Image by Foundry Co from Pixabay "Are YOU having a Bare Minimum Monday? New workplace trend sees staff taking it easy on the first day of the week after suffering the 'Sunday scaries' UK career expert Adam Butler has shared tips to hack 'Bare Minimum Monday' The Officeology CEO said how...
[buzzsprout episode='12230270' player='true'] On February 5, 2023, The NYT Magazine published, "Walter Mosley Thinks America Is Getting Dumber." In this interview with writer Walter Mosley, Walter says, "We’re living in a dumbed-down culture because the education of most people in America is sad and not useful....
Image by Franz P. Sauerteig from Pixabay "Why Are Your Employees Actually Quitting? You Can Narrow It Down to 1 Reason A basic understanding of human motivation, and what employees say they actually need will keep them from quitting." -https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/why-are-your-employees-actually-quitting-you-can-narrow-it-down-to-1-reason.html One reason? Only one reason for anyone who quits? Do tell. "Leaders have...
[buzzsprout episode='12230198' player='true'] Key topics: ✔️ ICYMI news, 2/11 - 2/17. ✔️The official narrative is now shaping up. Pandemic ➡️ Unprecedented times. ➡️ Zoom boom & WFH. ➡️ Red hot markets & overhiring. ➡️ Market is now "normalizing." ➡️ Don't worry about it because this is just a...
“Ultimately I think the next phase is ‘loud staying,'” said Sara Causey, owner of Causey Consulting, LLC. “I was alive and well during the Great Recession and whatever you needed to do to keep your job, you did it. If that involved staying late or working...
Remember this from last year: NOBODY SAID THIS WOULD BE FUN! Now you should just skip food altogether. -https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/cpi-report-today-january-2023-inflation/card/to-save-money-maybe-you-should-skip-breakfast-fSd6mz0miaAPhUFb2jgy So that escalated. Instead of replacing meat with lentils, just skip that meal altogether. I mean, you don't really need that food, do you? I bet the fat cats and...
[buzzsprout episode='12225671' player='true'] "We want them to have full faith and confidence in the banking system...
Image by Ryan McGuire from Pixabay When do terms like "cultural fit" and "hire for personality" become code for "ONE OF US...
Image by ErikaWittlieb from Pixabay "In 2023, even the most carefully thought-out hybrid work plan can be undercut if bosses get 'too rigid with flexibility.' Ajay Banga, vice chairman at growth equity investor General Atlantic, thinks that’s the obvious snag in the new remote work era. " -https://fortune.com/2023/02/12/hybrid-work-balance-ajay-banga-mastercard/ What? Too rigid...
Image by StockSnap from Pixabay We know you enjoy WFH but just get back in the cube already, dammit. "Big cities feeling cost of slow RTO By Cate Chapman, Editor at LinkedIn News The in-office workweek still stands at about three days in megacities such as New York, despite mandates to return....