Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sent his staff a Sunday-night email this week, setting expectations for a change toward corporate austerity measures at the ride-hailing and delivery app, just days after an earnings call where Uber’s performance beat analysts’ estimates.
Update: On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, writing that “the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.” This article has been updated to reflect that decision.
Of the roughly one million Americans who have died from covid about 150,000 have been nursing home residents. One million US nursing home workers have also been infected by the virus and more than 2,000 have died because of it.
The pandemic experience has people rethinking how, and where, they want to live.
One of game theory’s classic dilemmas is called the stag hunt. In this scenario, two hunters are out in the woods. Both agree to shoot a deer together. If they cooperate, they may go home with the prize stag. It’s a gamble, but a big reward. Yet they face a choice. Either hunter can choose to trap a rabbit alone instead. The smaller animal, while less tantalizing, is easier to catch. It practically guarantees they’ll have meat in their own pot next meal assuming they give up on the bigger prize.
“The drive for the four-day workweek has become serious.”
A new bill proposes shrinking the standard workweek to 32 hours, giving employees an extra eight hours, or a full day, of free time
A new study by researchers at Washington University in Saint Louis suggests companies should do more to support workers who are abusing alcohol.
Google has reportedly prohibited its translators in Russia from using the word “war” when referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a month ago. Instead, the contractors who translate Google’s product pages and corporate communication are required to use terms like “extraordinary circumstances,” according to an email from the company that was shared with The Intercept.
Vlad Mystetskyi was among the millions of Ukrainian expats who watched in disbelief as Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Amazon, headquartered in Seattle, wanted to go big with its corporate sponsorship of the city’s Pride Parade. It was prepared to give organizers $100,000 to sponsor the 2022 event, which will be held in June.
Western companies still operating in Russia are facing harsh criticism and calls for boycotts as that country’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week.
What’s really behind the employee resistance to companies’ return-to-office plans?
The corporate response to the war in Ukraine has been swift and self-perpetuating. Hundreds of companies have cut ties to Russia, hoping to pressure its political leader to back down. Seemingly every new company that joins the boycott gives another CEO the courage to do the same.
In a survey last June, Prudential Financial found that about a quarter of US respondents planned to leave their employer once the risk of the pandemic had decreased. Well, here we are—covid restrictions in the US are lifting, offices are reopening—and sure enough, 22% of participants in Prudential’s newest survey say they are already hunting for a new role.
The return to office is upon us—for real this time. Maybe.
Twenty years ago, when the internet was fast becoming integral to the lives of ordinary people, most businesses had to make a choice.
As the war in Ukraine continues, the list of businesses cutting ties to Russia grows. It now includes Apple, Nike, Microsoft, Volkswagen, Meta, and Boeing.
LinkedIn users now have a tool to explain gaps in their resume.
A new survey found that 92% of US workers would prefer a four-day work week. What could be more popular than that?
As Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, thousands of Russians took to the streets, risking arrest to protest their government’s aggression.
About 10 minutes into my interview with Shep Ogden, the 26-year-old co-founder and CEO of a digital media startup that counts Mark Cuban among its investors, I began to panic.
