No necessary element of our workday is potentially both less productive and more infuriating than the commute to and from the office. For some employees, a long commute may stack the deck against choosing a future with a particular company more than many other more traditionally accepted factors, like benefits and salary. We asked employees, … Read full-story
Feeling challenged at work can mean different things to different people. It implies that the job you have is hard, and that sometimes you need to be performing right up against the limits of your current capabilities. But it also implies that company or department leadership feels that the challenge is one you can meet, … Read full-story
Being fired is a trauma that only the most hardened slacker could ever get used to. In your work life, being fired takes the place of that boogeyman who you were sure was hiding under your bed when you were a kid. It’s also a black mark on your record that you will have to … Read full-story
Most often, we think of people staying at a company for an extended time because they want to grow with the company, want to foster their professional development, and develop an affection for the company and their coworkers. But what about health benefits, a real lifeline for many people? How many people declare allegiance to … Read full-story
Earlier this week, eBay announced plans to sell event ticket exchange and resale company Stubhub to Swiss ticket vendor Viagogo for $4.05B in cash. The news spurred eBay shares to rise 1%. The company will reportedly use deal proceeds for stock buyback, M&A investing, and dividends. Eric Baker, Viagogo CEO, was a business student when he … Read full-story
Did you know the state vegetable of North Carolina is the sweet potato? While having that North Carolina fun fact in your pocket will only get you so far, getting to know these 8 great Raleigh, North Carolina tech companies will actually do some good. Raleigh took 3rd place in a 2019 study done by SmartAsset ranking the best cities nationwide … Read full-story
Increasingly, issues of gender and diversity are central to discussion of the modern workplace, and U.S. companies are expected more and more to present a fair workplace full of workers of both genders as well as members of diverse ethnic groups. But there’s still a large element of taboo to the practice of open discussion … Read full-story
While we’d all like to work in offices that buzz along happily and harmoniously all during the workday, the truth is it takes a special mix of managers, employees, and policies to forge an office with a truly great, nourishing atmosphere. We asked employees to anonymously answer the question, “Does your current company have a … Read full-story
All companies open for business in 2019 need to take stock of recent cultural changes in the weather. Lip service paid to diversity is not enough any more. Young people demand to live in a world where groups like LGBTQ employees are treated the same way as any U.S. employee, so the business world needs … Read full-story
Feeling seen and appreciated is a fundamental morale booster for any employee. Too often, apparently, workers go about their jobs feeling that their contributions are unrecognized and their value to their company is fleeting. We asked employees to answer the question, “Are you typically recognized for the impact and a accomplishments you make for your … Read full-story
PayPal has made its largest acquisition yet by purchasing Honey for $4 billion. Owning Honey and incorporating its set of money-saving tools will serve to give PayPal an earlier entry into the online shopping cycle at the point of customer deal discovery. Honey has 17 million active users every month – mostly millennials of both … Read full-story
“They are transparent, care deeply about the team as much as they do about the business, and have a bias for action that drives us all forward.” – review from Marketing Snyk is a 200-employee developer-first security firm with an open-source software approach. The cyber security start-up recently raised an extra $70 million and has … Read full-story
International Men’s Day is upon us. The yearly event, inaugurated in 1992, is celebrated in over 80 countries and is designed to focus on both broad humanitarian values as well as men’s impact on community, marriage, family, and child care. This year’s theme is “Making a Difference for Men and Boys,” and as such it … Read full-story
Snowy Buffalo, New York – the second-biggest city in that state – officially has the first unicorn company it can call its own. ACV Auctions – an online marketplace startup for used cars – passed the $1B valuation mark thanks to its latest funding round from which it had received another $150M. The latest round was … Read full-story
Work meetings are not necessarily meant to be enjoyable, but they should be concise affairs with clearly stated goals and clear communication. Too often, especially when departments begin to silo, redundant and ineffective meetings being to clutter an employee’s workday – and that means leans productivity. We asked employees to answer the question, “Are your … Read full-story
