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☆ TikTokers say it pays to be 'delulu' or delusional at work if you want to get ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tiktokers are saying that being "delulu" or delusional can help you achieve professional success. Being delusional – or as TikTok users like to say, "delulu" – is a technique in which having radical self-confidence can help you bag a dream job or get that long-awaited promotion. Although it seems counter-productive, TikTok users are lapping up the advice – the hashtag #delulu has 1.6 billion views while #delulugirl has 233.8 million views. She concluded: "The moral of the story is to just be 'delulu' because you're already jobless so it can only go up from here." Another user posted a video saying she quit her full-time job with no plan lined up after but she is "in delulu land thinking everything will work out."

Persons: Elle Louise Wilmot, Selcan Tufan Organizations: Service, Google, LinkedIn Locations: TikTok, Wall, Silicon

☆ Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino takes a second away from the Twitter and Threads rivalry to show she's an Ed Sheeran and Eminem fan
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Linda Yaccarino commented on a video of Ed Sheeran's concert that featured Eminem on Twitter. The Twitter CEO has previously posted pictures with celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Rami Malek. She's recently been busy as Twitter's competition with rival platform Threads has been heating up. The competition between Twitter and Threads is becoming more intense but Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino still had a moment to rave about an Ed Sheeran concert that took place on Saturday. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently launched his text-based social media platform, Threads, which has been dubbed a Twitter copycat by Musk.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, Ed Sheeran's, Eminem, Miley Cyrus, Rami Malek, She's, Ed Sheeran, Sheeran, Yaccarino, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Twitter, Morning, Zuckerberg Locations: Detroit

☆ The iconic Hermés Birkin handbag that costs north of $10,000 was conceived on an airplane sickness bag
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jane Birkin, the inspiration behind the iconic Birkin bag, died inside her Paris home on Sunday. The Birkin handbag was conceived by Birkin herself, who was found dead at her home in Paris on Sunday. Birkin told Leitch that Hermés paid her an annual royalty of £30,000 in 2011, which currently works out as $39,000. Years later, the Birkin handbag has taken on a life of its own and is now seen as a status symbol. Some of its pricer models, including the crocodile and diamond-encrusted Birkin bags, can cost as much as $200,000 according to Sotheby's.

Persons: Jane Birkin, Birkin, Luke Leitch, Jean, Louis Dumas –, Leitch, Dumas, Hermés, Bijou Birkin – Organizations: Service, Air France Locations: Wall, Silicon, Paris, London, 2o18

☆ Deloitte Australia CEO admits he isn't worth his $2.3 million pay package in a public hearing over salaries and misconduct at consultancy firms
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Deloitte executives were questioned about the company's integrity at a public hearing on Monday. During the hearing, Deloitte Australia's CEO Adam Powick admitted to being overpaid. Powick reportedly earns $3.5 million AUD ($2.3 million). The CEO of Deloitte Australia admitted to being "incredibly privileged" for his hefty $3.5 million AUD ($2.3 million) pay packet at a public hearing on Monday, according to various local news reports. The CEO, who reportedly earns $3.5 million AUD ($2.3 million), was then asked by Pocock: "Are you really worth seven times the salary of the Australian prime minister?"

Persons: Adam Powick, Powick, Adam Powick –, –, Tom Imbesi, Barbara Pocock, Pocock, didn't, Anthony Albanese, Sneza Pelusi Organizations: Deloitte, Deloitte Australia, PWC, Reuters, ABC, Australia's, ABC News, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Locations: Australia, PWC Australia

☆ Younger workers may find it 'harder to be successful' if they don't go into the office, Slack co-founder says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Slack's co-founder Cal Henderson shared his thoughts about remote work in an Insider interview. He said young people in some industries may struggle if they're not with colleagues in the office. Salesforce, the software company that owns Slack, recently mandated workers come to the office. It's a very different experience if your VP isn't there in the office with you as you work overnight on something." In regard to Musk's comments Henderson said: "Elon Musk isn't in the office every day because he's the CEO of three companies.

Persons: Slack's, Cal Henderson, they're, Slack, Goldman Sachs, Henderson, Scott Galloway, Elon Musk, Elon Organizations: Service, Meta, Google, NYU, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Some restaurants are now adding $10,000 tiny stools for luxury handbags
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some middle-tier restaurants are now stocking stools for diners to place their luxury handbags on. One restaurant in Paris even stocks Hermés stools that cost almost $10,000 a piece. Priced at $9,150, the stools are more expensive than many luxury handbags. "Fine-dining-only service points have made their way into more mainstream restaurants as service, generally, has become elevated across the industry." Such shoppers are generally more likely to be the target market for expensive restaurants touting their handbag stools.

