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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...
Strike a Healthier Work-life Balance — These Apps Can Help
I love working from home. I’ve been doing it for the past 11 years and cannot imagine returning to an office five days a week again – ever. I get so much more done in so much less time not commuting, taking lunch breaks and being able to work any time day or night. ...
Equity in Hiring Starts with the Job Description
The well-cited 2020 McKinsey study on equity and inclusion established that a diverse workforce can lead to higher-performing and profitable teams. Yet questions remain around how to increase diversity in the hiring pipeline. But is there really a pipeline...
Why Every Mentor Needs A Mentor
Every mentor needs a mentor because having one optimizes information flow within the business organization. It builds more critical infrastructure for the mastermind to work. Learning from a mentor is like meeting yourself further down the road you’re on. A good...
Tech Workers Quitting Great Jobs to Fight Climate Change
Tech workers are walking away from high-paying jobs with great perks to help fight what they believe is the greatest existential problem of our lifetimes: climate change. In some cases, that has meant taking a pay cut. But Sandy Anuras, who recently joined home solar...
