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☆ Coca-Cola ranked as the best place to work for career growth in a new study of America's largest companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It looked at culture, hiring, pay and promotions to see how companies invest in their workers. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementCoca-Cola was just ranked as the best place to work for career growth in the American Opportunity Index 2023 report . AdvertisementCoca-Cola was ranked top overall, largely because of its hiring, pay, and culture scores. In the past, it has made Glassdoor's ranking of the top 10 companies with the happiest employees and was included in its best places to work list from 2012 through to 2022.

Persons: —, Lisa Chang, Chang, Meta, Salesforce Organizations: American Opportunity, Meta, Costco, Service, American, Harvard Business School, Foundation, Glass Institute, Cola, PepsiCo, PNC Financial Services Group, Amazon, Microsoft, AOI Locations: Glassdoor, W.W, Grainger

☆ Inside the chaotic Thanksgiving-weekend collapse of homebuilder startup Veev that left employees shocked and worried about their jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But for workers of Lennar-backed homebuilder Veev, they were spent scrambling to determine if they would still have jobs come Monday. Speaking to the "Veev Family," he wrote: "Family will stay in touch and together forever, even if it is going to be only within our hearts." The company has about 250 employees, according to news site Calcalist. "We call it the Veev family," Haller said. On a very personal note, for me Amit Haller, Veev was my personal journey in the past 15 years, half of my professional career and about ⅓ of my entire life.

Persons: Amit Haller, Veev, Haller, doesn't, we're, homebuilder, Kleiner Perkins, Bond, Lennar, Linda Keala, Ami, Amit Organizations: Business, Dragonfly, Wall, Center, Real Estate, Technology Innovation, Employees, Dafna Locations: California, Tel Aviv, Hayward , California, Haller, Reali, @nicollsanddimes, .

☆ 'The most taboo topic I've ever seen': Inside Microsoft's war over the war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Viva Engage, Microsoft's slick message board designed to compete with Slack, is often touted as "Facebook for work." In October, according to internal messages viewed by BI, a Microsoft employee shared a post praising child tax credits as a way to reduce poverty. Employees with pro-Palestinian views have also used inflammatory language in their posts on Viva Engage. It has cut off the comments to Viva Engage posts it considered too incendiary. "It's important to recognize the pain and suffering of so many people, including our colleagues, as the events in Israel, Gaza, and the surrounding region continue to unfold," Nadella wrote.

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☆ Alibaba's stock dropped so much that Jack Ma reversed a plan to sell shares for his other investments
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma walked back on plans to sell the company's stock. The Chinese tech giant's stock crashed last week after it nixed a plan to spin off its $11 billion cloud business. AdvertisementAlibaba cofounder Jack Ma reversed plans to sell the company's stock following a slump in its stock price last week. The company's stock sank in response, wiping out $26 billion in value over two days. But Ma isn't selling the stock since its current value is lower than its actual value, she said in the memo.

Persons: Jack Ma, —, Alibaba, Ma, Jane Jiang Fang, Jiang, Ma's Organizations: Service, Reuters, Bloomberg, South China Morning, Big Tech, Baidu, Business Locations: Beijing, China, —

☆ Jack Ma backs off on plans to sell Alibaba shares after stock plunge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN —Jack Ma has put off plans to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Alibaba shares after the Chinese tech giant’s stock plummeted last week. Two regulatory filings from last Thursday revealed that Ma had been looking to offload 10 million shares, worth nearly $871 million. Ma believes that the Hangzhou-based firm’s stock “is currently significantly lower than Alibaba’s actual value, and he will not sell it,” she said. Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma. Since then, the entrepreneur has kept a relatively low profile while remaining an Alibaba shareholder.

Persons: Jack Ma, Ma, Jane Jiang Fang, Alibaba, Alibaba’s, Jiang, ”, Joe Tsai, Henri Szwarc, Ma’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, JC Properties, JSP Investment, Abaca, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, Alibaba Locations: China, Hong Kong, Alibaba, New York, Hangzhou

☆ Jack Ma halts plans to cut his Alibaba stake after shares in the Chinese e-commerce giant drop
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group in Shanghai China on Dec. 5th, 2017. Alibaba's regulatory filings last week revealed Ma is looking to sell 10 million shares at a value of around $870 million. Alibaba founder Jack Ma held off on plans to trim his stake in the Chinese e-commerce giant after the share price fell. However, the plans to sell shares were made in August and coincidentally were made public on Nov. 16, Jiang said. The Alibaba founder has dedicated his time to teaching and research in areas such as agricultural science.

