The #MeToo movement put a spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace. But that’s just the start of the harmful—and at times, pernicious—behavior that many Americans deal with at work.
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The ‘power paradox’ that’s holding back workplace allies
Active support of traditionally underrepresented groups (such as women, and members of the BIPOC, LBGTQ+, and disability communities), particularly by members of what is referred to as dominant social groups (such as men and white people), is on the rise.
All bosses ‘secretly’ want workers back in the office—but they’ll have to wait years, major business group leader says
As the return to office debate rages on, many bosses have made it clear that they want their staff back at work in person.
Jeff Bezos’s advice for bosses who are leading meetings: Talk last
Jeff Bezos is the third-richest man in the world. He founded bookstore turned e-commerce behemoth Amazon and recently traveled to space on a rocket built by his own company, Blue Origin. And last year, he vowed to give away most of his fortune, which totals around $120 billion.
Are remote workers lazy? Experts weigh in on Elon Musk and Marc Benioff’s productivity problem
It’s well known that Elon Musk is not a fan of remote working. The billionaire made it his first order of business to end Twitter’s “work from anywhere” policy when he took its helm.
Jamie Dimon says remote work ‘doesn’t work’ for bosses, young workers, or ‘spontaneity’
Since the initial pandemic lockdowns, economic conditions and recession predictions have come and gone, varying wildly. But one thing that’s remained constant: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s opinion on remote work. Namely: It’s unproductive.
CEOs from Elon Musk to Jamie Dimon fought to bring workers back to the office in 2022. Here’s who won—and who lost—the great return-to-office war
The world edged closer to learning to live with COVID-19 in 2022, and as it did, an increasing number of pandemic restrictions were lifted. In many countries, that meant returning to the office for the first time in two years.
Recession be damned: Workers are still quitting—here are the jobs with the highest turnover rates
The Great Resignation may be past its zenith, but total quits were still around 4 million as of the end of October. And while employees across all industries are giving notice, there are certain jobs workers are more likely to quit.
In 2022 workers won the return-to-office battle with their bosses—at least for now
Do you remember March 2020? Specifically, the week we said goodbye to our office plants and began setting up make-shift office spaces at home?
The ‘PTO Woes’ are the ‘Sunday Scaries’ on steroids, and they’re making workers skip vacation time
Nothing ruins a vacation like the creeping dread of what awaits you back at the office.
The ‘Great Reflection’ on the future of work is not over
The “Great Reflection” has ushered in a new era of mindfulness–a time to ask what we genuinely want for the future of work and where to focus in order to achieve it.
11 of America’s biggest red meat producers colluded to keep wages low, workers say in federal lawsuit
Three meat plant workers have filed a federal lawsuit accusing 11 of the United States’ largest beef and pork producers of conspiring to depress wages and benefits.
The thing that will keep your workers from quitting is the one thing you don’t want to give them
Millennials want two things to stay: high waisted jeans and hybrid work. In both trends, they have intergenerational support.
American workers hate their jobs so much that nearly half of them wouldn’t wish it on their worst enemy
In a global study of 2,200 employees, 600 C-suite leaders, and 600 HR executives, the Workforce Institute at HR software firm UKG found that 38% of workers said they wouldn’t wish their job on their worst enemy—that figure jumped to 45% among U.S. workers.
Home Depot workers reject union in new setback for Biden’s organized labor push
Home Depot workers in Philadelphia rejected the first store-wide labor union at the world’s largest home improvement retailer Saturday night, a loss for a fledgling movement to organize at major U.S. companies.
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