"More employers tell workers to RTO By Harriet Sinclair, Editor at LinkedIn News Happy New Year — now come back to the office. A flurry of companies including Vanguard Guard and Paycom Software have sent that message to employees in recent weeks, reports The Wall Street Journal....
[buzzsprout episode='11888853' player='true'] While you were mistletoe'ing and hopefully enjoying a good holiday, the power brokers were power broking. You think THEY take a break from money in December? 😆 If only. Key topics: ✔️ BlackRock out here talking about "a new regime." Not a new economy, a...
Image created by me on Canva. Years ago, I briefly worked for a company that was on its way out. I didn't know it at the time - during the interview process, the managers were very careful to obscure any signs of financial trouble. But once...
The investors and shareholders still expect a profit, so it’s usually the employees who bear the brunt of a bad economy. Some companies follow a tenure protocol, i.e., last one hired, first one fired. Others will use the first and second round of layoffs to...
Chapter 2: Don’t Rely on the People Who Created the Mess When you are snug and comfy in your bed at night, do you imagine the power brokers and fat cats care about your health and well-being? I’m going to assume the answer is no. Whenever the...
The more the media talking heads tell us, "This isn't 2008" or "2008 was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. It could just neevvveerrrrr happen again" the less I believe it. In fact, the more I hear that sh*t, the more I think we're assuredly headed into The...
Two snippets from LinkedIn News on 12/24/22. Sometimes the contradictory headlines we see are so funny you couldn't make them up if you tried. In "news" that literally any introvert could have told you: "Office staff are getting 'desk-bombed' By Ciarra Maraj, Editor at LinkedIn News Workers returning to the...
[buzzsprout episode='11900709' player='true'] Key topics: ✔️ ICYMI news, 12/19 - 12/23. ✔️ So many shenanigans are going on in the job market. PIPs. Changed metrics. Lower performance scores. Relocate or quit. Keep your head on a swivel! ✔️Whether you're looking at the job market or the housing market, Q4...
-https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/21/the-new-remote-work-trend-fear-of-layoffs-and-not-finding-a-new-job.html Remember the commentators who assured us that remote work is here to stay and employees will simply draw a line in the sand and refuse RTO? I felt like a lone voice in the wilderness saying otherwise. I saw a post the other day on...