Persons: Jack Ma, Ma, Jane Jiang, Jiang, Alibaba Organizations: Alibaba Group, CNBC, Alibaba's, Beijing Locations: Shanghai China, Alibaba's U.S

☆ Slack names longtime Salesforce executive Denise Dresser as new CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Denise Dresser, a longtime Salesforce exec, will become the new CEO of Slack. AdvertisementAdvertisementSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Monday that Slack had named Denise Dresser as its next chief executive. Dresser, who has worked for Salesforce for 12 years, is president of accelerated industries at Salesforce. Salesforce said in August that its chief people officer, Brent Hyder, would leave to "pursue a new opportunity." To contact Ellen Thomas with insight or information about Slack or Salesforce, reach out at ethomas@insider.com or call/text (646) 847-9416 using the encrypted-messaging app Signal.

Persons: Denise Dresser, Slack, Lidiane Jones, Marc Benioff, —, She'll, who's, Dresser, Denise, Benioff, Jones, Whitney Wolfe, Stewart Butterfield, Bret Taylor, Mark Nelson, Gavin Patterson, Ebony Beckwith, Salesforce, Brent Hyder, Salesforce's, Vikram Rao, Ariel Kelman, Oracle's, Ellen Thomas Organizations: Bumble Inc, Service, Salesforce, Elliott Management Locations: Salesforce

☆ How working moms can make sure they don't get lost in the RTO conversation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Tim Paradis | Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Leaders need to articulate team needs; workers need to be honest about work-life prioritization. The flexibility of signing on from their living room leaves more time for school pickups, doctor's appointments, and meal planning, but it's more of a Band-Aid than a real fix for the pile of challenges working moms often face. For these women, who want to be great moms and have fulfilling careers, and some RTO mandates may make achieving both (or either!) AdvertisementAdvertisementTaking an individual approach to employees can help them do their best work — and meet the employer's needs — especially because many RTO mandates often fail to take into account what many working moms need, Scheib said. And I think the kids will suffer at the end of the day and moms and their mental health will suffer."

Persons: —, it's, it'll, Kelly Resendez, Danna Greenberg, Wells, Cork Gaines, Greenberg, Resendez, aren't, Mandy McAllister, Kelly Scheib, Scheib, prescriptively Organizations: Service, Babson College, Bank of America

☆ Fanatics helps pro athletes transition to life after sports with business immersion program
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fanatics is helping professional athletes transition to life after the final buzzer — or pitch, or whistle. Through the one-week immersion program, players get in-classroom learning combined with hands-on experiences in Fanatics' different business units. The company says it is uniquely positioned to help athletes lay the groundwork for the next chapter of their careers with its wide-ranging sports portfolio. Athletes in the program get a first-hand look at everything from Fanatics' collectables business to its apparel company to its VIP and loyalty programs. Harrison joined 10 other professional athletes in Los Angeles this week for the Fanatics program.

Persons: it's, Orlando Ashford, Ashford, Isabelle Harrison, Harrison Organizations: WNBA, MLB, University of Southern, NFL Locations: University of Southern California, Los Angeles

☆ The No. 1 soft skill you get working in fast food 'can help you excel in any job,' says McDonald's HR exec
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A successful career could start behind a cash register or at a drive-thru window. More than 3 million people work at fast food restaurants across the U.S., according to the latest numbers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Working in fast food offers opportunities to cultivate "critical soft skills" including time management, customer service, communication and adaptability, Boyd says. But the most important skill you develop as a fast food employee is learning to work quickly and efficiently under pressure. "It was the first opportunity that gave me a strong work ethic and started me on my way to my career," Rigsby, 36, said.

Persons: Tiffanie Boyd, McDonald's, Boyd, Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama, Queen Latifah, Cody Rigsby, — Rigsby, he's, Rigsby, it's Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, CNBC, Amazon, Global Locations: U.S, McDonald's, Greensboro , North Carolina, New York City

☆ Big Tech said return to the office. She had another solution
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —Big Tech has given workers an ultimatum: Come back to the office, or find a new job. However, the program risked letting all employees work from home or any other remote location. Intentional office gatheringsAhead of instituting Flex Forward, Autodesk was “rethinking our office footprint,” Blum said. For instance, Autodesk closed its San Rafael, California, office; consolidated it with the San Francisco headquarters; and started subleasing some of its office space. But, increasingly, the talent acquisition team is seeing more candidates apply for openings because they view Autodesk as “that remote company,” Pearce added.

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☆ Microsoft shut down an internal employee discussion on the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft shut down a discussion between employees about the Israel-Hamas war, internal messages show. "Amidst the ongoing Palestinian Israeli war, it saddens me to witness a company that so strongly promotes Diversity and Inclusion show such strong discrimination and marginalization," the person wrote. The post does not specifically reference which comments from senior leaders the employee viewed as biased. "We have Palestinian employees globally who are deeply concerned for the safety of their loved ones in the region and stand against these acts of terrorism." Are you a Microsoft employee?