Persons: Le, Shingo, Shingo Akikuni Organizations: Service, Bloomberg Locations: Paris, Wall, Silicon, Europe, Harbor, Massachusetts, Coral Gables, Circana

☆ Celebrities like Ryan Reynolds and Gwyneth Paltrow are flocking to LinkedIn to show off their business acumen
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

LinkedIn is a professional social media platform for normies, but now celebrities want in too. Stars like Ryan Reynolds and Gwyneth Paltrow are showing off their business side on the platform. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Reynolds's posts include promoting Mint Mobile and his other business ventures, such as ownership of Welsh soccer team Wrexham. He's not the only celebrity to do so with Mindy Kaling, Jennifer Lopez, and Gwyneth Paltrow also making an effort to blend into the professional world of LinkedIn.

Persons: Ryan Reynolds, Gwyneth Paltrow, Reynolds, I've, He's, Mindy Kaling, Jennifer Lopez, they've, Jenna Drenten, influencers, Richard Burton, Mark Borkowski, Daniel Roth, there's, Amobi Okugo, Raphaël Varane, Okugo Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, Mint Mobile, Mobile, Street, Welsh, Welsh soccer, Wrexham, Social, Twitter, Chicago's Quinlan School of Business, Financial Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ About 3 in 5 Americans think TikTok poses a threat to national security, a new survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new Pew Research Center study showed 60% of Americans see TikTok as a threat to national security. about the app's TikTok had about 150 million American users as of March. About three in five, or 60% of surveyed Americans view TikTok as a threat to national security, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center released Monday. Of the Republican and Republican-leaning respondents, 70% perceived TikTok as a national security threat, compared to 53% of the Democratic and Democratic-leaning respondents. A separate Pew study released back in March showed that 50% of Americans supported banning the TikTok app.

Persons: TikTok, —, Insider's Sawdah, Shou Zi Organizations: Pew Research, Morning, Pew Research Center, Republican, Democratic Locations: Montana, China

☆ Elon Musk keeps responding to a parody account that's insulting Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk keeps replying to a parody account that insults Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Meta just launched its newest social media app called Threads, accused of being a Twitter "copycat." Elon Musk is clearly shaken by Twitter's newest competitor Threads because the billionaire is now responding to a parody account that insults Mark Zuckerberg on his behalf. Parody account @ElonMuskAOC posted the tweets in a screenshot and joked: "At this point, I can't keep track of which account I'm tweeting from." But Musk's anger doesn't just end at cheap swipes on social media.

Persons: Elon, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Elon Musk, Musk, Zuckerberg, doesn't, Alex Spiro Organizations: Twitter

☆ A 'culture of niceness' at your company could actually be a red flag that people can't be honest, NYU professor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Companies promoting a 'culture of niceness' could actually be doing employees a disservice, one NYU professor said. Workers can't progress if their colleagues are too nice to speak about their weaknesses. Loyalty and niceness at work are becoming outdated as companies lay off thousands. "What ends up happening is, we've somehow pitted niceness against clear communication and confrontation, even when it's necessary," she explained to CNBC. One of the "biggest red flags for a culture of niceness" is when there's no "psychological safety" to speak about people's strengths and weaknesses, West said.

Persons: niceness, —, Tessa West, there's, we've, West Organizations: Workers, Service, New York University, CNBC

☆ Jack Dorsey took aim at Meta's Threads and accused it of ripping off Twitter: 'We wanted flying cars, instead we got 7 Twitter clones'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jack Dorsey criticized Meta's Threads saying it is a 'Twitter clone' and lacks any originality. The Twitter co-founder claimed that various social media platforms have imitated Twitter. Jack Dorsey has taken another swipe at Meta's hot new app, Threads, bemoaning its lack of originality and calling it one of the many "clones" trying to imitate Twitter. Dorsey, Twitter's co-founder and former CEO, tweeted his complaints about Threads on Thursday saying: "We wanted flying cars, instead we got 7 Twitter clones." The image shows how similar the interface of platforms like Threads, Twitter, Mastodon, Bluesky — a decentralized social network made by Dorsey — and Not Boring are.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Meta, Dorsey, Twitter's, Andy Allen, Dorsey —, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Twitter, Facebook

☆ Support is growing for an alternative to the 4-day workweek — working 9 days every 2 weeks — a new survey found
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An alternative to the four-day workweek is attracting interest: working nine days, in every 10. A new survey found 68% of UK professionals would be keen to work for firms offering this policy. Interest in the reduced work week stems from increased demands for work-life balance and flexibility. Another alternative to traditional five-day weeks, however, is starting to gain support among both employers and employees: working nine days in every 10. Around 28% of employers surveyed have already implemented or are planning to introduce the alternative work week — 32% of which are large companies with over 1,000 employees.

