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☆ Some Walmart Spark drivers are getting hundreds of dollars in tips they never received due to the retailer's buggy system
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewSome drivers for Walmart's Spark delivery service are now getting hundreds of dollars in tips that they were owed after the retailer fixed a glitch. Some Spark drivers got an email informing them of the payment on Tuesday, according to emails seen by Business Insider. Related storiesOne driver posted a screenshot of a $179.77 adjustment payment on Tuesday to Spark Driver Community, a Facebook group for Spark drivers with just over 30,000 members. AdvertisementTips have long been a contentious topic for Walmart's Spark drivers. Do you work for Walmart Spark, DoorDash, Instacart, or another gig delivery service and have a story idea to share?

Persons: —, wouldn't, Adrian Youngblood Organizations: Service, Business, Walmart, Driver, BI Locations: Ohio

☆ 'Reacher' star Alan Ritchson lived 'behind a grocery store in my truck' well before finding success
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Alan Ritchson is one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood, but his journey to the A-List has been anything but easy. He took the money he earned working odd jobs and bought himself a "crappy" used Toyota truck. "I went and lived behind a grocery store in my truck. Sign up for CNBC's new online course How to Earn Passive Income Online to learn about common passive income streams, tips to get started and real-life success stories. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Alan Ritchson, Guy Ritchie, Ritchson, He'd, I'd Organizations: Hollywood, Northwest Florida State College, CNBC Locations: Hollywood, Northwest

☆ Now Hiring: Sophisticated (but Part-Time) Chatbot Tutors
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Yiwen Lu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

After her second child was born, Chelsea Becker took an unpaid, yearlong leave from her full-time job as a flight attendant. After watching a video on TikTok, she found a side hustle: training artificial intelligence models for a website called Data Annotation Tech. For a few hours every day, Ms. Becker, 33, who lives in Schwenksville, Pa., would sit at her laptop and interact with an A.I.-powered chatbot. technology has put a more sophisticated spin on a kind of gig work that doesn’t require leaving the house. The growth of large language models like the technology powering OpenAI’s ChatGPT has fueled the need for trainers like Ms. Becker, fluent English speakers who can produce quality writing.

Persons: Chelsea Becker, yearlong, Becker Locations: Schwenksville, Pa

☆ OpenAI poaches Shopify's former head of support as the e-commerce giant's support org faces a shake-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He's the latest among a string of leaders in Shopify's support organization to leave. Shopify's work with AI has incorporated large language models, including those developed by OpenAI. Shopify's Support organization has undergone some leadership changes in recent months. Jen Bebb, previously Shopify's director of global merchant and product support, left the company in March when Worthington left. Miqdad Jaffer, who led companywide AI initiatives as a director of product at Shopify, joined OpenAI's product staff in March.

Persons: OpenAI, Glen Worthington, Worthington, Shopify, Toby Shannan, generalists, Jen Bebb, Clovis Cuqui, Worthington isn't, Miqdad Jaffer Organizations: Business, OpenAI, Operations, Engineering, LinkedIn, WordPress Locations: Shopify, OpenAI, mstone@businessinsider.com

☆ A millennial who made $170,000 secretly working two remote jobs says it helped him pay off about $50,000 in student loans
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This made it possible for him to reduce his loan balance by over $50,000 — he has about $65,000 left in student debt as of March, he told BI via email. That December, he stumbled upon a YouTube video that provided him with the idea he'd been looking for: He could try to secretly juggle multiple remote jobs simultaneously. As for his student debt, his repayment goal is right on schedule. Advertisement"I'm expecting to have all my student loans paid off before Christmas," he said. Are you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to provide details about your pay and schedule?

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☆ People are getting taxed for gig work they've never done
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It claimed that his wife, Kelly, hadn't paid about $10,000 in taxes on income from her work on DoorDash. None of them referenced Gardner's actual Social Security number, though all included the last four digits of other people's Social Security numbers. The hack gave the attackers access to Social Security numbers and other personal information about the drivers, the retailer said. Gardner, who had previously used DoorDash as a customer, said she ultimately ignored the 1099s she received. Do you work for DoorDash, Instacart, Walmart Spark, or another gig delivery service and have a story idea?