Persons: Kathleen Hogan, Hogan, Innocent, Hamas's Organizations: Microsoft, Viva Engage, Microsoft Employee, Group, Hamas, Nvidia Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza

☆ Don't expect ChatGPT to help you land your next job
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Recruiters told Insider they caught candidates using the AI chatbot to write cover letters and answer questions. AdvertisementAdvertisementKnowing how to use OpenAI's ChatGPT could potentially help you land your next job — unless you trust the AI chatbot to apply for roles for you, recruiters told Insider. Shapiro admits that using ChatGPT can be "great' in helping applicants "brainstorm verbs" and reframe language that can "bring a level of polish to their applications." AdvertisementAdvertisementA "really bad practice"If used improperly, ChatGPT can actually stop a job applicant from moving forward in the hiring process. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe human touch may be what stops job candidates from getting replaced by AI.

Persons: —, ChatGPT, they've, Alex Shapiro, she's, Shapiro, Jasper, shouldn't, Coronini, he's, Lindsey Duran, Chris Foltz, Duran, Nvidia's Duran, Ashley Couto Organizations: Service, Nvidia, National Bureau of Economic Research, IBM Locations: Jasper

☆ 3 simple tactics the best bosses use to help people perform better—No. 1 is 'vacation minimums'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The average worker gets 10-14 days of vacation time per year after one year of service, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. "There are a number of organizations that we've worked with who, instead of having vacation maximums, will say vacation minimums, which is an interesting concept," she said. In some cases, companies even require at least five of each employee's vacation days to be taken consecutively — in other words, a mandatory "solid week" of vacation, said Pruitt-Haynes. Fifty-four percent of U.S. workers say they can't or shouldn't completely stop working while on vacation, according to a 2022 Glassdoor report. Turn off any company-owned devices while you're away and plan busy vacation days to keep yourself from thinking about work, he advised.

Persons: Christy Pruitt, Haynes, we've, Pruitt, Rebecca Port, I've, workcations, Jonny Edser Organizations: Society for Human Resource Management, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Genomics, CNBC Locations: New York, USA

☆ Want a job in AI? 4 tips from hiring leaders at IBM, Nvidia, and AI startups on how to land one.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Companies are hiring for AI talent as they seek to cash in on the generative AI hype. Insider spoke to four hiring leaders to get their advice on how to land a job in AI. Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT last November, generative AI technology has taken the corporate world by storm. Here are 4 tips from hiring leaders on how to increase your chances of landing a job in AI. 2) Demonstrate your interest in AI during the interview — and be able to prove itIf you're lucky enough to land an interview, be prepared to talk about your interest in generative AI.

Persons: —, OpenAI, ChatGPT, it's, Lindsey Duran, Chris Foltz, Flavien Coronini, Coronini, Alex Shapiro, Jasper AI, Shapiro, they've, there's, Jasper, Duran, Foltz Organizations: Service, Venture, Netflix, Employers, IBM, Nvidia, Jasper Locations: Jasper

☆ McDonald's HR exec says to ignore this common piece of career advice: ‘You might surprise yourself’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Not all career advice is good advice. It's also the one piece of career advice Tiffanie Boyd, McDonald's senior vice president and chief people officer for the U.S., encourages people to ignore when considering a job offer. "But you might surprise yourself and find something you love, or are really good at — and you'll never know unless you take that chance." Want to earn more and land your dream job? ET to learn how to level up your interview and negotiating skills, build your ideal career, boost your income and grow your wealth.

Persons: you'll, It's, Tiffanie Boyd, McDonald's, Boyd, it's, you'd Organizations: CNBC

☆ The cost of hot new weight-loss drugs could put some companies out of business, Blackstone exec warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Execs at a healthcare conference debated whether employers should pay for workers' weight-loss drugs. A Blackstone exec warned that the costly GLP-1 drugs could put some employers out of business. Panelists agreed that companies covering the drugs should do so as part of a broader support program. Andreas Mang, the CEO of Equity Healthcare, a division of Blackstone, said spending on these diabetes and weight-loss drugs, known as GLP-1 agonists, spiked 600% across Blackstone's portfolio in the last four years. The benefits firm Aon recently projected that employers' health-insurance costs will climb 8.5% next year, fueled in part by weight-loss drugs.

Persons: Blackstone, Andreas Mang, they're, Melynda Barnes, Lucia Guillory, Li Shao, Shao, Omada, We've, They're Organizations: Blackstone, Equity Healthcare, GLP, Getty, Wei, Omada, Pharmaceutical Locations: Las Vegas, Europe

☆ This company pays employees to play pickleball: ‘Work should be fun’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Some people look forward to their lunch break or 3 p.m. coffee at the office — but Liz Martin eagerly awaits her afternoon pickleball match against her co-workers. Martin, 28, works at Room & Board, a Minneapolis-based furniture retailer with an indoor pickleball court on the first floor of its office building. "I never thought I'd be into pickleball, but now, it's one of my favorite parts of the day," says Martin, who started playing pickleball a year ago. Room & Board installed the court in 2013 to complement its in-house gym. Soon after Room & Board began calling employees back to the office in the fall of 2021, Manley's inbox was flooded with requests for pickleball lessons, matches and partners.

