Why Amazon built HQ2 and how Covid pandemic reshaped it
Six years ago, Amazon kicked off a sweepstakes-style contest in search of where to build a second headquarters. The competition drew bids from 238 states, provinces and cities vying to…
Google's return-to-office crackdown gets backlash from some employees: 'Check my work, not my badge'
Google’s latest effort to make sure employees are in the office is getting criticized by some staffers, who say they’re being treated like schoolchildren. Source link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/13/google-rto-crackdown-gets-backlash-check-my-work-not-my-badge.html
I created ‘Bare minimum Mondays’ — Gen Z’s latest low-effort work trend
You’ve heard of “quiet quitting” — now get ready for “bare minimum Mondays.” It’s the latest corporate trend taking over TikTok, coined by Marisa Jo Mayes after experiencing all-too-familiar burnout…
Centre Allows 100% WFH For SEZ (Special Zone) IT Units Till December 2023
Centre permitted complete work from home option to employees of IT units in a special economic zone. New Delhi: The government on Thursday permitted complete work from home option to…
The top international cities to live and work abroad this year
Workers looking for an outstanding quality of life and low cost of living are flocking to Valencia, Spain, which has been ranked the No. 1 city for expats to live…
Kolkata Groom Seen Working On Laptop During Wedding, Internet Is Not Happy
A majority of social media users criticized the toxic work environment Since 2020, the concept of ‘’work from home” has become an integral and normal part of everyone’s lives, because…
New York Times’ Return To Work Perk Backfires
NYT journalists have been without a contract since March 2021. (File) Hundreds of New York Times Co. employees are working from home this week in defiance of the company’s renewed…
Nearly 1,300 New York Times workers pledge not to return to office
The New York Times expects employees to start returning to the office three days a week starting this week — but nearly 1,300 journalists are saying hell no, they won’t…
Goldman Sachs yanks ‘free coffee’ perk as bankers return to five-day week
It’s time for Goldman Sachs bankers to wake up and smell the coffee — and pay for it, too. As employees filed into the Wall Street giant’s headquarters in lower…
Wall Street pushes return to office as SEC praises remote work
While Wall Street firms are increasingly pushing their workers to be in the office five days a week, the agency that regulates them has no plans to force employees to…