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US Economy Adds 528,000 Jobs, Far Outpacing Expectations
The U.S. hiring saw a dramatic increase in July, as the economy added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The report defied expectations of a hiring slowdown as the Federal...
Remote Work Creates Another Problem — Colleagues Who May Be Deepfakes
Imagine you’re an inexperienced techie who wants to apply for a job at a company. Let’s say you have a roommate or a friend who already has a job and a much better grasp on the hellish concept of job interviews, which make you shudder when you think about them. What...
Revealed: The Best Jobs for Hybrid Work
With Google searches for hybrid jobs up over 2,000%, new research has revealed that civil engineering is the most equipped sector in the UK for job seekers looking for flexible work arrangements. The hybrid work index, compiled by office management software...
5 Highly Effective Leadership Traits Even The Best Leaders Can Forget
Some of the most useful bits of information I've ever received, I already knew. The problem was I had failed to remember how important they were to my own success. It's possible to be energized and enlightened even from ideas that are wandering inside your mind, lost...
Gig Work Platforms Post Record Results
DoorDash and Lyft are the latest companies to show just how much they're benefitting from sustained consumer demand. Driving the news: Couriers for DoorDash delivered 426 million orders in the second quarter — an all-time high — the company...
Inflation is Helping Gig Companies — and Hurting Workers
Dallas-based Debbie Welker quit working as a delivery driver for Shipt and Instacart earlier this year because gas prices were cutting too deeply into her earnings. She would work 12- to 14-hour days, seven days a week to make around $1,200, but then would have to use...
Why This Leadership Expert Says Flexibility on Time is the Future of Work
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” That pearl of wisdom, generally attributed to Winston Churchill, aptly describes the mindset choices available to businesspeople facing the disruption and...
New Worker Shares Management’s ‘Toxic’ Habits
Posting to TikTok under the username ShayLee Raye (@shayleeraye), the woman asked: "Does anyone have blunt managers?" The post has amassed over 2 million views and thousands of comments from viewers slamming Raye's "toxic" boss. Unfortunately, toxic management is all...
