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☆ Zyn confirms that business is booming in the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. While shipments to retailers and distributors can outpace actual consumer sales of the pouches, those year-over-year growth numbers indicate that Zyn sales are booming in the US. A spokesperson for Philip Morris International told Business Insider that "the best thing anyone worried about their health can do is to quit, or never start, using nicotine. "ZYN is marketed exclusively to current adult nicotine consumers as an alternative — with cigarettes being the most harmful nicotine product," the spokesperson added.

Persons: —, Philip Morris, Zyn, It's, Chuck Schumer Organizations: Service, Philip Morris International, Swedish, Business, GOP, PMI

☆ TECH'S JOB-CUTS JANUARY
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But by the third week of the month, layoffs had become a reality for many in tech. More than 70 tech companies have swung the ax so far this year, affecting more than 13,000 workers, according to tracker Layoffs.fyi. January is historically a common month for layoffs as companies adjust budgets and plans for a new year. In January 2023, more than 270 tech companies laid off nearly 90,000 employees, according to Layoffs.fyi.

Persons: —, Sundar Pichai, Dan Clancy, it's, Jason Citron Organizations: Industry, Google, Service, Tech, Workers, Prime, Amazon MGM Studios, YouTube, eBay Locations: TikTok, overhiring

☆ Michael Bloomberg implies remote employees are playing golf instead of working: 'It is funny, but it's tragic'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Michael Bloomberg is an outspoken critic of remote work. He thinks employees are slacking off and hitting the golf course during the workday, he told CBS. A March study by Stanford University researchers found that remote work "powered a huge boom in golfing," with visits to golf courses surging on weekdays and mid-afternoons compared to pre-pandemic times. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn August, he wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post, arguing that remote work for federal employees had "gone on too long." Just days after Bloomberg's article was published, Biden reportedly ramped up efforts to get federal employees back to the office.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg, slacking, I've, Nick Bloom, Alex Finan, CBS's Mo Rocca, Jacob Frey, Biden, Goldman Sachs, Abbie Shipp Organizations: CBS, New, New York City, Service, Stanford University, Bloomberg, Minneapolis, Employees, Washington, Meta, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University Locations: New York, Wall, Silicon

☆ I've worked at Amazon for years, but now I'm looking for a new job because our RTO mandate would force me to uproot my life
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The first time I worked at Amazon I was on the same team the entire time, so I was already looking for a change. That was sort of the final thing that pushed me to look outside of Amazon and take a new job. I'm angry, I'm frustrated. I've never seen Amazon make any sort of large-scale, top-down mandate like this without some sort of reason behind it. The jobs I'm looking at are significant pay cuts.

Persons: Andy Jassy, It's, I've, I'm, Slack, Brad Glasser, we've Organizations: Amazon Locations: Amazon, Seattle

☆ A 57-year-old UPS driver in Texas died after collapsing in the heat while making deliveries
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A 57-year-old UPS driver died after collapsing while making deliveries in the Texas heat last week. UPS drivers' heat-related injuries and deaths in recent years have highlighted the dangers of the job. In their newly ratified contract, UPS workers won AC installation in new vehicles starting next year. AdvertisementAdvertisementA 57-year-old UPS driver in Texas has died after collapsing while making deliveries in the heat last week. Following months of negotiations with Teamsters, UPS announced in June that it would install air conditioning in new trucks starting next year.

Persons: Christopher Begley, Begley, Dave Reeves, Tony Rufus, Esteban Chavez Jr, Chris Begley Organizations: Weather, UPS, WFAA, Teamsters, CBS News, Teamster, FedEx Locations: Texas, Farmersville , Texas, Farmersville, CBS News Texas, North Central Texas, Memphis, Pasadena , California, Scottsdale , Arizona

☆ Return-to-office orders look like a way for elite, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bosses who allowed fully remote work during the pandemic want workers back in the office, pronto. Experts say RTO orders come from elite, often male CEOs who prioritize work over work-life balance. AdvertisementAdvertisement"For most employees, life is partly work, but partly things outside work," Stanford economist Nick Bloom said. "These elite CEOs probably work 100-plus hours a week and they're much more work-focused." The mandates symbolize the sharp disconnect right now between the way CEOs and employees think about work.

