ME: *slides contract back* add another zero and you got yourself a deal BOSS: $17,000 ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟+ ͟0 $17,000

When the office finds out you got "exceeds expectations" on your performance review with a 2.3% raise
In code interviews, I'd prefer a candidate who has a few bugs and shows his ability to reason about test failures and resolve them, to someone who just writes flawless code. AI can write good code for interview questions. I...

What does it look like to unlearn old management skills? Amy Clark answers on The Peggy Smedley Show. Listen now. https://t.co/Mvktfvb2ax #IoT #sustainability #AI #digitaltransformation #PeggySmedley #podcast https://t.co/fAE6UuaxXf

Employee Engagement: A Confluence of Passion and Purpose - CX Journey™ https://t.co/kfuC7LPG52 #employeeexperience #employeeengagement https://t.co/TzUODthzwR
The U.S. labor market may start to look more like 1980s Japan -- generalists looking for ways to fill in the weaknesses of AI, small businesspeople striking out on their own, and a few specialists with valuable skills. https://t.co/wRA2yG2bYg
Jobs are weird now. Lots of stagnation, lots of fear, lots of ai-pilled CEOs trying to force llms into work, lots of people automating their work, no clear productivity gains lots of concern about job loss/career tracks. I wanted to...
MyPOV: Job seekers, tech employers voice concerns over AI’s impact https://t.co/tKaRqPmGgj @CGTNOfficial @MarkNiuWrite @rwang0 @constellationr #AIF2026
AI may reshape not just jobs, but the pathways between them. Millions of workers without degrees rely on “gateway” roles like admin or customer service to move into higher-paying jobs, yet many of these roles and the transitions they enable are...
Not sure whether you need a full-time marketing hire or a fractional CMO? I wrote about exactly this: the real differences, what each model actually costs, and how to know which one fits where your business is right now. https://www.mallorymusante.com/blog/should-you-hire-an-employee-or-a-factional-cmo-for-your-marketing Worth a...
Today is my last day at Fruitist. 🫐 It's been a wild 0→1 build standing up a global talent function from the ground up at a $1B CPG company. I'll be embarking on one of the most important chapters of...
The Corporate Polo Shirt has been the default canvas for company logos for 50+ years. Not because it's flattering (it isn't), not because it's comfortable (debatable, at best), and not because employees are clamoring for more pique cotton in their...
Chinese Humanoid Robot Maker UBTech Offers $18 Million to Hire Chief Scientist The advertised salary is unusual for a Chinese AI industry that’s eschewed the mega pay packages that the likes of Meta Platforms Inc. have put together for elite...

D.C. Memo: Circle City's McCoy Requests @AGomezFCC Meeting to Discuss @wrtv Growth Plan; McCoy, president and CEO of Circle City Broadcasting, initiated a round of layoffs after paying $83 million to acquire ABC affiliate WRTV in Indianapolis with an...
What the employment rate doesn’t show: full-time vs part-time/gig, hours worked, income inequality, geographic shifts. Based on this chart, 1990s factory workers had nothing to worry about China & automation either.
Meta-Google’s social media trial is a timely signal for HR on digital wellbeing @HR_Exec https://t.co/f8KZ96Vuaa #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
This is what happens when you have people unqualified to do the jobs and have no screening
I'd be interested to see this graph for "administrator"-type jobs across all industries (academia, public schools, government, corporations, etc.) over the last few decades. Administrators represent a form of tax on value and innovation. The administrators didn't do anything wrong...
Oracle News | Booted Before Breakfast: Early Morning Layoff Trend Hits India https://t.co/4cKFJTKYSN via @YouTube #layoff #jobloss #oraclelayoff #india
There are a lot of people who would be making more money right now if they stopped underselling the complexity of their own work. Especially people in operations, coordination, delivery, support, and cross-functional roles. A lot of that work gets...
Jack Dorsey just published something that should be required reading for every founder. The premise: the org chart needs to be replaced entirely. And the argument starts 2,000 years ago. For thousands of years, every organization on earth has run on the...
Just saw that our healthcare premiums we're paying as a company will increase by 12.09% YOY...
Are you a cracked engineer and live in 🇨🇦 ? We're growing really damn fast. DM me.
Complex Systems has been acquired by… darn, a day late for a topical April Fool’s joke. No, this week’s episode is about payroll systems, with an extended riff on why government payroll revamps so often turn into boondoggles.

