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Millennial multimillionaire presenter Maya Jama unwinds between hosting Love Island and running multiple ventures by binge-watching Netflix—or no-phone retreats in nature

After conquering British TV, Maya Jama’s now dipping her toes in the business world. Here’s how she spends her time and money when she’s not working.

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Gen Z are terrified of layoffs and the spiraling economy—so they’re copying Steve Jobs and showing up to the office in uniforms

After getting fired for dressing inappropriately, young workers are now ditching the crop tops and “office siren” looks in exchange for a Steve...

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Just a few years after dipping their toes into the world of work, 4 in 10 Gen Zers are ready to quit and survive on unemployment benefits instead

Many Gen Z workers are already over the nine-to-five grind of work. A PwC report warns that the huge pool of unemployed young people—or NEETs—is...

28.03.2025 8

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Multimillionaire musician Will.i.am says work-life balance is for people ‘working on someone else’s dream’ and not for visionaries—he grinds from 5-to-9 after his 9-to-5

When Will.i.am's not writing hit songs like “OMG” for Usher, he’s looking for the next big pop star on The Voice U.K., or running his new AI...

23.03.2025 10

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Multimillionaire musician Will.i.am invested early in Tesla, Twitter, and OpenAI—now he’s betting on Gen Z MIT and Stanford grads for his next investment

Will.i.am has an estimated net worth of $50 million, thanks to hit singles and solid investments in the likes of Anthropic and Pinterest. He revealed...

18.03.2025 10

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Gen Zers are treating employers like bad dates: 93% ghost interviews and 87% have not even shown up for their first day of work

But it's not just Gen Z who are ghosting—research shows that everyone, from baby boomers to hiring managers, are guilty of not showing up for...

07.03.2025 4

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Like Meghan Markle, 80% of women take their husbands’ name after marriage. But experts warn it’s a big gamble

Like Meghan Markle, 8 in 10 women take their husbands' surname after marriage. But experts advise working women to proceed with caution—or risk a...

06.03.2025 4

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Millennial CEO of Kraft Heinz’s most recent acquisition has mostly ditched AI note-taking tools in favor of an old-fashioned pink notebook—here’s why 

Just Spices new CEO spends $14 on lunch and treats herself to Jimmy Choos with her bonus—here’s the investment she regrets the most.

04.03.2025 9

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Cisco’s top exec spent 25 years climbing the ladder at one firm—she tells Gen Z and middle managers ‘you just need to be patient’

Gen Z and millennial workers think job-hopping is the only way up the ladder these days. But Cisco’s U.K. CEO’s career proves that patience is key...

19.02.2025 10

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Gen Z are over having their work ethic questioned: ‘Most boomers don’t know what it’s like to work 40+ hours a week and still not be able to afford a house’

One Gen Zer went viral for explaining how much easier life was for boomers.

03.02.2025 8

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Gen Z grad says being unemployed is ‘harder than a 9-5’ because ‘most workers would have a breakdown’ dealing with the admin—he’s among the NEET men frozen out of the workforce

College-educated Gen Z men are stuck in the class of NEETs—not in employment, education, or training. They're watching their careers derail before...

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Cisco’s top exec and Amazon’s Andy Jassy share the same hiring red flag—and it’s something that can’t be taught

It’s not what you know, or even who you know. According to Cisco’s new U.K. chief, your next promotion might hinge on your attitude.

30.01.2025 10

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Millennial CEO of Too Good To Go started investing money to start her company at age 12—she sold it to Under Armour for $85 million

Mette Lykke, the Gen Z-approved CEO of a trending food waste app, cycles 20 minutes to work, never skips a meal, and shops for clothes at airports.

28.01.2025 20

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The unexpected reasons Gen Z and millennials are career catfishing—or ghosting a new boss—have been revealed: Nearly a quarter say it was a dare

Out of the 29% of Gen Z and young millennials who career catfished recently, 21% did it on a dare, shocking new research reveals. Others admit they...

27.01.2025 10

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TikTokers confessed the lies they used to get millions of followers before the U.S. blackout: Now they’re backtracking as angry fans blast their fake videos

The confessions came back to haunt them once TikTok was back online.

