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8 votes
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US Fed’s Jerome Powell ready to support job market, even if it means lingering inflation
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Folks in those $100k+ jobs, corporate types, office workers... What would you say you actually do?
I work as a prek teacher. I go to work, clock in, and spend 8 hours actively engaged with kids teaching reading, writing, math, social skills, science, games, and more. I don't have "down time" at...
I work as a prek teacher. I go to work, clock in, and spend 8 hours actively engaged with kids teaching reading, writing, math, social skills, science, games, and more. I don't have "down time" at work; I'm always on, because I have to be. There are demands of me every moment I'm there.
But what about you corporate folks? I can't seem to figure what you actually... Do?
My dad worked such a job (VP in pharma) and I could never get a real answer from him. He would always just say "I'm busy", he traveled a lot, and as far as I could tell his "work" was just meetings.
Other business folks I interact with, it's the same. They're always playing on their phone, or (my favorite) constantly talking on the phone when picking up or dropping off their kids at school, and ignoring them. A buddy of mine is a senior exec and was able to complete baldur's gate 3 during work hours because he's just sitting around in meetings all day.
How is that work? How does that justify earning 4x+ what I make?
I'm genuinely curious because I've never gotten a straight answer and my impression is that in these jobs you don't actually do anything, but that can't be right.
Sorry if this is a dumb question.
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Where are all the teachers? Breaking down America's teacher shortage crisis in five charts.
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NASA’s x-ray telescope faces a long goodbye
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Job boards are still rife with 'ghost jobs'. What's the point?
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The difficult emotional labour of healthcare workers
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Idaho needs doctors: But many don't want to come
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Any friendly entrepreneurship communities that aren't rotten with the whole "grindset," hustle culture stuff?
I've always been interested in entrepreneurship, and I think I want to get serious about doing something. I checked out the Millionaire Fastlane forums, and it's just completely saturated with the...
I've always been interested in entrepreneurship, and I think I want to get serious about doing something. I checked out the Millionaire Fastlane forums, and it's just completely saturated with the whole "grindset" BS. I tried reading a couple of threads, and my eyes almost rolled out of my head. 🙄
I've also hung around on the entrepreneur subreddit, and it just seems like a bunch of people without much experience trading unproven advice and people trying to sell courses.
Does anyone know of a better community? I'd like to find some friendly, welcoming adults with actual experience to talk with. Are entrepreneurship and hustle culture always a package deal?
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The Apex [Legends] team was hit with layoffs today
@Aaron: The Apex team was hit with layoffs today. It sucks seeing some of the people I've worked with for almost 3 years now get let go. Hopefully, they land on their feet sooner rather than later.
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AI IT project management
Im part of the EPMO of a healthcare system. We just got licenses and an intro to co-pilot for teams, word, excel , PowerPoint. I swear this AI will tell you all the questions asked during a...
Im part of the EPMO of a healthcare system. We just got licenses and an intro to co-pilot for teams, word, excel , PowerPoint.
I swear this AI will tell you all the questions asked during a meeting. If you join a meeting late you can ask it to recap the meeting thus far. Did you get a sales presentation from a vendor you need to recap and present to stakeholders. Ask co pilot to create a pdf from the documentation the vendor provided.
AI is making my job so much easier but at the same time I kinda feel like I’m training my replacement.
Are you using AI at your job, how are you using it and how do you feel about it use in the workplace and if it will one day replace you?
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The world’s first autonomous snowplows are in service
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Britain’s future is being compromised by the massive increase in long-term sickness among the working age population
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The life-ruining power of routines: Habits don’t lead to personal optimisation. They lead to suffering.
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On International Women's Day, Northern European countries stand out for women who are looking to develop their careers – Iceland secured the top spot
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Rooster Teeth is shutting down after twenty-one years
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Why tech job interviews became such a nightmare
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How a woman named “Steve” became one of Britain’s most celebrated IT pioneers, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists
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Diversity in the skies: US FAA’s controversial shift in air traffic controller hiring
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'I stopped believing in myself': Game developers share the human impact of over a year of mass layoffs
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‘There is no help’: US nurses’ suicide rate rising amid staff shortage and stress
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US regulatory agencies take steps to fight non compete clauses in employment contracts
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What's the matter with men? They’re floundering at school and in the workplace. Some conservatives blame a crisis of masculinity, but the problems—and their solutions—are far more complex.
51 votes -
EA cutting 5% of workforce
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Sony is laying off 900 PlayStation employees
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US Federal Trade Commission and eight states sue to block supermarket merger between Kroger and Albertsons
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Return to office policies do not improve company value, but do make employees miserable: Study
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South Korea health alert raised to ‘severe’ over doctors walkout
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Our company is doing so well that you’re all fired
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Why Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will open the new MLS season with replacement match officials
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Exhausted Pakistani content moderators are now trying to find other work but have been unsuccessful because their experience isn’t transferable
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Las Vegas workers facing labor abuse get renewed federal protections from deportation
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How Kharkiv’s tech start-ups became the ultimate test of business resilience
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American teachers are missing more school, and there are too few substitutes
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Disco Elysium standalone expansion reportedly cancelled and quarter of staff facing redundancy at ZA/UM
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How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have any talent
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Is anyone here a consultant? I have questions...
Backstory: Seemingly randomly, I was contacted by a company that saw a comment I made online about a previous area of expertise that they want to venture into and have asked if I'd like to be a...
Backstory: Seemingly randomly, I was contacted by a company that saw a comment I made online about a previous area of expertise that they want to venture into and have asked if I'd like to be a consultant to them.
I've never been a consultant, dealt with them directly, or have any idea what would be expected of me as one. Looking up consultants and consultancies and what they do has provided zero insight as they seem to be purposefully vague or overly broad.
Starter questions (I realize they're vague and I'll have follow up questions as I get a handle on this):
- If you are or have been a consultant, were you independent or part of a firm?
- What do you actually do?
- What did/do you charge for your consultancy services?
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Nurses in Denmark shift to cosmetic care despite hospital staffing crisis – DSR believes shift is due to salary and working conditions
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Should pay be more transparent? Policies that force companies to reveal the pay of peers have unintended consequences.
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Service jobs now require bizarre personality test from AI company - 404 Media investigation of Reddit post trend
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I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take this bizarre personality test
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'I've never seen it this bad:' Game developers explain the huge layoffs hitting Riot, Epic, and more
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Served: Opening a restaurant inside a prison
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DoD updates telework policy for the first time since 2012
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US Congressional budget gridlock leads to stunning NASA layoffs
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Men benefit more from their looks at work than women do, new research shows
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IGN workers unionizing - IGN Creators Guild announces 85% of eligible editorial and creative employees at games media outlet have already signed union cards
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UK professor suffered discrimination due to anti-Zionist beliefs, tribunal rules
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Everyone’s a sellout now
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The home-working revolution is harming younger workers: Bosses who insist on a return to the office are demonised — but turning up is better for your career
18 votes