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Big Tech Is Really Bad at Firing People
“It’s personally embarrassing for myself to have to explain to friends and family members why I’m getting fired,” says one…
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The Rebellion Amazon Can No Longer Ignore
But the union’s success overcoming this bureaucracy in Coventry has piqued the interest of Amazon workers around the world, who…
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Does Meta’s Horizon Workrooms Deliver? Customers Say Yes … and No
It’s a rhetorical question, but LeBeau’s statements when we met in Workrooms for an interview several weeks ago suggest he…
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Life Style
How Does SSDI Work? A Guide to Social Security Disability
Someone born in 2000 has about a 1 in 4 chance of becoming disabled before they reach their full retirement…
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Cars
Ford F-150 Lightning Goes to Work as a Farm Truck
For a while, I was the fastest farmer in Washington County. No one could touch me. Kids in their lifted,…
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Tech
Tired, Filthy, and Overworked: Inside Amazon’s Holiday Rush
Tyler Hamilton has optimized his every waking minute. Between Black Friday and Christmas, five nights a week, he pulls himself…
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The Holiday Travel Blob Has Begun
There was something curious about the US Transportation Security Administration’s data on passenger traffic at airports last month. The Sunday…
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How to Make the Most of In-Person Conferences
“I’ve lost my social skills!” I texted to a friend while en route to my first in-person conference in four…
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Big Tech’s Layoffs Will Fuel the Industry’s Future
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Despite Big Layoffs, Tech Workers Are Still in Demand
“You have two diverging paths for tech workers,” says Pollak. “One group is taking a flight-to-safety approach and going to…
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