22.01.2025 9

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Have a job interview over lunch? Beware of the secret salt, pepper and hot sauce test that could cost you the role

Job seekers be warned: Salting your food before tasting during a lunch interview could cost you.

22.01.2025 10

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Gen Zers want to be their own boss. Can Fortune 500 companies woo them back to traditional jobs?

In the age of the well-paying the side hustle, employers nedd flexibility and transparency to recruit top young talent.

22.01.2025 20

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Apple’s Tim Cook got his first job at just 11 and couldn’t afford his MBA without working—but that’s not what shaped his work ethic

Apple CEO Tim Cook took home $74.6 million last year. But he started out with a humble $1.10-an-hour job.

17.01.2025 8

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World Economic Forum says 41% of bosses worldwide have plans to fire you in the next 5 years to replace you with AI

You’re even more likely to lose your job to a tech savvy worker: A staggering 70% of bosses surveyed plan to hire staff with AI skills.

16.01.2025 10

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Bosses beware: job seekers say this is their top red flag for open roles

"Wherever you are, employers who are stingy with annual leave might risk driving away talent," this report warns.

15.01.2025 10

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Mars senior executive reveals his best career hack for climbing the corporate ladder: ‘Stop fixating on that promotion. Worry about learning, not your next job’

Stop worrying about job titles, one of Mars’ most senior executives Shaid Shah advises aspirational workers.

15.01.2025 6

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This 922-year-old university in England produces the most billionaires—and Albert Einstein, Emma Watson and Bill Clinton are among its famous alumni

The oldest university in the English-speaking world, The University of Oxford, has just been ranked the leading billionaire-producing university in...

12.01.2025 10

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Airbnb, Lyft and Uber are offering free accommodation and rides to Los Angeles wildfire evacuees

Now brands are helping those displaced by the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have already destroyed almost 2,000 buildings and...

09.01.2025 10

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Meet the GenZ tradies who are shunning college and picking up the tools instead—they plan to be in the top 1% without being saddled with crippling student debt

Chase Gallagher was just 12 years old when he started mowing his neighbor's lawn for $35. The Gen Zer kept at it instead of going to college and...

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How CEOs spent their bonus money in 2024: ‘I feel like Batman every time I step into my new Tesla Model X’

Look no further for inspiration on what to buy in the Christmas sales.

03.01.2025 10

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Burned out in 2025? Here’s how CEOs switch off from the big job

From axe throwing to padel tennis and monthly massages, find out how leaders let loose.

02.01.2025 5

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Meet the rich retired boomers who are now ultra-frugal because they are scared of going broke—even after savings for decades

It’s not just Gen Z who can’t afford the cost of living right now. Even boomers who have retired with at least six figures in savings are feeling...

31.12.2024 6

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Nearly all bosses are ‘accidental’ with no formal training—and research shows it’s leading 1 in 3 workers to quit

Research has shown that nearly all of those promoted into managerial positions are all title and no substance: In fact, a whopping 82% of bosses are...

31.12.2024 5

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How Pret’s CEO went from a $3 an hour McDonalds worker at 16 years old to earning $5 million last year

Pano Christou worked his way up the corporate ladder, landing the top job after two decades and 10 promotions at the company.

29.12.2024 7

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Gen Z grad landed an internship by wearing her university baseball cap to her pizza joint job. Now she works at Cisco

“I decided to resort to unusual networking methods,” says Ayala Ossowski, who recited an elevator pitch to pizza restaurant customers.

28.12.2024 9

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Gen Z and millennials aren’t buying lab-grown diamonds because they’re ‘sustainable’ says Pandora CEO, they only care about price and design

Even millennial A-listers, including Selena Gomez and Jennifer Lawrence, are fans of Pandora’s lab-grown diamonds.

26.12.2024 6

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: An ‘embarrassing’ amount of your success in your 20s depends on your attitude

But aspirational workers need to follow through on a can-do attitude with action, Jassy added.

24.12.2024 10

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Your Gen Z and millennial employees hate when you use these corporate buzzwords

The most annoying corporate jargon making young employees roll their eyes has been revealed—and “circle back” is the worst offender.