Persons: —, Brandon Emerson, Kelly, hadn't, DoorDash, Brandon, She's, @Uber I've, Michael M Organizations: Service, Business, Social, Uber Locations: Rochester , New York

☆ A third of hiring managers don't want to hire Gen Z or older workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

About one-third of hiring managers in a survey admitted bias against Gen Zers or older candidates. That's because, according to a survey from Resume Builder, 36% of hiring managers said they were biased against Gen Z candidates. So why are some hiring managers not down with younger or older workers? Among the hiring managers who admitted to bias against Gen Z job seekers, more than three-quarters cited younger workers' lack of experience. Nearly two-thirds were worried older candidates would experience health problems, and almost half of all hiring managers identified worries that older workers didn't have sufficient experience with technology.

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☆ A surprisingly large percentage of hiring managers don't want to hire Gen Zers — or older workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Persons: Gen Zers, —, Gen, Ageism, Stacie Haller, Haller, Zers, Barbara Corcoran, Gen Z, Nobody Organizations: Service, Facebook, Employment Opportunity Commission

☆ I used to write porn scripts. When I channeled my confident, female characters, I overcame my fear of rejection in dating.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Jamie Valentino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I landed a gig writing porn scripts, allowing me to create strong, confident female characters. This self-imposed rule persisted until I found myself viewing the world through a woman's eyes once again — this time through writing porn scripts. I landed a gig writing scripts for pornThe adult-film actor Hazel Grace, also the owner of InMelanin Productions, hired me in 2021 to write entertaining and spicy porn scripts. Writing porn scripts was like role-play for the kind of person I wanted to be — at least when it came to the art of flirtation. I faced my fear of rejection head-onMy job in writing porn scripts manifested as a master class in interacting with hot strangers.

Persons: —, I've, I'm, they've, Hazel Grace, Ivy, I'd Organizations: Service, InMelanin Productions

☆ How one millennial quit a corporate job, became self-employed, and set himself up financially to start a small business
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In 2017, Paul Millerd left his high-paying consulting job to work for himself. This article is part of "Unlocking Small Business Success," a series providing micro businesses with a road map to growth. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In 2017, Paul Millerd walked away from a six-figure consulting salary. Since leaving corporate America in 2017, his revenue streams have included freelance consulting, coaching, online course sales, book sales, and affiliate marketing.

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☆ Certain work shifts may harm your health later in life, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

More dire long-term consequences may also be at play, according to new research on the associations between work patterns in young adulthood and health outcomes later in life. Multiple studies have shown how irregular work hours can harm overall health and social life, but the new paper views the relationship through a “life-course” approach, observing how work patterns affect health throughout adulthood instead of one point in time. Despite the challenges of today’s work schedules, health experts say there are strategies people can use to mitigate the negative impacts. Additionally, still having some kind of routine or schedule around that shift can make it easier to fit in those health-promoting activities — especially sleep, Yao added. And past research has found that refraining from eating late at night counteracts the negative effects of shift work on health, he added.

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☆ 26-year-old made $11,000 in 100 days from more than a dozen side hustles—her No. 1 piece of advice
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Annie Probert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

To make that number less daunting, she broke it down into a daily goal — $100 per day. Mitchell challenged herself to make an extra $100 a day for 100 days, and documented her journey on TikTok . "And if I can help one person earn an extra $100 a month, why would I not post that?" In many of her videos, Mitchell does data annotation as a side gig before or after her day job. Be realistic with your timeMaking nearly $11,000 in 100 days might sound amazing, but the challenge didn't come without sacrifices.

