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☆ Tech jobs are mired in a recession
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But ask white-collar professionals who are actually looking for a job, and they'll tell you horror stories that are eerily similar to Bach's. As I wrote last spring, that's because the job market has essentially split into two distinct tiers. AdvertisementNow, new data from LinkedIn — which tracked how often its users landed new jobs — shows which white-collar jobs are being hit the hardest. AdvertisementAnother reason tech companies are hiring fewer professionals is that their existing employees are opting to stay put. "We're slowly, slowly recovering," says Art Zeile, the CEO of Dice, a tech job board.

Persons: Jon Bach, Bach, I've, that's, Kory Kantenga, —, they'd, Jenny Diani, Jon Stross, Santiago Rodriguez, it's, we're, We're, Zeile, Dice, Aki Ito Organizations: eBay, LinkedIn, Autodesk, Google, Business Locations: coders, Silicon Valley

☆ Gen Z may be on track to kill middle management
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The result may be that Gen Z largely kills off middle management roles for good. AdvertisementIt may even be that Gen Z kills off middle management for good. Success looks different to Gen ZBen Voyer, an ESCP Business School professor and founder of the Gen Z Observatory, told BI that his research showed that "success takes many more different forms" for Gen Z workers. Advertisement"It seems like the employees like to blame the middle managers, and the leadership likes to blame middle managers," she said. AdvertisementKing also agreed that Gen Z rejecting middle management is not because they're work-averse or lazy.

Persons: —, Wendy, — millennials, Zers — Wendy, wasn't, Millennials, Gen Zers, Vivian Lynn, dwindles, Z Ben Voyer, Michelle P, Netflix's, it's, King, Morgan Sanner, they're, Sanner, Voyer, there's, Gen, Zers, they'll, haven't, millennials, Lynn, she's Organizations: Service, Business School, Resource Solutions, American Staffing, Harris, Pew Research Center Locations: America

☆ A millennial who regrets rushing to be a manager in her 20s explains what she wishes she knew then and why it's fine to never want to be a boss at all
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kim Elizabeth James wishes she waited until later to take on her first manager role. She was burned out and worried she wasn't working on her skills in a manager job in her 20s. AdvertisementWhen she was in her 20s, Kim Elizabeth James really wanted to move up to a manager role at the Australian company where she worked. James ended up leaving that manager role. Being a manager in her 20s versus her 30sWhen James was a manager in her 20s, she worried about having the time to keep her skills up to date.

Persons: Kim Elizabeth James, —, James, I've, there's, doesn't Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Meet the millennials who don't want to be managers. They say the extra pressure isn't worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One millennial said the manager role she would move into next seems to be a high pressure job. Devika said younger millennials like her may not see moving to a manager role as worth it because "it's just giving up too much of your personal life and then life is short." That includes feeling extra pressure from senior management, Derler said. She added that new managers don't often get that learning opportunity and then form bad habits that are hard to eradicate later. The Visier survey found 71% of respondents, including those who don't necessarily want to be people managers, said better compensation would be a top incentive for becoming this kind of manager.

Persons: —, Devika, she's, millennials, Andrea Derler, Derler, Justin Vallely, Vallely, it's, onboarding, aren't Organizations: Service Locations: That's

☆ 'Boreout' is the opposite of burnout – but can be just as harmful for workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Experts warn that boreout is "just as problematic" as burnout and can lead to quiet quitting. "Boreout is basically often the opposite extreme of burnout, but also can be just as problematic in terms of our work experience," Brodsky said in an interview with Insider. Boreout, when left untreated, can lead workers down the path to quiet quitting and disengagement. Monitoring employees leads to 'busyness theater'Some companies are keeping a closer eye on employees by using technology that monitors how much they're working. She explained it's a popular misconception that boreout comes from having inadequate work — workers can still get bored at companies where work piles up.

Persons: Gen, —, boredatwork, TikToker, fidgeting, Andrew Brodsky, Brodsky, Ruth Stock, Humburg, there's, boreout, someone's, they're, Lotta Harju, Harju, it's Organizations: Service, The University of Texas, Technische Universität, Lyon Business School Locations: Homburg, Technische, Technische Universität Darmstadt, France

☆ Bosses are tracking how long you're working — and using it to judge your performance. It's a terrible way to get the best out of workers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many companies with remote or hybrid workforces use tracking software to monitor their workers. An MIT lecturer said tracking hours wasn't a good productivity measure. As office attendance and productivity tracking become increasingly common, more companies are using it to evaluate, discipline, and even fire employees. About three-quarters of respondents in the ResumeBuilder.com survey said they had fired employees based on findings from their tracking software. But if US companies are truly concerned about maximizing their employees' productivity, some of them may be doing it all wrong.