24.12.2024 9

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Workers won’t accept less than $81,000 for a new role right now—despite fearing they’ll be jobless soon

Despite fears they may be jobless soon, today’s job seekers' average reservation wage is $81,147—up by almost $20,000 since March 2020.

24.12.2024 10

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From the Maldives to the Amalfi Coast, this is where up-and-coming CEOs are taking their vacations in 2025

Here are the nine holiday hotspots for the successful.

23.12.2024 20

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Gen Z workers think showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as being on time—but baby boomer bosses have zero tolerance for tardiness, research reveals

No wonder bosses say Gen Z are hard to manage: While 70% of boomers have zero tolerance for any level of tardiness, in Gen Z’s eyes, 10 minutes...

21.12.2024 5

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IKEA’s top U.K. executive climbed the ranks from forklift driver to the C-suite—and it’s all down to a phone call he made as a student

Peter Jelkeby, Ikea's U.K. CEO also has sage advice for Boomerang workers having done it himself.

20.12.2024 8

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Elon Musk, Amazon, and AT&T are demanding a return to office. But there aren’t enough desks

Adding insult to injury, after being slapped with an RTO employees are being met with desk shortages—some are even being forced to sit and work...

19.12.2024 8

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Meet Time CEO of the year Lisa Su, who grew AMD’s share price by 50x and is related to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

The billionaire chipmaker CEO had never met Huang, her competitor and cousin, until she was 'well into' her career.

18.12.2024 9

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Workers won’t accept less than $81,000 for a new role right now—despite fearing they’ll be jobless soon

Despite fears they may be jobless soon, today’s job seekers' average reservation wage is $81,147—up by almost $20,000 since March 2020.

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Billionaire chipmaker CEO Lisa Su holds meetings on weekends and sends feedback after midnight: ‘I don’t believe leaders are born. I believe leaders are trained’ 

As businesses around the world embrace a four-day week, AMD CEO Lisa Su expects senior staff to work on weekends.

17.12.2024 7

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1 in 5 Gen Zers haven’t had a single conversation with someone over 50 in their workplace in the last year, LinkedIn research says

I’s on baby boomers and Gen X to make the first move.

11.12.2024 5

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The top jobs that pay $200,000+ require two things: Advanced degrees and in-person working, research shows

Companies are increasingly dropping degree requirements and letting workers dial in remotely—but these sorts of jobs won’t land you the big bucks.

04.12.2024 10

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Dutch chip giant ASML forecasts Trump tariffs won’t have a ‘material impact’ on business in 2025

ASML's shares rallied by as much as 3.6% as it predicts demand for chip-making machines will remain robust in the coming years.

03.12.2024 10

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Trump promises to block Nippon’s $14.9 billion bid for ‘the once great and powerful’ U.S. Steel

But Japan's Nippon Steel expects the deal to close before the end of the year, before Trump takes office.

03.12.2024 4

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Gen X Ex-Google exec says he doesn’t record meetings: ‘If something is really important, I will remember’

The Italian-born chief exec of Crurated, Alfonso de Gaetano, spends 50% of his time traveling, works remotely and eats out 70% of the time.

03.12.2024 6

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The best and worst time to email your employees is the same: Sunday at 3 p.m.

The best time to email staff may negatively impact their well-being, researchers say.

01.12.2024 4

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Half of workers would actually rather have a strict 9-to-5 job than a flexible one

While flexible work hours are a perk for some employees, others would rather quit their jobs than work past 5 o'clock.

30.11.2024 4

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‘Angela, please forgive me’: Putin apologises to former German chancellor as he tried to frighten her with his pet dog

Merkel said of the 2007 encounter in her memoir: "I could tell from Putin's facial expressions that he was enjoying the situation."

29.11.2024 9

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Nearly a quarter of baby boomer and late Gen X men are ‘unretiring’ or planning to because they can’t afford to kick up their feet in the current climate

After a brief taste of retirement, a sizable chunk of pensioners are dusting off their suits and returning to work.

29.11.2024 6

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