Persons: Mitchell, It's, Jackie Mitchell's, you've, it's, hustles Mitchell, they're Organizations: CNBC Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Paris

☆ I grew up with older parents. I waited to have my own kid, too, and was able to buy a house and travel.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jennifer Bringle | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I grew up with older parents, and it ended up being the right choice for me, too. Advertisement"Why are you so much older than my friend's mom?" I grew up with older parents — my mom was 32 and my dad was 39 when they had me. I wanted to enjoy my 20s child-freeDuring my 20s, I wanted to focus on me. So when my son asked that question, I only had one answer: "I'm older because I waited until I was ready to become a mom."

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☆ Why they don't teach you how to do your taxes in school—and how to actually get started
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Personal finance education itself is catching on, but is still pretty sparse in American schools. Just 25 states guarantee a standalone personal finance course for students before graduation, according to Next Gen Personal Finance . And there are a number of reasons taxes may not be a part of the curriculum in those programs. "Because people don't have the background in tax law, some people don't know what ordinary income is," Donnellan says. Common credits include the Child Tax Credit for parents and guardians of qualifying dependents and the Earned Income Tax Credit for low to moderate-income earners.

Persons: Abby Donnellan, Donnellan, You'll Organizations: Finance, CNBC, Revenue, IRS, Child

☆ America's 'deskless' hourly wage workers will reveal the most about how AI changes jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In that majority lies a pressing question: How will the introduction of artificial intelligence impact hourly workers? 'Deskless workers' and technologyRegardless of the perspective, hourly workers and the people who manage them are actively seeking technology solutions to help streamline their workflow. For example, robotics-enabled sorting and small item picking is infiltrating the logistics industry, which is traditionally staffed by hourly workers on the warehouse floor. "This will be the decade of hourly workers that are focused on delivery of services that require human touch," she said. One thing that hourly workers, like all workers, aim for is a sense of meaning on the job.

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☆ I got deactivated from the Walmart Spark app after I got in a car accident. I wasn't even working when it happened.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Business Insider has verified Youngblood's identity and former work for Spark. That's when I got a "pre-adverse action" email from Spark, which had found out after running a background check. If you're going to deactivate somebody, you need to say what the grounds are. If I was delivering for Spark and I caused an accident, I would not fight it at all. Walmart doesn't insure me or my car or anything, so they can't claim that I'm going to cost them more going forward.

Persons: —, Adrian Youngblood, Walmart's, I've, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Walmart Locations: an Ohio

☆ Can Reed Hastings Disrupt Skiing?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Gordy Megroz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

On a Monday morning in early March, Reed Hastings, the billionaire co-founder and former chief executive of Netflix, clicked into the bindings on his snowboard and started off down one of the slopes at Powder Mountain, a ski area in Utah’s northeast corner. He quickly veered off the groomed trail into some well-spaced trees, and as he made turns over bumpy snow, you could hear his edges scratch against patches of ice. “But still not bad.”Despite the less-than-ideal conditions, Mr. Hastings, 63, seemed to be enjoying the perks that come with his new gig: ski area owner. “I used to snowboard about 10 times a year,” he said. “Now getting out is part of the job.”Last September, Mr. Hastings, bought a controlling interest in Powder Mountain for an undisclosed sum, inheriting more than $100 million in debt.

Persons: Reed Hastings, ”, Hastings, “ Organizations: Netflix, Mr Locations: Utah’s

☆ How Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend and early recruit helped put the FTX founder behind bars for 25 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIn sentencing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to a 25-year prison sentence on Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan cited testimony from Caroline Ellison, an ex-girlfriend of the defendant and early recruit into his crypto enterprise. In a Google document from February 2022 shared with the Times, Ellison wrote, "I have been feeling pretty unhappy and overwhelmed with my job. The government presented a series of Signal exchanges involving Bankman-Fried, Ellison, Wang and other top execs. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Prosecutors relied heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Prosecutors relied heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

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☆ I got engaged to my Grubhub driver after he delivered my lunch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hannah Bullerman rarely used food delivery services but ordered GrubHub when she was sick one day. She went to the lobby to pick up her lunch and was instantly attracted to the Grubhub driver. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. A few hours later, I didn't want to make lunch because I wasn't feeling well. I rarely used food delivery services but ordered chicken wings and fried pickles because I had a Grubhub coupon on my phone.

