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Generous perks have been a norm in the tech industry for decades as a way to woo the best and brightest employees… but recent belt-tightening and shifting priorities are making the perks disappear. Why It Hurts: People’s work life has been on a rollercoaster over the past five years, transitioning from offices to remote work-setups to back […]
Tulsa, Oklahoma’s “Tulsa Remote” program that offered remote workers $10,000 to move to the city for at least a year has turned out to be a big success for workers, the city, and the remote work movement. The Big Move: Mid-tier, non-coastal metros were losing valuable knowledge workers in droves prior to COVID. But the ability to work […]
LinkedIn’s freelancer-focused Services Marketplace has exploded in growth, putting the job-focused social platform on a path to become a key marketplace for work. Why It Hits: As several white-collar industries continue to shed employees en masse as interest rates remain stubbornly high, hundreds of thousands of people are looking for work… and when they can’t land full-time […]
The Future. Remote and hybrid work options have become harder to find in recent years as companies pushed their employees to return to the office post-pandemic. Despite the requirement, CEOs are working from home more often. If the trend continues and more execs fail to extend this perk to their workers, don’t be surprised if […]
The Future. For recent college grads, landing a job has become increasingly harder. But cities in the southern US are putting up some much-needed “hiring” signs. If the recruiting continues, the influx of young people may turn the South into a new cultural hub. Hot generationA study by payroll provider ADP found that big cities […]
The Future. As Gen Z increasingly chooses blue-collar jobs over university-educated, white-collar work, social media content showing their jobs is taking off and paying off. As young plumbers, electricians, and others find a new revenue stream by showing what they do regularly, the next wave of digital influencers may never quit their day jobs. Hashtags […]
The Future. A survey by The Harris Poll found that a surprising number of millennials are taking advantage of work-from-anywhere arrangements to take sanctioned vacations — a phenomenon being called “quiet vacationing.” That’s sure to ruffle the feathers of employers, but as long as projects are getting done on time and up to standard, this trend […]
The Future. A report from the Economic Policy Institute found that Gen Z may actually be okay when it comes to career and earnings prospects despite the economic upheaval of the past few years. However, with housing costs, student debt, and health-related costs hitting record highs, the generation may still conduct their job searches and financial planning for the […]
The Future. Surveying 31,000 people across 31 countries and data from Fortune 500 companies, LinkedIn and Microsoft discovered some surprising insights about the use of AI in the workplace — namely, it’s being used a lot, but no one’s really being honest about it. To attract the best talent, companies may start offering AI training […]
The Future. Young workers don’t just believe in the work-from-anywhere arrangement… they believe their employers should “work from anywhere,” too. As technology makes it possible for employees to be stationed anywhere they want to be, the next era of employee recruitment may be all about setting up satellite offices in vacation destinations. World-changing“Gen Global” is a term […]