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Make These Financial and Career Moves Before You Quit Your Job
You may want to ditch your commute permanently or leave a job that you hate. Yet before you quit, you'll want to make sure your financial house is in order. Not only will it help you survive a period of unemployment, it will help you focus on finding your next role....
The Future of Work is Here, Employee Burnout Needs to Go
Work burnout is real, and during Covid, it only got worse. A survey from careers site Indeed conducted during the spring found more than half of workers saying they felt burned out, and more than two-thirds saying the feeling had gotten worse throughout the pandemic. ...
India: Walmart Launches Flipkart Xtra
The new platform will help bolster Flipkart's supply chain to ensure seamless and faster delivery of shipments and service to consumers across India while creating part-time opportunities for individuals, it added. The launch, which comes ahead of the festive season...
Social Entrepreneurs Fight to Make Gig Work Fairer, Greener
When Londoner Rich Mason signed up as a bicycle food delivery rider in 2017, he found the long hours, poor pay and lack of communication from management “jaw-dropping” – so he started his own delivery app instead. One of his proudest moments was in June this year when...
Gig Work is Precarious No Matter the Country
The lives of delivery workers in major US cities are dangerous, surprisingly expensive, and largely only possible because of the support app-based laborers offer each other. But a new editorial series from Rest of World shows that the experiences of US-based gig...
How to Get a Promotion Working from Home
Since the pandemic, the number of home-based workers has surged. A new study revealed that by 2025, more than 36 million Americans will be working remotely. A new Upwork’s survey revealed remote workers are 35% to 40% more productive than their in-office...
From Remote To Hybrid Working: The Role Of Leadership
As the meeting began, dozens of eager eyes stared back at me in anticipation. Questions, answers, and varied perspectives flew back and forth at brisk pace. A half-hour later, we concluded the meeting with a set of definitive action items. Job done. Quite routine, you...
Labor Shortage May Have Old-fashioned Solution
The jobs of the future are in part the jobs of the past: Work for electricians, carpenters, and plumbers could help fix the labor shortage. With millions of Americans reevaluating their careers during the pandemic and quitting jobs, skilled trades that typically offer...
