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☆ Leaked email shows an Nvidia employee was one of the civilians kidnapped by Hamas in a viral video
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told employees that an employee in Israel had been kidnapped by Hamas. Huang told affected employees to "delegate critical work to our colleagues all around the world." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Nvidia employee in Israel was kidnapped by Hamas over the weekend during the attacks by Hamas on Israel. In his email on Sunday, Huang told employees to "stay home" and "prioritize your family."

Persons: Jensen Huang, Huang, — Organizations: Nvidia, Service Locations: Israel, Silicon Valley, Gaza, Tel Aviv

☆ At Rosemead High, generations of students were harassed or groomed for sex as they tried to get an education
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +87 min

Students were regularly subjected to sexual harassment by Hall, two former students told me. “I feel like so many of us were victims to the culture,” one former Rosemead student told Insider. Manipulation by a trusted adult has been passed like a virus to generations of Rosemead students. AdvertisementThe Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia have long been a local haunt for Rosemead High students. We wondered aloud whether Masiello had harassed our mother the same way he'd done to generations of Rosemead students.

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☆ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says our children will probably only work 3.5 days a week thanks to AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon spoke with Bloomberg about how he thinks AI will impact the future of work. Dimon said that he thinks AI will eventually cut down the work week to three and a half days. Many leaders have been advocating for a 4-day workweek, with AI making this move more plausible. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon thinks that the next generation of workers will only need to go into the office 3.5 days a week, thanks to AI. "Your children will live to 100 and not have cancer because of technology and they'll probably be working three and a half days a week," Dimon told Bloomberg.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Dimon, —, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, JPMorgan, Workers, Guild of America

☆ How a California hedge fund bulldozed the state's labor laws to impose some of the harshest noncompetes on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

That's partly why so few quantitative trading firms reside in California, whose labor-friendly laws have long favored employee mobility and competition. Exhibit A: The Voleon Group, a prominent quantitative-trading firm based in Berkeley, California, that manages about $5 billion in assets. The hedge fund has bulldozed past state prohibitions to not just impose noncompetes, but impose some of the harshest noncompetes in the entire industry, according to seven former employees, industry experts, and documents detailing the firm's restrictive covenants. Like so many other quant-trading firms, Voleon took care to protect its edge. Other employees Insider spoke with have a less generous view, with several describing the company as stingy — a third ex-employee bemoaned the company as "notoriously cheap" on compensation.

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☆ Gen Z workers don't think talking about wages and telling managers what they're doing wrong are taboo subjects
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Three-quarters of Gen Z workers surveyed by Adobe say they're comfortable telling managers what they're doing wrong. AdvertisementAdvertisementTalking about wages and telling managers what they're doing wrong aren't taboo topics for Gen Z workers. For the report, Adobe surveyed 1,011 US Gen Z workers, which they defined as those born between 1997 and 2012. Plus, Gen Z workers are the most likely to switch jobs and land the biggest pay increases when they do, Insider previously reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementTo be sure, managers also told Insider that their Gen Z workers often struggle to focus on work and lack motivation.

Persons: Gen, —, Z, Tracy Francis Organizations: Adobe, Service, Barclays Bank, ResumeBuilder.com

"I'm very, very lucky because I wouldn't have had the courage to go and do that acquisition, but I give all the credit in the world to Dave Clark," Petersen said. "There's a perfect complement of skill sets," Petersen told Forbes in June 2022. Petersen told Clark he should engage with Shopify's team, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. Clark, Petersen and Wagers met in Texas in mid-August to fine-tune the forecasts. Flexport told CNBC that an employee's politics are not relevant in personnel decisions.

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A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee's hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women. After several weeks, the harassment culminated in him grabbing and partially removing her hijab, according to the complaint. Chipotle's chief corporate affairs officer, Laurie Schalow, said the company encourages employees to report concerns, including through an anonymous hotline. One night during closing in August 2021, the manager allegedly reached out and pulled her hijab partially off her head. The lawsuit claims that Chipotle violated federal civil rights law protecting employees and job applicants from discrimination based on religion, race, ethnicity, sex and national origin.