Persons: —, they're, Slack, Aaron Terrazas, Terrazas, Robert C, Pozen, Paul Rubenstein, Rubenstein, Stacie Haller Organizations: MIT, Service, Tech, Meta, Employees, MIT Sloan School of Management Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Working in an office full time is a no-go for some people who desperately want remote work
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Working adults or job seekers tend to prefer remote work over being in the office full time, per Bankrate. New survey results from Bankrate found 64% of US adults who are part of the workforce are in favor of fully remote work instead of work done all in person. AdvertisementAdvertisementOne person who is in a new fully remote position had previously been working remotely as an ad tech contractor. "I think fully remote work is going to be tough for them to find," Pozen said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAre you thinking about switching jobs or have already quit because of return to office requirements or a desire for flexible work?

Persons: Bankrate, YouGov, Mark Hamrick, it's, Robert C, Hamrick, Pozen, Paul Rubenstein, Visier, you've, Rubenstein, Robert Half Organizations: Service, MIT Sloan School of Management, Workers Locations: Wall, Silicon, Bankrate

☆ Workers say they're engaging in 'productivity theater' for over 10 hours a week to appear busy, a survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Workers are engaging in "productivity theatre" to look busy at work, a new survey revealed. "Productivity theater," or performative work, refers to tasks that workers do to create the appearance of being busy rather than actually doing valuable work, according to Visier. Fear of job security is another factor at to why workers want to look busy and boost their visibility at the company. As major companies in the US have laid off thousands of staff, concerns around job security have intensified. The rise of remote and hybrid work has also played a part in concerns over job security and "proximity bias."

☆ Layoffs might cause workers who are left behind to quit
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As layoffs creep upward, the findings have implications for firms that have let go of employees. Visier published a study about turnover contagion following resignations, and later detailed its finding related to layoffs in a recent LinkedIn post. After all, managers might not be fully aware of their team member's social ties, particularly if employees work remotely or have a hybrid setup. Bosses might be on team Zoom calls, but they don't see, for instance, that their team members regularly text each other on and off the clock. But they need to think about their team member's salary, growth, and market value.

☆ Has your workplace caught the 'turnover contagion'? Here are some warnings signs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This phenomenon is called "turnover contagion," the report said, where workers quit their jobs because of their peers. "[This] can provide the ideal breeding ground for turnover contagion as the interviewing process and learning more about potential other employers is made easier for employees." Smaller teams at higher riskAccording to Visier, smaller teams are most at risk of turnover contagion. That is due to "strong interdependencies" and personal relationships between co-workers in smaller teams, said Derler. Turnover contagion can last as long as 135 days, the report added, from the moment an employee voluntarily resigns.

☆ Returning to an old employer can be a solid move. Use this script from an HR exec to ask for your job back.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

HR executive and author Angela Champ shared a brief script for expressing interest in returning. More than 47 million US workers left their jobs during the Great Resignation, some of them transitioning from banking to trucking or from dance to public relations. At a previous job, Champ and her team ran a successful initiative to re-recruit former employees and reduce turnover in her division. Champ shared a script you can use when you email HR or a manager you've kept in touch with to ask about job openings. For example, I've taken [X course] and I've improved my skills in [X area].

☆ How to return to your old employer so you can make more money and advance your career
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Angela Champ, an HR executive and the author of "The Squiggly Line Career," has told people that returning to an old employer can be a good career move. "When you come back, you bring that richness of what you've learned and that growth that you've had," Champ said. After all, returning employees are familiar with the organization's overall missions and workflows. Champ said that returning employees who had done more complex work at another employer might get a promotion as well. Returning can open new career opportunitiesIf you're not entirely satisfied with your current job, returning to your old professional stomping grounds — a common move at Microsoft and Amazon — could be helpful.

☆ Gen Z and millennials aren't the only ones quitting their jobs. Gen X is quietly helping drive the Great Resignation.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's not just millennials and Gen Z who are quitting above pre-pandemic levels. For some, it could be driven by a midlife crisis, in which extreme job stress peaks at age 45. For some, it could all come down to a midlife crisis. Record job openings, financial flexibility, and even a midlife crisis have nudged others to explore new opportunities. While these ages are often peak earnings years, it may not translate to job satisfaction — leading many to explore other job opportunities.

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