Hi, Welcome Welcome back By Tracy Brower December 29, 2022 The holidays can be especially demanding. According to a new study by YouGovAmerica, 52% of people find this season stressful. And heading into the New Year, expectations are especially high. During this time, the climb for both work and personal pursuits can seem steeper … Continue reading How to set boundaries at work in the New Year
Google is (unsurprisingly) shutting down Stadia in January Kris Holt @krisholt Despite claims to the contrary as recently as July, Google is shutting down its Stadia games streaming service after just three years. The company says players will still have access to their games and be able to play them until January 18, 2023. … Continue reading The worst of tech in 2022
By Kristin Toussaint December 28, 2022 Strikes, walkouts, union wins, and even more workers organizing—the wave of labor action that gained momentum during the pandemic showed no signs of slowing down in 2022. In fact, it ramped up even more: The number of union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board increased … Continue reading Can the labor movement capitalize on its big wins from 2022?
By Talib Visram December 28, 2022 In May, Mike Pence wrote a scathing op-ed against the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement in the Wall Street Journal. He railed against asset managers prioritizing investments in socially and environmentally responsible companies, saying the practice interferes with the free market and actively hurts fossil fuel companies. … Continue reading Anti ‘woke’ ESG policies are already costing taxpayers millions
By Donna Svei December 28, 2022 It’s easy to be frightened by headlines about mass layoffs and a potential recession. And many workers may be preparing themselves to look for a new job in the New Year. One of the first questions job seeker’s ask themselves is, “Is my résumé good enough?” They may … Continue reading 5 résumé trends that will take hold in 2023—and how use them yourself
By Kim Kelly December 27, 2022 Looking back, 2022 was a huge year for the American labor movement, one in which public support for unions jumped to a record high and thousands of workers mobilized to win higher wages, better working conditions, and the benefits of a union. The welcome burst of energy that … Continue reading The worst bosses of 2022 are exactly who you’d expect
Blizzard intends to buy ‘Spellbreak’ studio Proletariat to speed up ‘WoW’ development Kris Holt @krisholt It’s a busy spell for Blizzard, with Diablo Immortal, Overwatch 2 and mobile game Warcraft Arclight Rumble all arriving this year. The studio has another major release lined up in the form of World of Warcraft expansion Dragonflight, which … Continue reading Workers at Blizzard support studio Proletariat aim to unionize
By Lydia Dishman December 27, 2022 From underestimating the impact of economic malaise on the job market to expecting year over year marketing efforts to stay the same, here are the nine answers to the questions, “What was your biggest failure in 2022? What did you do about it? And what will you do … Continue reading 9 leaders share their biggest failures in 2022
How to Measure ROI of PIM Platform Implementation Dietmar Rietsch / 27 Dec 2022 A survey conducted by the National Retail Federation found that eCommerce product returns accounted for about 8 percent of all sales by respondents. With that figure amounting to about $ 260 billion in lost sales in the United States alone that year, … Continue reading How to Measure ROI of PIM Platform Implementation
By Ryan Wong December 27, 2022 If you work in HR, 2022 has been a tale of extremes. It began with companies desperately trying to woo employees with perks and flexibility but about-faced, seemingly overnight, to staff reductions and austerity budgets. Still, that’s nothing compared to what’s coming. In 2023, I predict that we will … Continue reading 3 simmering workplace controversies that will boil over into 2023
