The Amazon headquarters sits virtually empty on March 10, 2020 in downtown Seattle, Washington. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon recommended all employees in its Seattle office to work from home, leaving much of downtown nearly void of people. John Moore | Getty Images Amazon is instructing corporate staffers to spend at least three […]
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In a video ad Google posted on Twitter, its yet-to-be-launched AI chatboard Bard confidently spouted misinformation about the James Webb Space Telescope. “JWST took the very first pictures of a planet outside of our own solar system,” the chatbot replied, which is patently false. (It was the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope that captured […]
A Reddit employee’s credentials were stolen in a targeted phishing attack, an administrator for the website has revealed, and hackers were able to infiltrate its systems on February 5th. Apparently, Reddit employees had been receiving “plausible-sounding prompts,” which lead to a website that mimic the looks and behavior of its intranet gateway, designed as such […]
WARNING: This story contains graphic content some readers may find disturbing. After the resignation of Future Electronics CEO Robert G. Miller last week, the Montreal-based company has announced it has cut ties with all employees named in an investigation by Radio-Canada’s Enquête and CBC’s The Fifth Estate that alleged he paid teens for sex. An […]
Canadian Google employees affected by recently announced job cuts were being told Monday whether they have been laid off. Google Canada spokesperson Lauren Skelly confirmed in an email that notifications were being sent to staff impacted by the cuts announced last month. Skelly wouldn’t say how many Canadians are due to be laid off and […]
BILL OF THE WEEK: Legislative Concept 3697 SPONSOR: Sen. Tim Knopp (R-Bend) WHAT IT WOULD DO: Require state employees who live full time in other states to pay their own travel costs when they return to Oregon on state business. Currently, state HR policy that went into effect in December 2021 says that “employees who […]
“There’s all this bulls***about working from home – what difference does it make if the job gets done? “Well, it don’t bl***y get done, it’s as simple as that.” Alan is renowned for his tough talking attitude and traditional values – and he’d always be happier connecting face to face. However, ironically, when it comes […]
Employees of Yellowstone County, who mostly work at the courthouse, ratified a new contract on Friday, averting a possible strike the union membership had authorized but postponed in order to vote on a new contract proposal. The employees, which number around 150, voted “overwhelmingly” to approve the new contract. No vote counts were released by […]
I will not beat around the bush. For a number of years I have heard rumors and complaints of a toxic work environment from employees of the Town of Old Lyme — shouting matches, bullying, petty slights, forged timesheets — and perhaps most troubling — heartfelt fears by at least two employees that their complaints […]
The appeal of running an eco-friendly business is higher than ever. A recent survey found that 63% of customers want companies to do more to promote social and environmental responsibility. Therefore, green businesses can reap the rewards of offering eco-friendly products and services to this growing market. Unfortunately, running a green business is harder than […]