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Representative image Some corporate leaders are grasping at whatever they can to get back to the way things were. But they might find themselves fighting a culture shift beyond their control. As long as work has existed, employers have tried to size up their employees’ commitment to their jobs. Are you on the fast track? The mommy track? The leadership track? Now, if some corporate leaders have their way, there will be a new test for workplace devotion — and anyone who opts for remote work gets a failing grade. But can C.E.O.s really claw their way back to 2019? This past week, Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Tesla and SpaceX employees requiring them to return to the office for at least 40 hours per week — or lose their jobs. Mr. Musk, who is known for having camped out for weeks at Tesla factories, thinks remote work is an affront to productivity and personal commitment. Last month, he praised Chinese workers for “burning the 3 a.m. oil,” comparing them with … [Read more...] about The Office Monsters Are Trying to Claw Their Way Back to 2019

Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma At a time when companies across the world are ordering employees to return to office, Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma is expounding the benefits of working from home. On Thursday, the Paytm chief announced that his digital payments platform will allow employees in tech, business and product roles to work from home or any location of their choice. This is a continuation of the remote working movement that began during the coronavirus pandemic. “We at Paytm allow you to work from home/anywhere for product, tech and business roles,” Vijay Shekhar Sharma wrote on Twitter alongside an animated video which contrasts the hectic routine of an office-going employee with the leisurely pace that is the luxury of those working from home. The Paytm founder and CEO encouraged job-seekers to visit the careers section of the Paytm website to look for current openings and “join the team that has revolutionised India’s payments for good.” We @Paytm … [Read more...] about Paytm to allow ‘work from home’ for these roles. See CEO Vijay Sharma’s tweet

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis topped the domestic box office on Friday with a solid $12.7 million. That includes $3.7 million in Thursday (and week-of) previews. If the film plays over the weekend like Dexter Fletcher’s Rocketman (which opened with $25.7 million from a $9.17 million Friday in June of 2019), then the $85 million rock biopic earns an impressive $35 million in its Fri-Sun debut. That may be optimistic since the Paramount-released, crowd-pleasing Elton John flick was R-rated. However, Taron Egerton’s Rocketman was also an hour shorter than Warner Bros. Discovery’s Austin Butler and Tom Hanks-starring 160-minute epic. With strong reviews and solid buzz, I’d expect the Austin Butler/Tom Hanks flick with around $30 million and duking it out with Top Gun: Maverick for the weekend crown. One year ago, we were all mourning the $11.8 million opening weekend of In the Heights (and celebrating the $70 million opening … [Read more...] about Friday Box Office: ‘Elvis’ Tops With $13 Million, ‘Black Phone’ Grabs $10 Million

When your job is a depressing slog, sometimes the best thing to do is simply take the leap and quit (even if you don't have something else immediately lined up) . But other times that's just lunacy. Maybe you have no financial cushion. Maybe your job has some redeeming qualities, or there is more learning to be wrung out of it. Maybe you just need to hold out until your other ducks are in a row. Whatever the reason, for lots of us the reality is that work kind of sucks but we can't quit right now. So is there nothing left to do but white knuckle your way through it? Jobcrafting to the rescue? The answer might not be sheer grit (supplemented by occasional glances at your less-than-impressive bank balance), but something called jobcrafting. Coined by researchers out of Yale and other institutions and embraced by the likes of Google, the term refers to the process workers use to subtly shift their jobs away from their grimmer aspects and toward something more enjoyable … [Read more...] about How to Radically Improve Your Work Life Without Quitting Your Job

Millions of Americans don’t have access to high-speed internet, the majority of whom live in rural areas. To help the 4,000-plus member owners of its farmer cooperative, Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford has made it her mission to advocate for public and private investment in broadband access. advertisement advertisement Internet connectivity is necessary for quality education and healthcare. Without the right tools and technology, it’s harder for farmers and their families to be successful. “When farmers aren’t secure, it leaves us less secure as a nation,” says Ford. To help bridge the digital divide, Ford spearheaded Land O’Lakes’ American Connection Project . Advocating for private and public sector investment in rural internet infrastructure, the effort includes over 170 organizations. Ford is working closely with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and was in D.C. for the signing of the $65 billion infrastructure bill that will … [Read more...] about Beth Ford wants to change the narrative about rural America