Persons: Bosses, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Mark Zuckerberg's, they'll, Grace Lordan, —, Lordan, Elon Musk, Tesla, Stanford, Nick Bloom, Bloom, Hasan Chowdhury, Sarah Jackson Organizations: Service, Meta, London School of Economics Locations: Wall, Silicon, hchowdhury, sjackson

☆ Netflix's DVD service is going out with a bang and mailing customers one last mystery shipment of 10 movies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Netflix is sending DVD subscribers one last mystery shipment before sunsetting its rental service. Netflix announced in April it is ending its iconic DVD service after 25 years. DVD customers have until August 29 to opt in at this website, and the final DVDs will be shipped out on September 29. In 2022, Netflix generated roughly $31.5 billion in streaming revenues, compared to about $145 million from its DVD service, according to its annual report last year. Are you a longtime Netflix DVD subscriber?

Persons: it'll, Ted Sarandos Organizations: Netflix, Morning Locations: what's

☆ Managers say 4-6 pm is now a work 'dead zone.' Employees run errands and take care of kids before logging on later to finish.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We've now ushered in a "triple peak" day. The result is a "triple peak" day, as The Atlantic's Derek Thompson reported last April. But for those whose work is more solitary or not as time-sensitive, the triple peak day may offer a pathway to greater work-life balance. Working parents, for example, might adopt a triple peak day to spend more time with their kids during the day and finish work once their kids are off to bed. Are you working a "triple peak" day?

Persons: We've, Derek Thompson, Colette Stallbaumer, Mary Czerwinski Organizations: Service, Street Journal, Workers, Microsoft Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Nearly 70% of people using ChatGPT at work haven't told their bosses about it, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More than 40% of professionals have used it at work, and 70% did so without telling their bosses, a recent survey found. A recent survey from professional networking app Fishbowl found that 43% of working professionals have used AI tools, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, to accomplish tasks at work. Of these people, 68% hadn't told their bosses they were using these tools for work. Working professionals including a realtor, a lawyer, and a teacher previously told Insider they'd discovered ways to make their jobs easier by using ChatGPT. Do you use ChatGPT or other AI tools at work?

☆ An engineering manager at Twitter reportedly threw up after being told he had to fire hundreds of people
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter has laid off 3,700 employees, roughly half of its workforce, since Elon Musk took over. Making the cuts has been rocky, with some employees losing access before the layoffs were slated to happen, and others even being called back to work. One manager threw up after finding out he had to lay off hundreds of employees, according to the New York Times. One engineering manager at Twitter received a list from Musk's advisers naming hundreds of people the manager was supposed to fire, and he subsequently threw up into a trash can nearby, according to an article published in the New York Times on Friday chronicling the turmoil at Twitter during Musk's first two weeks in charge. Are you a current or former Twitter employee with a story to share?

☆ Elon Musk reportedly demanded a payroll audit to confirm Twitter employees were 'real humans' before giving them regularly scheduled bonuses and laying them off
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The New York Times reports Musk initially wanted layoffs before employees would receive scheduled bonuses but delayed them after finding out how expensive that would be. Musk then ordered a payroll audit, in which managers were asked to confirm employees were human, because he worried "ghost employees" would receive money, per NYT. It turns out he's also suspicious that some of Twitter's employees, not just its users, aren't actual people. The New York Times reported Friday that, during the process, Musk wanted confirmation that Twitter employees were "real humans" and ordered a payroll audit to confirm that was the case before giving staff regularly scheduled bonuses. When Musk learned how much pricier this course of action would be, he agreed to delay, four people told the Times.

☆ New York City employers are now required to list salary ranges in their job posts. Here's how that will affect candidates and companies.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new law takes effect today requiring most New York City employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings. A lot of New Yorkers are about to find out, as a new salary transparency law takes effect today in New York City. "Employers really want to start to think about how to create a salary range that reflects your current workforce," said Farrell Fritz employment attorney Domenique Camacho Moran. Employers found to be non-compliant will get a first warning, without a monetary penalty, and have 30 days to list salary ranges. Beyond New York, pay transparency legislation is taking hold in other parts of the country.

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