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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

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It's no secret that women and moms have faced many challenges in the past two years. A survey by Pew Research Center highlighted some of the challenges facing mothers during the pandemic. For example, a survey last October found that , among employed parents working from home all or most of the time, mothers were more likely than fathers to say they had a lot of childcare responsibilities while working. In addition, a National Women's Law Center report showed that women, in particular, have suffered the majority of pandemic job losses, so it's no surprise that women are looking not just to stay sane but to have an occasional escape. This is one of the many reasons Emmy Award winner and NYTimes best-selling author Sunny Hostin and co-host of "The View" released her first book in her "Summer" trilogy last summer. Summer on the Bluffs quickly became a New York Times best-seller. "Writing is an escape … [Read more...] about Why Sunny Hostin Is Helping To Add Representation To Romance

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 Five words are being used by many to summarize the Vice Presidential Debate that took place last night at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. By all accounts, the debate was far less adversarial than the Presidential Debate held previously. That said, there were a series of interruptions, and one exchange, which took place early on in the evening, that particularly resonated with viewers. When Vice President Mike Pence interrupted during the segment focused on the coronavirus response, Sen. Kamala Harris turned to Pence and said, "Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking." When he continued to talk over her, she, with a smile, repeated once again, "I'm speaking." Almost immediately, clips of the exchange were being shared widely, and via social media, women began sharing "I'm speaking" posts, lauding the phrase's effectiveness. In the less than 24 hours since the event, Etsy creators and even political … [Read more...] about Mr. Vice President, I’m Speaking.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks in front of a large crowd of Pheu Thai supporters during a campaign to promote the party in Si Sa Ket on June 18, 2022. (Pheu Thai photo) Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has emerged on top of potential rivals for the post of prime minister in a popularity rating of political figures by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll. The survey, the second in 2022, was conducted on June 20-23 by telephone interviews with 2,500 people aged 18 and over of various occupations and levels of education and incomes throughout the country. Asked to name the person they most favoured for the post of prime minister today, the answers varied as follows: 25.28% of the respondents pointed to Ms Paetongtarn, the Pheu Thai Party's chief of the Inclusion and Innovation Adviser Committees, because they want a member of the new generation to take over the country's … [Read more...] about Paetongtarn Shinawatra most popular choice for PM: poll

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