Persons: Laurie Schalow, ”, Chipotle Organizations: Commission Locations: Kansas, Lenexa , Kansas

☆ Hedge fund giant Third Point reportedly facing big investor outflows in 2023 amid slumping returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dan Loeb's Third Point is dealing with big investor outflows in 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported. Investors have pulled funds after Loeb missed out on the huge tech rally earlier this year. The WSJ report said Loeb is now betting on an eventual credit crunch amid rising interest rates. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. According to a Friday report from The Wall Street Journal, Third Point funds have dropped by about 1.6% through August.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, Loeb, —, Dan Loeb, annualized, Steve Davis, I'm, we've, Sam Bankman Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Investors, Service, Wall Street, Journal Locations: —, Sacramento

☆ AI sensors and WiFi networks that provide workplace insights are antidotes for some companies combating 'zombie offices'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Sabina Wex | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"Zombie offices" have proliferated in the US as employees opt for fully remote or hybrid work. But he had no idea that "hybrid work" would become ubiquitous nearly 10 years later and make InnerSpace a helpful tool for understanding new trends in shared workspaces. Zombie offices have popped up around the country because there aren't offices filled with people five days a week anymore. Zombie offices and the shift to hybrid work have pushed companies to figure out the next best move to maximize office space using real-time data, not guesswork. VergeSense's optical sensors are attached to the ceiling in a work space.

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☆ I moved states 5 days before we got the return-to-office order at Amazon, so I quit. I had no idea we'd be forced back into the office.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Ashley Couto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She relocated to Raleigh, NC, five days before Amazon announced its return-to-office order. Carter couldn't afford to move again, so she quit her job at Amazon. When I was hired, Amazon office employees were working remotely. In March, less than a week after I moved, Amazon issued its RTO order. Employees had to be working in the office for a minimum of three days a week from May 1.

Persons: Sophia Carter, Carter couldn't, Sophie Carter, Sophia Carter I've, I've, RTO, Raleigh Organizations: Amazon, Service, Raleigh, Employees Locations: Chicago, Raleigh , NC, Wall, Silicon, Raleigh , North Carolina, Amazon

☆ Delta's emergency savings initiative offers workers up to $1,000 each. Here's how it works
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The airline will then match up to $250 of an employee's contributions made with payroll deductions to that account for a total of $1,000. When the economy stalled, Delta workers tapped roughly $1 billion in hardship withdrawals from their retirement accounts, Bryant said. "I didn't have a strategy in place on how to save money," said Loretta Day, a Delta flight attendant based in Atlanta. But it didn't take long for Day, 51, to practice better money habits once she completed a financial education class, she said. With the additional support, workers "are going to come in earlier, stay longer and go the extra mile," Bryant added.

Persons: Jeff Greenberg, John Hope Bryant, Bryant, Loretta Day, Kelley Elliott, Fidelity's Taylor, Douglas Boneparth Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Universal, Getty, Delta, Fidelity Investments, Employees Locations: Delta, Atlanta

☆ Greek State Workers Strike Against Government Labour Law Plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Renee MaltezouATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public sector workers including teachers, doctors and transport staff walked off the job on Thursday to protest against labour law changes the conservative government plans, months after it was re-elected. Trains and buses were operating on reduced hours during the one-day nationwide strike called by Greece's largest public sector union ADEDY. It also enables employers to implement a six-day working week if needed. Employers face a fine up to 10,500 euros ($11,175) if they fail to declare an employee's extension of working hours or change of shifts. The bill introduces fines and a six-month jail term against those who obstruct employees from working during a strike.

Persons: Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis, Renee Maltezou, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Workers, Employers, Greece's Communist Party KKE Locations: Athens

☆ Thousands of Greeks rally as state workers strike over labour law plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Renee Maltezou | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The one-day nationwide strike called by Greece's largest public sector union ADEDY is the first walkout since the Mitsotakis government's re-election for a second term. The protesters marched to parliament, where lawmakers were debating the planned changes, which are expected to be passed this week. It also enables employers to implement a six-day working week. Employers face a fine up to 10,500 euros ($11,175) if they fail to declare an employee's extension of working hours or change of shifts. The bill also introduces fines and a six-month jail term against those who obstruct employees from working during a strike.

