#How Silicon Valley taught America to treat work as a religion

#How Silicon Valley taught America to treat work as a religion

“How Silicon Valley taught America to treat work as a religion” At the opening of her four-day self-improvement seminar, Jennifer Spargifiore was held in isolation for hours until a screaming man broke the silence, yelling that the attendees were “nothing.” The degrading experience “more and more resembled a cult initiation ritual as time went on,” reads a…

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#72% of CEOs fear losing their gigs in 2022

#72% of CEOs fear losing their gigs in 2022

“#72% of CEOs fear losing their gigs in 2022” A growing number of CEOs are worried about their job security due to business-related disruptions in the COVID-19 pandemic era, according to the results of a recent survey obtained by The Post. A survey by management consulting firm AlixPartners found 72% of CEOs fear losing their…

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#Google delays return-to-office plans over Omicron concerns

#Google delays return-to-office plans over Omicron concerns

“#Google delays return-to-office plans over Omicron concerns” Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it is indefinitely pushing back its January return-to-office plan globally amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and some resistance to company-mandated vaccinations. Google in August had said it would expect workers to come in about three days a week from Jan. 10 at…

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#Gaffe or not, inappropriate comments can haunt the workplace

#Gaffe or not, inappropriate comments can haunt the workplace

“#Gaffe or not, inappropriate comments can haunt the workplace” If your workplace is typical, whether it’s virtual or on-site, so-called “microaggressions” are occurring all around you. According to Columbia University professor Derald W. Sue, microaggressions are “brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership.” We’re not talking about…

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#Activision Blizzard to pay M to settle sex-harass lawsuit

#Activision Blizzard to pay $18M to settle sex-harass lawsuit

“#Activision Blizzard to pay $18M to settle sex-harass lawsuit” Video game giant Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $18 million to settle a sexual-harassment lawsuit brought by the US government. Activision, which is behind games like “Call of Duty,” “World of Warcraft” and “Candy Crush,” settled the suit by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…

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