Persons: Hannah Bullerman, —, Hoffman, Alec Hoffman, Alec, Grubhub, Bullerman, We're, we'd Organizations: Service, Business

☆ The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Jack Nicas | Dado Galdieri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Yukihiro Shimura always arrives first. He quietly puts on his baseball uniform. And, finally, when he finishes, he bows to Rio de Janeiro’s only baseball field. Then his misfit team — including a geologist, graphic designer, English teacher, film student, voice actor and motorcycle delivery man — starts to form. Most are in their 20s and 30s, and some are still learning the basics of throwing, catching and swinging a bat.

Persons: Yukihiro Shimura, Shimura, ”, “ Organizations: “ Locations: Rio

☆ Anyone want to pay an extra 50% for their Spotify subscription? This bill would make it mandatory.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewLots of consumers like streaming music. Lots of musicians complain about streaming — they say it doesn't generate nearly as much revenue for them as they deserve and need. So here's a proposal to help fix that: a tax that would increase American consumers' music streaming bills by 50% — meaning you'd pay an extra $4 to $10 a month for services like Spotify or Apple Music. I don't believe there was ever a time that Americans supported a 50% tax hike on anything, for any reason. But when we got on the phone to discuss the bill this month, he said it's supposed to be taken literally and seriously.

Persons: —, Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, Tlaib, Damon Krukowski, I'm, it's, Krukowski, you've, Taylor Organizations: Service, Apple, Business, Wage, Act, Rep, United Musicians, Allied Workers, Spotify Locations: Michigan, New York

☆ Ronna McDaniel's single interview on NBC could cost the network $30,000 per minute
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ronna McDaniel wants to be paid for her two-year contract after she was axed as a NBC News contributor, per Politico. McDaniel made an appearance on "Meet the Press" this past Sunday and was let go on Tuesday. It means that McDaniel's interview with moderator Kristen Welker could cost NBC News about $30,000 per minute. Todd on Sunday told Welker during the "Meet the Press" taping that top network leaders needed to apologize to her. (Welker affirmed that the interview was scheduled before McDaniel had been brought on by the network.)

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☆ I've been a Southwest pilot for 33 years. The loneliness affects my mental health, but I've learned tricks for coping.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Robert Graves started flying in the Air Force and has been a Southwest Airlines pilot for 33 years. On an average day, I'll pilot three to five flights. When I'm away as a pilot, I'm by myself, but when I'm back home, I'm a husband and a dad to four kids. I rarely know the other pilot I'm flying with. If that's the case, I'll spend the night grabbing dinner, going to the gym, taking a walk, or exploring the city alone.

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Setting a down payment goalBefore you can set a down payment goal, you first need to figure out how much you'll need for a lender to approve you for a mortgage. Determining the size of down payment neededThe minimum size of your down payment will depend on the loan program you use. Exploring down payment assistance programsDown payment assistance programs can help cover part or all of your down payment. But if you can save up a down payment of at least 20% of the home's purchase price, you'll avoid paying PMI (private mortgage insurance), which can reduce your monthly payment. To save for a down payment, create (and stick to) a budget, reduce unnecessary expenses, increase your income through side jobs, automate your savings, and explore down payment assistance programs.

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Soon after leaving his job, Gallo took an acting class in New York City — which wasn't too far from his home in New Jersey — and fell in love with the craft. He decided he wanted to be an actor and moved to the Big Apple to chase his dreams. His car insurance is also fairly cheap because he's on his parents' plan and reimburses them for the cost. His only other insurance cost is renters insurance for his apartment, since he receives free health insurance through the state. "I am happier now than when I was working for the insurance company," he says.

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