The quality of a company’s onboarding process can make a break a new employee’s time at the company. A good onboarding process allows the new employee to get up to speed and to dive right in to his new work environment. A bad onboarding process can install bugs in a new employee’s system that will … Read full-story
Negotiating salary can be a scary prospect, with many hopeful employees often feeling happy enough just to be close to getting the job. Our minds can play tricks on us: what if by trying to negotiate my salary, they conclude I’m too pushy and decide against hiring me? What if I’m not asking for enough, … Read full-story
Denver education software startup Guild Education is the latest company to achieve unicorn status, in the wake of announcing the closing of its $157 million Series D funding round. Leading the round was ex-American Express CEO Ken Chenault via General Catalyst. Emerson Collective, Iconiq Capital and Lead Edge Capital all joined in the funding round as … Read full-story
Healthy workplace cultures don’t fall naturally into place very often. They need to be massaged, coerced, and encouraged. As is often said, “culture starts from the top down,” and workers across the country expect their bosses to maintain good cultures and goose flagging ones. But how do employees feel about those efforts at their actual … Read full-story
Its an uncommonly tumultuous time in America for politics, and never before has broadcasting political views been so fraught with the potential for causing personal and professional damage. All across the country, extended families are biting their tongues across the dinner table from each other – especially during the holidays.. But what about at work? Polite … Read full-story
Layoffs lurk like the boogeyman in the closet for every employee. When things are going well, we don’t expect layoffs are just around the bend. When things are going poorly, whispers of layoffs seem to bubble up everywhere. Being laid off is an impersonal way to have a job end, and it often has little … Read full-story
How do women feel about working with other women? How do men feel about ceding their decades-long position of power in the workplace to women in the name of fair play? And, for that matter, who would men rather work with? Men or women? It turns out most have a preference for working with women, … Read full-story
For a lucky few, a consistent paycheck is recognition enough for effort put in at the workplace. But for most of us, being otherwise recognized for our hard work is priceless. Having a boss or manager take a moment to thank a worker for their efforts is encouraging to the employee in question as well … Read full-story
Ethics are defined as “The rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group or culture.” The workplace certainly represents a particular group or culture, and each company has its own set of rules and values that comprise its ethical approach. Each employee is also expected to … Read full-story
Another unicorn company has appeared on the U.S. scene, this time from the world of online marketplaces. Faire, which offers local retailers a wholesale marketplace to sell their wares, raised $150 million for its Series D funding round. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Founders Fund, and included further funding from existing investors … Read full-story
The average computer or tech-related job in this country pays just over $91,000. The median household income for all U.S. jobs is just over $63,000. It doesn’t take an IT hotshot to do the math implied and come to the conclusion that the tech industry is still the hottest market around when it comes to … Read full-story
Vacasa, the Portland, Oregon-based international vacation rental business, is officially the country’s latest unicorn company. It joins the ranks of privately-held startups with over $1 billion dollar valuations. The official designation comes thanks to the company raising $319 million during a Series C funding round led by Menlo Park, California private investment firm Silver Lake. With … Read full-story
Just as previous generations of Americans are feeling the effect of the Millennials taking the leadership reigns of mainstream culture, Generation Z has entered the workforce. New Gen Z college gradsare entering a U.S. job market that is hitting historic unemployment lows. This generation, born between 1996 and 2010, will account for 40%of all U.S. … Read full-story
Advancement and professional development are the name of the game when it comes to career progression. Few of us feel satisfied if we stay in the same position at the same company for too many years. We can get to feel like we’ve been passed over, or that we’re underachieving. However, this kind of creeping … Read full-story
Cryptocurrency is here, whether you were wishing for a new form of money or not. But the currency form’s somewhat ethereal, indefinable nature is miles away from the idea of socking away money in a mattress, and a substantial amount of skepticism exists around the subject – as would surely be the case with any … Read full-story
