Fired Via Tweet, Text And Voicemail: Loss Of Job, And Respect
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly found out he had been fired via Twitter. Last summer, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus was canned in similar fashion. And … Continue reading
The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death
It does require a fairly dystopian strain of doublethink for a company to celebrate how hard and how constantly its employees must work to make a living, given that these … Continue reading
Patagonia’s CEO Explains How To Make On-Site Child Care Pay For Itself
To date, three states and the District of Columbia offer paid family leave: California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. The United States is one of only two countries in the … Continue reading
Truck Stop: How One of America’s Steadiest Jobs Turned Into One of Its Most Grueling
This is the experience of many truckers. They are convinced to work as independent contractors by trucking carriers trying to rid themselves of the financial responsibilities of employers and shift … Continue reading
U.S. Women’s National Team Files Wage Discrimination Complaint Against U.S. Soccer
Five big-name members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team filed a federal wage discrimination complaint on Wednesday, alleging that the U.S. Soccer Federation pays them up to 40 percent … Continue reading
What Happens When Millennials Run the Workplace?
Mic’s staff of 106 looks a lot like its target demographic: trim 20-somethings, with beards on the men and cute outfits on the women, who end every sentence with an … Continue reading
Marissa Mayer’s Two-Week Maternity Leave Is Bullsh*t
Yahoo’s CEO is pregnant with twins, and just like she did in 2012, she plans to take a working two-week-long maternity leave. But in a blog post written after childbirth … Continue reading
Progressive Salon.com Refuses To Recognize Union One Month After Workers Vote To Organize
One month after its employees voted to unionize, the Salon Media Group, a digital media pioneer and a stalwart of the progressive press, has still refused to recognize the move. … Continue reading
The Upwardly Mobile Barista at Starbucks
Starbucks and Arizona State University are collaborating to help cafe workers get college degrees. Is this a model for helping more Americans reach the middle class? In their announcement, Starbucks … Continue reading
