Dontcha love it when they upgrade to new shiny at work and its 50% more PITA.

Yay progress!!

#WorkLife

JPMorgan fired an employee over a $642 deli platter. Now it owes him $4.25 million

The bank claimed that Brent Ryan Bodner charged a personal expense to the bank in 2024. He disputed that, noting that it was for a preapproved meeting.

Fast Company
'I can’t even keep up': The long-term harms of tech overload at work—and how to avoid them

Email, Teams, Slack, Zoom, texts, DMs . . . the nonstop stimuli from our many screens can fry our brains and tank our work.

Fast Company
Meta reverses decision to reassign employees to AI training roles

The mandatory reassignments are now up “to each individual’s choice,” says an internal memo from the company.

Fast Company
Golden handcuffs aren't made of gold — they're brass with a shiny coating.
You're not trapped. You're just lazy with your fantasy.
Here's why your "boring" job is actually a gift.
https://medium.com/another-fucking-publication/whats-your-actual-fucking-problem-golden-45e1237eaa41
#goldenhandcuffs #careeradvice #worklife
What’s Your Actual Fucking Problem, Golden?

You came to me with bullshit — this is gonna hurt

Medium
Lessons from history: resilience and the American story at 250

Resilience, not ease, has been the defining feature of our national story.

Fast Company
Working mothers are struggling. These 3 hacks help

Corporate America is making it harder than ever for senior-level mothers to thrive. So Fast Company asked women on LinkedIn how they're actually making it

Fast Company
When work turns you into the parent you don’t want to be

A toxic workplace affects more than just your job. The stress often follows parents home.

Fast Company
The new 'cash-poor' is six figures and up

Why millions of working Americans—including those earning more than $100,000 a year—are finding it harder than ever to stay financially afloat.

Fast Company