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Gage is a new app that keeps a public social credit score on your work habits. “Gagework has introduced what is essentially a social credit score for employees.”https://thewinepress.substack.com/p/tech-startup-introduces-social-credit Users say it feels like “Yelp for humans.” Managers can rate your teamwork, energy, or even mood during a huddle. You might lose points for not giving …
A man walked into a workplace in Mellrichstadt, Germany, on Tuesday morning and turned it into a crime scene. The location was a regional grid operator called Überlandwerk Rhön. The attacker used a sharp object. One person is dead. Two others are in critical condition. The suspect is a 21-year-old German male. He was arrested …
AI TRIED TO RUN A COMPANY… AND FAILED SPECTACULARLY A team of researchers built a fake tech company, staffed entirely by AI workers from Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic. The result? Total chaos. The best AI agent barely finished 24% of its tasks, needed nearly 30 steps, and cost $6 per assignment just to get …
A former federal worker shared the truth about the inefficiencies plaguing government offices: employees boast about working remotely while running personal businesses, drinking margaritas during office hours, and never getting fired. This is the reality of our public sector, where only a small percentage of workers do the heavy lifting, and the rest coast until …
Screw that JOB! I would quit immediately! Shocking workplace conditions at Baltimore city facility where staff are forced to ask for toilet paper! Details of shocking conditions at Baltimore sanitation facilities have emerged after the city Inspector General released a report into the Department of Public Works. The report focused on complaints from nine facilities …
Key points: The Supreme Court has lowered the bar for proving racial and sexual discrimination in the workplace. “Some harm” rather than “significant harm” is now sufficient for discrimination claims. This change may lead to an increase in anti-discrimination lawsuits against employers. Potential implication: Companies may face increased litigation costs and settlements related to discrimination …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1763846447844229352 The video is well done. Helpful to teach workers to be more aware and THINK. Normally, videos like this are actually based on true incidents in the workplace. AC
3 Ways To Decenter Whiteness In Your Workplace https://t.co/INMFly8P8v — Forbes (@Forbes) November 19, 2023 https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2023/10/25/3-ways-to-decenter-whiteness-in-the-workplace/?sh=10023f7c5ad1 h/t dr0id