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Hybrid Working Leaves IT Departments Scrambling to Shield against ‘Destructive’ Firmware Attacks
As the workforce becomes more distributed, the dynamics around firmware security and how IT teams handle it is changing, a new report from HP Wolf Security says, adding that IT departments are facing an uphill battle. Firmware is essentially software, but built...
How to Decide What Kind of Side-Gig is for You
If you have decided it is time to make some extra cash, but your 9 to 5 isn't going to be raising your salary until your annual review, maybe it is time to take on a sie-gig. It is a side-gig culture, according to a recent study 39 percent of workers...
Dehumanization Is a Feature of Gig Work, Not a Bug
Of course Friskies Shreds wet cat food was on the bottom shelf of the last aisle I checked. It was just that kind of day. As I crouched into a kneeling position to inspect the inventory, I scanned the customer’s order glowing back at me on my smartphone: “Any seafood...
Chicago Gig Workers Who Rely on Cars Make Changes as Gas Prices Stay High
Even before gas prices soared across the country, ride-hailing driver Martinelli Quintanilla tried to stretch his gas tank as much as possible. Quintanilla — who also works in the hospitality industry — drives a Toyota Prius, which uses a gasoline engine and electric...
50 Percent of Women in STEM Careers Ready to Join Great Resignation
The Great Resignation is far from over for women in careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics with 50 percent of STEM + women ready to quit their job. Gotara (http://www.gotara.com), creator of the leading global career growth platform for women in...
Over Half of U.S. Workers Continue to Feel Mentally Unwell and Require Time Away from Work
New research from employee benefits provider Unum (NYSE: UNM) shows over half (56%) of U.S. workers, primarily Millennials and Gen Z, felt mentally unwell in the previous year. Additionally, 42% of employees said they needed to take time off from work to deal with...
Yelp to Shut Offices in New York, Chicago, D.C., Saying Future of Work is Remote
In a blog post, Chief Executive Jeremy Stoppelman said online-review company will close its “most consistently underutilized offices” in New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. effective July 29. “Combined, the three offices we’re closing saw a weekly average...
Reimagining a New York City Landmark for the Future of Work
In April 1952, architecture firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill unveiled its newest office building in New York City’s Midtown to spectators, business leaders, and fanfare from the press. ”It’s something strikingly new,” the New York Times wrote on the day of the...
