.S. president, the White House said.

07.01.2025 4

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How recruitment will change in 2025, according to top HR leaders from Hilton, PwC, and Ally Financial

Management will lean on AI and prioritize skills-based hiring to woo top talent.

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Japanese companies are stealing talented Gen Z out of college, paying off their student debt, and subsidizing their housing to combat the country’s aging workforce

Over 40% of Gen Z grads in Japan have already had at least one job offer—before they’ve even tossed their graduation cap in the air.

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Kier Starmer claims Elon Musk ‘not interested in victims’ after billionare attacked PM for handling of historical child rape crimes

Musk has been highlighting details of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal, where hundreds of young girls were abused by a grooming gang...

06.01.2025 5

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How HR will change the employee experience in 2025, according to people executives from Hyatt Hotels, Lenovo, and Google Cloud

Leaders are looking to strengthen generational connections, personalized benefits, and ERGs.

06.01.2025 5

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HR executives from Google Cloud, EY, and Salesforce weigh in on AI predictions for 2025

The people leaders say AI will change the management function in these key ways.

06.01.2025 7

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How return-to-office mandates could change in 2025, according to top HR leaders from PwC, EY, and Canva

Despite the RTO drama, experts say many companies will land on a hybrid work model.

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Resume gaps aren’t the job killer they used to be but applicants still need to get smart about explaining their time away from the workforce

Job seekers with career breaks should be ready to explain the white space in their interviews.

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The case against performance reviews: It’s time for bosses to throw out the ‘clunky’ annual critique

Rethinking the evaluation is a chance for companies to “do some soul searching.”

20.12.2024 4

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Rethinking office space with neurodiverse workers in mind

Employers are showing more interest in office design elements like quiet spaces and softer lighting.

11.12.2024 10

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The rise of the neurodivergent-friendly office—How a once-niche workplace idea is catching on in corporate America 

Quiet spaces, different lighting and heat-controlled rooms are becoming more common requests for office designers.

11.12.2024 5

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Security companies are getting slammed with calls after the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO 

“We're getting calls from everybody.”

07.12.2024 4

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Here’s how the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO will change executive security moving forward

Executives are nervous and preparing for the worst.

06.12.2024 1

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Here’s how AI will impact HR—and the training blind spot that companies are missing

"This is very low-hanging fruit for HR to think about."

03.12.2024 5

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The chief people officer of Yahoo explains why they don’t do performance reviews: ‘At the end of the day, we’re grown ups’

“There’s this huge sense of anticipation that ends in deflation.”

03.12.2024 4

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Working women are struggling with well-being and they’re scoring lower than men across every category

Female staffers feel like they experience more burnout and less control over their wellness.

02.12.2024 2

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Notre Dame rises from the ashes: Macron unveils cathedral’s triumphant comeback from 2019 inferno

Five years after the devastating inferno, French President Emmanuel Macron took the first tour of Paris’s heritage masterpiece with its soaring...

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