Image created by me using Canva Another article that John references is that Newsom has approved minimum wage for health care workers and we can find this on Politico on October 13th. It reads, "Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a closely watched bill that would raise...
A couple of thoughts here: + November, December, and January tend to be graveyard months in HR work. The exception to this rule for me was 2021. I could tell the market was artificially overheated because I had clients asking for project work during Thanksgiving week...
Photo by Bruno Aguirre on Unsplash First, Alibaba founder Jack Ma demanded tech workers follow "996", a schedule of 9:00am to 9:00pm, six days a week. Then Elon Musk asked workers at Twitterânow Xâto commit to long working hours at a "high intensity." And late last year, Tencent CEO Pony...
Image created by me using Canva. âThe era of âdo nothing, the boss canât fire meâ is overâ says Ivy League professor Jeremy Siegel, as workers face down fear of layoffs -https://finance.yahoo.com/news/era-nothing-boss-t-fire-120236840.html Remember the 5000 times I dropped this? -https://theintercept.com/2022/07/29/bank-of-america-worker-conditions-worse/ When the Great Resignation actually was going strong and people...
Whatâs your advice about using job boards? Applying for open jobs posted on job boards makes all the sense in the world. After a job loss, youâre really thinking about putting as many tools in your toolbelt as possible. Where candidates go astray is by mass...
[buzzsprout episode='13889869' player='true'] One of the most dangerous statements you can make is: "Well, that would just neevvvverrrr happen to me." Similar to people telling you that it's impossible for 2008 to ever happen again. đ Key topics: âď¸ After all the FOMO & YOLO in the markets...
Image made by me using Canva. Unfortunately, we live in a crony capitalist system where it doesn't always matter if you did the right thing or held up your end of the bargain. "40-year-old dad who has bought and sold 3 homes doesnât see how he can...
Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay And let me tell you: when your stomach's growling and you don't hardly have any money in the bank, you're gonna do whatever you have to do in order to survive. I'm not telling you that it's going to be sunshine and roses...
Going to meetings and "networking" often makes people feel they've done something productive when, sadly, they usually haven't. The same is true with considering the application process a numbers game. "Oh, if I shotgun blast my resume everywhere on the Earth, something'll hit at some point." Maybe,...
Image by Pexels from Pixabay And I feel as though I have seen this movie before. I feel the same ring of familiarity. Oh, wait. I do. I do. Because Henry Paulson said the same thing. In an article on CNBC, that was originally published on Tuesday, July 22nd...