Persons: Liz Martin, Martin, I'd, pickleball, Nancy Manley, Manley's Organizations: Board Locations: Minneapolis

☆ Return to Office Mandates Are Making Remote Jobs Impossible to Find
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

That's more than twice as frenzied as the rush for remote jobs at the beginning of last year. And third, there's been a dramatic slowdown in tech, the industry that supercharged the boom in remote work. The few remaining employers that continue to offer remote jobs have been overwhelmed by the surge of interest. AdvertisementAdvertisementWith so few openings, candidates for remote jobs are being forced to hustle like never before. The dream of remote work, it appears, will soon be more remote than ever.

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☆ How companies are embracing generative AI...or not
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Companies are struggling to deal with the rapid rise of generative AI, with some rushing to embrace the technology as workflow tools for employees while others shun it – at least for now. Some companies are enacting internal bans on generative AI tools as they work to better understand the technology, and others have already begun to introduce the trendy tech to employees in their own ways. Among media companies that produce news, Insider editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson has encouraged reporters to find ways to use AI in the newsroom. Of the companies currently banning ChatGPT, some are discussing future usage once security concerns are addressed. “I don’t think it’s that companies are against AI and against machine learning, per se.

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☆ The No. 1 employer for happy and fulfilled workers is a truck stop and convenience store chain
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The company where workers feel most happy, fulfilled and stress-free can be seen from any given highway coast to coast. Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, the truck stop and convenience store chain, was rated the No. 1 company for employee well-being, according to a new report from Indeed. Indeed based the awards on employee ratings focused on four aspects related to worker well-being: happiness, purpose, satisfaction and stress. While that looks a bit different at each company and in different industries, a high Work Well-being Score means employees feel appreciated, supported and generally satisfied at work."

Persons: Love's, Walt Disney Company Apple Love's, Jessee Rigney, Harris, Rigney, Priscilla Koranteng Organizations: Stores, Delta Air Lines Tata Consultancy Services Accenture IBM, Wipro Infosys Nike Vans, Cognizant Technology Solutions Hallmark Microsoft Northrop Grumman FedEx Freight Dutch, Coffee, Walt Disney Company Apple, CNBC, Employees Locations: Oklahoma City, New York, California

☆ Salesforce CEO says he's 'always been a remote worker,' even though some of his employees have to return to the office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Salesforce's CEO opened up about remote work, saying that he doesn't "work well in an office." His comments come after Salesforce mandated some of its workers to return to the office. I've always been a remote worker my whole life," Benioff told MSNBC last week during Salesforce's annual Dreamforce conference. AdvertisementAdvertisementLike many companies, Salesforce embraced remote work during the pandemic. In June, Salesforce incentivized workers to return to the office by offering a $10 charity donation for each day an employee worked in person.

Persons: Marc Benioff, I've, Benioff, Brent Hyder, Salesforce's, Salesforce, Kara Swisher, Andy Jassy, Meta, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Companies, Service, MSNBC Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Inside PwC's push to train its workers on AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

PwC plans to train 75,000 workers in the US and Mexico on artificial intelligence. The training comes as some new hires don't posses certain necessary tech skills. The training is designed to teach partners and employees what AI is and how they can safely incorporate it into their work. That's sending big companies, including the consulting giants, into a race to acquire expertise in AI and to train up their workforces. To help ensure workers have the necessary skills, the company puts new hires and even interns through training programs.

Persons: —, Shannon Schuyler, Schuyler, Yolanda Seals Organizations: Service, PricewaterhouseCoopers, New, Workers Locations: Mexico, Wall, Silicon, GenAI

☆ Leaked email outlines VMware employees' potential fates as the Broadcom acquisition closes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

VMware employees received an email this week laying out what their fates could be when Broadcom closes its $61 billion acquisition of the cloud computing and virtualization company. Sutter had cautioned that employees should "expect a feeling of acceleration" as the close date approaches and that Broadcom is "driving the playbook," the email said. According to the email, VMware employees will have one of three options for their employment status: receive a Broadcom offer, a transitional role offer, or a severance package. VMware is aiming to notify employees of their status by mid to late October, but it could be later or after the acquisition closes, the email said. The target for notifying employees of their status is mid-late October, but it could be later or even after close.

Persons: Raghu Raghuram, Betsy Sutter, Sutter Organizations: VMware, Broadcom, Employees

☆ 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

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