Persons: Louisa Gouliamaki, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Lambrini Christoyanni, Renee Maltezou, Andrew Cawthorne, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Employers, Greece's Communist Party KKE, Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece

☆ The boss is back in charge
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After a brief transition of power to workers, it feels like bosses are back in charge. Between the rise of AI, return-to-office mandates, and layoffs — employee anxiety is high. Between the rise of job-threatening AI, strict return-to-office mandates, and sweeping layoffs, it feels like bosses are clawing back what little remains of employees' power . The economic trend began in early 2021 in the wake of the pandemic and saw millions of workers quit their jobs . AdvertisementAdvertisementThe charge is largely being led by Big Tech and banks, with varying degrees of severity and pushback.

Persons: didn't, Peter Cappelli, Cappelli, Erin Kelly, Stanford, Nick Bloom, they're, Raj Choudhury, OpenAI's ChatGPT Organizations: Service, Companies, Wharton Business School, MIT Sloan, Big Tech, Amazon, Web Services, Harvard Business School, Octopus Energy Locations: Wall, Silicon

But a person who worked closely with Ramaswamy said, "He thinks people are put on this earth to serve him." Roivant attracted investors including Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Vision Fund, Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, and the hedge fund Viking Global Investors. Former Roivant employees said Ramaswamy worked hard and expected the same of others. McLaughlin called the employee's recollection "inaccurate," adding that Ramaswamy "has never once raised his voice or used bad language with employees." At Roivant, Ramaswamy kept his politics largely to himself, former employees said.

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☆ Microsoft's Employee Review System Is Still a Bit Like Stack Ranking, Sources Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some have compared the adjustment process to the controversial practice of "stack ranking," in which managers ranked employees on a forced curve. Some employees feel that the essence of stack ranking has returned with the company's instructions to managers on how to handle this year's employee reviews. This year, Microsoft managers scored employees on a scale from 0 to 200, as they've done previously. The ratings are "Lower Impact Than Expected (LITE)," "Slightly Lower Impact Than Expected (SLITE)," "Successful Impact," and "Exceptional Impact." "If the employee delivered slightly lower impact than expected, their rewards will align below the middle of the opportunity range."

Persons: Steve Ballmer, Satya Nadella, Kathleen Hogan, Hogan Organizations: Microsoft, Insider

The U.S. government says the former Twitter's request to end oversight of its data privacy and security practices is “meritless” and owner Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the company since he has “first-hand knowledge” of the conduct being investigated. Political Cartoons View All 1154 ImagesThe FTC has been watching the company for years since Twitter agreed to a 2011 consent order alleging serious data security lapses. But the agency’s concerns spiked with the tumult that followed Elon Musk’s Oct. 27 takeover of the company. Twitter paid a $150 million penalty in May 2022, about five months before Musk’s takeover, for violating the 2011 consent order. An updated version established new procedures requiring the company to implement an enhanced privacy-protection program as well as beef up information security.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Elon Musk’s, “, Andrew Sayler, Elon, ” Organizations: X Corp, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, U.S . Department of Justice, Twitter, ”

☆ Under Microsoft's new employee performance ratings, exceeding expectations can still land staff below 'exceptional,' document shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Under Microsoft's new performance ratings, employees can exceed some expectations and still fall below an "exceptional" rating, internal documents viewed by Insider show. In a rubric explaining the new ratings, "successful impact" is defined as when an employee consistently delivered against all expectations, likely exceeding some expectations as well. This results in having high performance expectations for our employees." Successful impact is different than exceptional impact because the latter means "demonstrating sustained, meaningfully higher impact relative to all core priorities," the document states. A Microsoft spokesperson said "successful" is still a high rating, and Microsoft has always had high performance expectations.

Persons: Kathleen Hogan, Hogan Organizations: Microsoft

☆ GM employee's racial bias lawsuit is revived over NY plant where nooses were displayed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a trial judge erred in dismissing Billie Banks' hostile work environment, disparate treatment and retaliation lawsuit against the automaker. Banks sued over conditions at GM's components plant in Lockport, New York, where she began working in 1996. The appeals court also found sufficient evidence that bias and an intent to retaliate were factors in Banks' demotion. The case is Banks v General Motors LLC et al, 2nd U.S.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Billie Banks, Banks, Denny Chin, Chin, William Skretny, nooses, Jonathan Stempel, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, U.S, Circuit, Commission, Exxon Mobil, Banks, 2nd U.S, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, New York, Manhattan, Lockport , New York, Buffalo , New York, Detroit, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, 2nd

☆ Leaked Microsoft documents reveal a new employee rating system only visible to managers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft introduced a new rating system for employees in performance reviews, documents show. Microsoft introduced a new rating system for employees in performance reviews that are visible only to managers, documents viewed by Insider show. The ratings are used to determine employees' "rewards," Microsoft's term for pay and bonuses. The guide states that if an employee does not meet all of these conditions, they are delivering slightly lower impact than expected or lower impact than expected. The new rating system comes after Microsoft froze salaries and cut budgets for bonuses and stock awards this year.