Veteran industry leader Shiv Shivakumar says the younger workforce will be impatient and non-hierarchical. Amid growing demand for freshers and young professionals, veteran industry leader Shiv Shivakumar says that the younger workforce will be impatient and non-hierarchical and they will go for impact and relevance. “I think younger workforce will not respect age, they will respect relevance and impact,” Shivakumar told Moneycontrol. “The younger workforce will be impatient and non-hierarchical. They will expect a lot more from companies in terms of learning, development etc. They will build their own personal brands on social media,” added Shivakumar, group executive president, corporate strategy, at the Aditya Birla Group. Shivakumar, who was formerly the chairperson of PepsiCo Holdings in India and CEO of emerging markets at Nokia, said Gen Z need to give a company they join three to four years, contribute and learn the ropes. He said such an approach can never go … [Read more...] about Younger workforce will not respect age, they respect relevance and impact: Shiv Shivakumar

In those first few fraught hours of February 24th, after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Anastasiia Smyk, CEO and co-founder of aviation software startup Input Soft , recalls being in a state of shock and incredulity. She was in Kyiv at the time, but her 11-strong team was scattered around the country. advertisement advertisement “The first week we were just thinking about how to survive at a human level,” says the 25-year-old entrepreneur. “So we decided to rent a house for our team in the Carpathian mountains, in the [safer] western part of Ukraine, and told them they could go there with their families to wait until we knew more about what was happening. Some of them went. Others were unable to get out.” One of those left behind was the startup’s accountant, whose home town of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, has been under Russian occupation since early March. On May 3rd, when the internet and mobile communications went down, she decided to risk her … [Read more...] about The war in Ukraine hasn’t ended. Here’s how these founders continue to build their businesses

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Elon Musk has gained 17 million Twitter followers since April, when he first announced plans to buy the social media company. But there is one billionaire who still has even more followers than he does. Oh, the power of an enormous Twitter following paired with an enormous fortune. Elon Musk—the world’s richest person—has 99.5 million Twitter followers who are exposed regularly to his rants and musings. He uses Twitter as a publicity tool (journalists regularly rush to cover whatever he says) and as a bully pulpit, complaining about regulators (including the Securities and Exchange Commission ), people he doesn’t like (that “pedo guy,” a term Musk used in 2019 to describe Vernon Unsworth, a British cave diver who helped rescue a trapped junior football team in Thailand. Unsworth sued for defamation and lost ) and politicians. President Joe Biden , Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders , to whom he … [Read more...] about Here Are The Billionaires With The Largest Twitter Following

A report published by Thai-language outlet, Isra News, allegedly contains a leaked transcript of 2 police officers and a public prosecutor discussing how to change the recorded driving speed of Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya. The Red Bull heir was accused of killing Bangkok police officer, 47 year old Wichian Klanprasert, in 2012, by crashing his Ferrari into the officer’s motorbike, dragging him and the bike for over 100 metres, before speeding off. In July, a decision to drop all charges against Vorayuth, who fled overseas in 2017, caused a national outcry, prompting PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to call for an independent inquiry into the handling of the case. The leaked transcript published by Isra News allegedly contains details of a phone call between 2 senior police officers and a public prosecutor, as they discuss how to amend a key piece of evidence that was instrumental in the charges being dropped, namely the speed at which Vorayuth was travelling when he crashed into the … [Read more...] about Leaked transcript allegedly shows attempt to get Red Bull heir off the hook

Apple’s product release events are famous for providing the stage where innovative products and services are introduced to the world for the first time. From Steve Jobs pulling the iPod out of his pocket to the iPhone’s debut, the event’s reputation is well established as a must-see reveal. advertisement advertisement In 2017, Apple’s flagship event was defined not by a groundbreaking new product but by a significant hardware shift. Instead of using a person’s fingerprint or passcode for authentication, the iPhone would use the face as a credential. The tech was called FaceID, and it revolutionized access control for our devices by introducing a secure and passive authentication experience for everyone, becoming second nature, many not realizing what’s going on behind the scenes. The technology was reported to be 20 times more secure than fingerprint readers, and it was one of the projects at Apple that I worked on as an engineer in the new product … [Read more...] about We could be using facial authentication for a whole lot more than unlocking our phones