Persons: —, Hays, Gaelle Blake Organizations: Service, Privacy, Workers, Hays, Ireland

☆ A DoorDash delivery worker was fired after cursing at a woman who gave a $5 tip on a $20 order
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A DoorDash driver was fired after he cursed at a woman for tipping $5 on a $20 order. "It's a nice house for a $5 tip," the driver said, in a now-viral TikTok video of the incident. Purciful clarified in the comment section that she contacted DoorDash and the driver has since been fired. In another post of the same clip, Purciful asked: "So how much should I be tipping for a $20 pie??" Purciful received an outpouring of support from comments across her posts with one person saying: "5$ is a great tip.

Persons: it's, —, Lacey Purciful, Purciful, DoorDash, Insider's Alex Bitter Organizations: Service

☆ Humblebragging is an unattractive habit that could ruin your chances of being promoted, career experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Career experts say this behavior can hinder the chances of a promotion. Humblebragging refers to making a seemingly self-deprecating comment that actually draws attention to something you're proud of. "I'm so tired today from playing all that golf with the boss at his club's Pro-Am yesterday," Lindsey Pollak, a career expert and author told Fox Business as an example of this behavior. Career experts have often encouraged workers – especially women and minorities – to talk up their achievements to advance their careers and get promotions. Some experts say this is partly because American work culture places value on being loud and visible.

Persons: —, Amy Morin, Lindsey Pollak, they're, " Morin, Meredith Fineman, Peggy Klaus Organizations: Service, Fox Business Locations: tooting, Tooting

☆ Japan Airlines launches clothing rental service to help passengers cut down on baggage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Japan Airlines is trialing a new service to rent clothing to passengers. The airline is trying to reduce its carbon emissions by getting passengers to bring fewer clothes. Japan Airlines has launched a new service to help customers cut down on baggage. To offer this new service, the airline is partnering with Sumitomo Corporation, which will handle the reservation system and fulfillment of the clothing. It's possible to order up to nine items of clothing for rent and keep these for up to two weeks.

Organizations: Japan Airlines, Sumitomo Corporation Locations: Japan

☆ United Airlines is offering 30,000 air miles to passengers affected by huge disruption to its schedule, which pushed the CEO to take a private jet
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

United Airlines is offering 30,000 air miles to passengers affected by flight delays over the weekend. Passengers were left stranded as hundreds of flights were canceled ahead of the July 4 holiday. United Airlines CEO even apologized for taking a private jet as the chaos ensued. United passengers experienced mass delays over the Fourth of July weekend, partly brought on by thunderstorms along the East Coast the previous weekend, CNBC reported. From June 24 through to July 2, 47% of United's mainline schedule arrived late and 15% of flights were canceled, per CNBC.

Persons: Scott Kirby, Kirby Organizations: Airlines, Passengers, United Airlines, Fox Business, Washington Post, East Coast, CNBC, Associated Press Locations: The Chicago, East, New Jersey, Denver

☆ The millionaire founder of a cake company is accused of cutting down over 130 trees to build a mansion for himself, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The founder of a million-dollar cake company was accused of chopping down protected trees. He founded the egg-free cake company Cake Box which is now worth over $70 million. Sukh Ram Chamdal, the founder and CEO of egg-free cake company Cake Box valued at almost £58.4 million ($74 million) appeared in court on June 22 to plead not guilty to the offense. A spokesperson for MHP, the communications company that represents Cake Box, declined to comment on the situation because its an ongoing legal procedure. He founded Cake Box in 2008 after he struggled to find an egg-free cake for his daughter's birthday.

Persons: Chamdal, —, Sukh Ram Chamdal Organizations: Service, The Telegraph, Council, Crown Court, LinkedIn Locations: British, Loughton, Epping Forest, London, Indian, East London

☆ Hybrid working policies are making interns lonelier in the office
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hybrid working policies mean interns turn up to empty offices and feel more isolated. However, young professionals often want to be in the office to advance their careers and socialize. "[But] there were some days when I was the only member of my team in the office ... Because of this, some companies are implementing new guidance for younger employees to help them integrate into the workforce. This is severely degraded when those top performers (who are most capable of thriving WFH) are working from home.

Persons: —, Martha Storey, Mark Drury, Louise Fitzgerald, Lombard, Jake Wood Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Linklaters, HSBC, KPMG, BNP, Deloitte, New, Junior Locations: London

☆ A consumer group is calling for stronger action against airlines who cancel flights and fail to give refunds, saying no UK airline has been fined in 20 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

UK airlines should face stricter rules over cancellations and giving refunds, a consumer group says. says 2.3 million people in the UK weren't refunded for flights they couldn't take in the pandemic. But the US just fined British Airways $1.1 million for delaying refunds since the pandemic. is calling for stricter regulation of airlines operating in the UK and stronger fines against them, saying airlines have engaged in 'unlawful' behavior for 20 years. However, in the US BA was fined $1.1 million for unpaid refunds during the pandemic after its Transportation Department received 1,200 complaints about BA delaying refunds, per the release.

