Tag Archives: Employee

Will I regret leaving my job? This new employee survey might surprise you

By Shalene Gupta July 12, 2022 It’s been an employees’ market recently. Since January, the market has added 1.7 million jobs. However, according to a new report from job search platform Joblist, which surveyed over 11,000 job seekers, many aren’t feeling that rosy about the job world:   80% expect the U.S. will enter a … Continue reading Will I regret leaving my job? This new employee survey might surprise you

Elon Musk’s wild 24 hours: Twitter deal setbacks, Dogecoin hype, and a Tesla employee lawsuit

By Chris Morris     June 22, 2022 Even by Elon Musk’s exaggerated definition of weird, the past 24 hours or so have been more than a bit peculiar. On Tuesday alone, Musk stoked investor fears at an economic forum; both dissed cryptocurrency and pumped it up; swung the ax at his flagship company while … Continue reading Elon Musk’s wild 24 hours: Twitter deal setbacks, Dogecoin hype, and a Tesla employee lawsuit

Why a flexible workplace shouldn’t mean we ignore individual employee experiences

By Faisal Hoque     June 06, 2022 The pandemic era phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation” has seen millions of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs. In January 2022 alone, some 4.3 million workers quit, adding to the staggering 48 million who abandoned their jobs in 2021, according to data from the Labor Bureau. As … Continue reading Why a flexible workplace shouldn’t mean we ignore individual employee experiences

Little of Microsoft’s ‘principles for employee organizing’ is actually pro-union

Little of Microsoft’s ‘principles for employee organizing’ is actually pro-union The company doesn’t seem short on alternatives to collective action, however. B. Menegus @bryanmenegus June 2nd, 2022 POOL New / reuters Thursday afternoon, Microsoft’s president and vice chair Brad Smith penned a blog post outlining four “principles” the company would be adopting in response to … Continue reading Little of Microsoft’s ‘principles for employee organizing’ is actually pro-union

Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company

Nine women accuse Sony of systemic sexism in a potential class-action lawsuit Today, eight women joined the ongoing suit and shared their stories with the court. J. Conditt @JessConditt March 10th, 2022 Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images In November, former PlayStation IT security analyst Emma Majo filed a lawsuit against Sony, claiming the company discriminated … Continue reading Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company

Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets and then attempting a cover-up

Tesla’s ‘Dojo’ supercomputer will train its vision-centric autonomous tech It has to teach the systems to respond with the same acuity and speed as a human. S. Dent @stevetdent June 22nd, 2021 Tesla Tesla has gone all-in on vision-only autonomous driving, to the point of even phasing out radar sensors in some of its EVs. … Continue reading Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets and then attempting a cover-up

A viral TikTok saga of an employee who moved into his cubicle puts the spotlight on living wages

By Moises Mendez II   March 19, 2022   More than 13 million TikTok users watched as a Seattle man, who goes by the handle calm.simon, unpacked bags full of clothes, books, snacks, and kitchen supplies in his office cubicle. “I am moving from my apartment and into my cubicle at work,” he says in … Continue reading A viral TikTok saga of an employee who moved into his cubicle puts the spotlight on living wages

Activision Blizzard faces wrongful death lawsuit over employee suicide

Activision Blizzard continues to remove employees amid misconduct allegations But CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly tried to keep a lid on the exact figures. K. Holt @krisholt January 17th, 2022 Drew Angerer via Getty Images Since July, 37 Activision Blizzard employees have been fired or forced out and another 44 have been disciplined as the company … Continue reading Activision Blizzard faces wrongful death lawsuit over employee suicide