Organizations: Microsoft

☆ I quiet quit my job strategically over 8 months after feeling burnt out and overwhelmed. Here's exactly how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Amy Zhang decided to quiet quit her job because she felt burned out and had outgrown it. I began creating a plan for my quiet quitting journey. My successor wanted to work hard because she knew she wasn't going to get this level of attention from me forever. Two months into my quiet quitting timeline, I went to Italy on a two-week family vacation. What I found during my eight months of quiet quitting is that it's easy to fall into a passive state and stay there.

Persons: Amy Zhang, It's, There's, COVID, — Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon, Italy

☆ Return to work mandates are ridiculous, unnecessary and, in some instances, even cruel
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

So I can say from experience that today's corporate return-to-office mandates are ridiculous, unnecessary and, in some instances, even cruel. For one, CEOs and CFOs are looking at big expenditures on corporate offices that remain either empty or are vastly oversized. The best run companies are focusing more on the thing they can best measure from afar: the work employees actually do. Not only do you do the work, you also eat there, work out there, and do your hobbies on campus. An office work environment will naturally evolve back to being a social hub over time, without draconian mandates that lack data and research to support them.

Persons: Andy Jassy, Mike Blake, Zoom, Robert Johnson, doesn't, Aki Ito, Mark Zuckerberg, there's Organizations: Morning, Amazon, REUTERS, Business, Stanford, Yahoo, AP Locations: San Jose , California, New York, India, China, Santa Monica, Calif

☆ A Florida Gen Xer refused to go back to the office in California. He says he was 'quiet fired' and explains how to know if it's happening to you.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Gen Xer moved to Orlando, Florida, after his lab in California went remote in 2020. For the first few years, remote work went smoothly. After bringing remote workers back to the office, some companies are "quiet firing" employees who either moved away from the office or were hired for an initially remote position. At the same time, there appears to be a growing detachment between remote employees and their employers. I don't see a whole lot of negatives with remote work."

Persons: Xer, Stephen Taylor, Taylor inched, Taylor, couldn't, Ben Wigert, Wigert, doesn't Organizations: Service, Gallup Locations: Orlando , Florida, California, Wall, Silicon, Bay, Orlando, North Carolina

☆ Dollar General's messy stores are haunting the retailer as it takes a $95 million hit on inventory markdowns and deploys 'smart teams' to clean up
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Alex Bitter | Mary Hanbury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dollar General is trying to cut down on excess inventory to tame its messy stores. "We believe it will drive traffic and also more quickly reduce excess inventory," Owen said on the call. To clean up its stores, Dollar General is also deploying "smart teams," or groups of employees who move between multiple stores to organize excess inventory, Owen said. Aisles at many Dollar General stores have been clogged with everything from dog food to school supplies over the last few years. That's led to multiple problems, such as local fire marshals closing Dollar General stores because merchandise is blocking fire exits.

Persons: Jeff Owen, Owen, Neil Saunders, That's Organizations: Service, Dollar, GlobalData Retail, Employees Locations: Wall, Silicon, Texas

☆ If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

About three-quarters of respondents said they had fired employees based on findings from their tracking software. In the Resume Builder survey, only 5% of the business leaders who reported using tracking software said their employees were not aware they were being monitored. While Borja said Time Doctor encourages its customers to disclose the use of tracking software to their employees, it can't guarantee that they do so. Refusing to turn on your webcam during a meeting, for instance, could give your employer the right to fire you if you live in the US, legal experts previously told Insider. Some workers at employee-tracking software companies have expressed privacy concerns.

Persons: Michael Patrón, he'd, they'd, Patrón, Liam Martin, Carlo Borja, Borja, hasn't, they've, — you've, Big Organizations: Service, Tesla's, Bloomberg, New York Times, Workers Locations: Wall, Silicon, Australia, York

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