Persons: fining, Rocio Concha, Concha Organizations: British Airways, Civil Aviation Authority, CAA, Transportation Department, UK's Department, Transport Locations: EasyJet

☆ Boomers are memed for falling for fake news but are better at identifying online misinformation than Gen Zers and millennials, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Baby boomers are better at spotting fake news than Gen Zers and millennials, a survey found. The survey found those who spent more time online were also more likely to fall for fake news. Boomers have always taken the flack for falling for fake news stories, but a survey has found it's younger generations that are more susceptible to online misinformation. It examined how likely people were to be fooled by fake headlines. Although stereotypes about the older generation falling victim to fake news may be dated, they are rooted in fact.

Persons: Gen Zers, flack, TikTok, YouGov Organizations: Boomers, University of Cambridge, Associated Press, NPR, Princeton, New York University, Reuters Institute Locations: Snapchat

☆ Gen Z and millennial shoppers are swapping handbags for fanny packs and totes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gen Z and millennial shoppers are ditching handbags for fanny packs and tote backs. The pandemic made remote working a norm and this popularized casual wear for various occasions. According to new data from consumer behavior analysis firm Circana – which tracks the online and in-store purchases of 150,000 US consumers – Gen Z and millennial consumers aged between 18 and 34 are buying fewer handbags than older shoppers. "Versatile, hands-free options, including backpacks and fanny packs, have proven to be very desirable," she added. Fanny packs have had a comeback in recent years among younger generations because they're small enough to hold essential items when going clubbing or to a festival.

Persons: Z, fanny, —, Gen Z, Millennials, Beth Goldstein, Circana Organizations: tote, Service

☆ Remote work may benefit individuals but it harms teams, entrepreneur says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An entrepreneur said that remote work can benefit individuals but also harms teamwork. Major companies including Meta, Google, and Salesforce have reversed remote work policies. Wood pointed out that remote work especially harms junior employees and new hires. Major companies including Google, Meta, and Salesforce are reversing remote work policies that were introduced during the pandemic and ordering staff back to the office to boost productivity and collaboration. Meta's push toward office work is partly for the benefit of its junior employees.

Persons: —, Jake Wood –, Groundswell –, Wood, it's, Fortune, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Meta, Google, Service, New, Junior

☆ A college janitor turned off a freezer in a lab to silence 'annoying alarms,' but destroyed $1 million in scientific research in the process, a lawsuit claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A janitor destroyed $1 million in scientific research after turning off a super cold freezer in a lab. He had heard "annoying alarms" coming from the freezer where over 20 years of research were stored. Lakshmi conducted high-level research inside the lab that "had the potential to be groundbreaking" and funded by the university, the lawsuit said. It's believed that Harrington destroyed $1 million worth of scientific research and RPI will be seeking as yet unspecified damages. Daigle Cleaning Systems and Lawyers for RPI did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment about the lawsuit.

Persons: —, Joseph Harrington, K.V, Lakshmi, Harrington, It's Organizations: Service, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Daigle, Rensselaer County Supreme, AS IT, RPI, Systems, Lawyers Locations: New York, Troy , New York, Rensselaer County

☆ A Frontier Airlines employee shouting 'hurry up' at passengers as they board a flight has gone viral on Instagram for being rude
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Frontier Airlines worker has gone viral on Instagram for yelling at passengers to board a flight. A Frontier Airlines employee has gone viral on social media for being rude to passengers and yelling at them to "hurry up," as they boarded a flight. In one part of the video, she repeatedly yells at a passenger: "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, we gotta go!" Never say 'hurry up hurry up hurry up.' Frontier Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, sent outside regular working hours.

Persons: Bonnie Rushing, I'm, Rushings Organizations: Frontier Airlines Locations: Denver , Colorado, Norfolk , Virginia

☆ An airline worker texted a passenger as she waited to board her flight after looking up her number in the company system, then told her to 'block me' if she didn't like it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An airline worker tracked down a female passenger's number and sent her unsolicited messages. Hannah Smethurst told the Guardian he found her number after he saw her passport details. "I was alone, so I just felt really vulnerable," Smethurst said. Despite this, about 10 minutes later the worker sent another message saying "FYI Ur flight is boarding." "I just felt vulnerable and scared.

Persons: Hannah Smethurst, Smethurst, — Organizations: Guardian, Morning, Etihad Airways, British, Etihad, Twitter Locations: Abu Dhabi, Manchester, abudhabi, Preston, England

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