Employee engagement 101: Rethinking EX in the age of declining trust https://t.co/xdbYxFC31N @CX_Network #EmployeeEngagement & #trust have stagnated, even declined. This 3-pillar framework helps reorg operations, shift from profit-first #culture to experience-first & drive profit https://t.co/JicAwNRYKS

In an idea meritocracy, there is bound to be more disagreement than in a typical organization, but when it's taken to an extreme, arguing and nitpicking can undermine the idea meritocracy's effectiveness. At Bridgewater, I have encountered some people, especially...

Can we go back to the time when laying off employees was a sign of poor management? When it meant the company shouldn't be trusted? I know we've completely lost the plot on pretty much everything, but this one thing...

Who HR Reports To Says More Than You Think - CX Journey™ https://t.co/JbJN3Cxw1H #HR #orgstructure #leadership #culture https://t.co/FFR8vgzWvD
If you’re not willing to give direct feedback, you’re robbing your team of their ability to improve.

📘 My favorite leadership read this week. What’s on your list? 📚 Add this to your list: 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟖) by 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐫 💡 OKRs for factories? Yes—align teams, focus effort, ship outcomes. Helpful resource: 🔗 https://t.co/uilX0d7TBd https://t.co/ehv86DTFh9

Good leaders must communicate the following: Purpose – why are we doing what we’re doing? Direction – where are we going? Progress – how are we doing? I call this trio PDP. The clearer the PDP is to the team,...

Virtual staff KPIS. Should your virtual staff have the same KPI’s and bonuses as U.S. based employees ?
The Rise of #GenAI and “Cognitive Surrender” @ABPsychologists https://t.co/v6WqYvT47J #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
What are some s-tier corporate cultures? Costco, Adyen, and Netflix make the list for me
How about stop hiring your friends for bullshit made up jobs at 200k+ a year
What exactly is "executive presence"? Maybe you know it when you see it. But can those behaviors you learned to lead and operate at the upper levels actually backfire? I found this @HarvardBiz article useful ... https://t.co/G1rGO62gR0 https://t.co/2jPN0IhIF7

How Middle Managers Can Avoid Becoming the Forgotten Middle (or Turn It Around) - CX Journey™ https://t.co/mIzhWR4SGC #middlemanager #management #culture https://t.co/MC3Kz6dBgf

Microsoft's CFO controls the Nvidia chips. Controls the hiring. Controls the data centers. She's not the CEO. And she might be the most powerful person in AI right now. Here's what that means for your career 🧵 https://t.co/YzYqzBIOSp
NLRB members, including Trump's appointees, rule Amazon illegally refused to negotiate at its Staten Island warehouse, teeing up what could be a yearslong federal court battle: https://t.co/ybrQBy5lR0 @robertiafolla @amazonteamsters
In my business, fair pay is non-negotiable. If I can't afford to pay someone what they're worth, I'm not ready to outsource.

Why Great Organizations Never Stop Learning - CX Journey™ https://t.co/fm9xFqXYQA #leadership #learning #culture #employeeexperience #customerexperience https://t.co/Z9vMJIDelm
Before the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1940, employees regularly worked 60-80 hours a week. If workers unionized and pushed back they could advocate for shorter hours. This is why corporations spend millions on lobbying and union-busting.
I used to wonder why I kept hearing leadership repeat themselves as though they’d never said it before. Amnesia? Just… really passionate? Shouldn't we be moving on now? No. It's just what it takes to get groups of humans aligned. Repeat...

😳😲🤷🏽♀️ Something big is shifting in tech. Oracle is reportedly rolling out major layoffs, with employees across regions receiving the same message at the same time. Scale, speed, synchronisation. Not final confirmed numbers, but the direction is clear. 📊 Tech layoffs already exceeded...
The "Canadian experience" requirement is one of the laziest gatekeeping tactics in the market. Canada is 40 million people concentrated in four cities. The country is 150 years old. Why exactly is Canadian experience the gold standard? If you're new...
Sometimes you aren't promoted because you make something easy where you are. And sometimes you just aren't ready - but your manager doesn't know how to say what you need to your face. I've been in both spots. "Maybe next time" can be...
The future of work isn’t Human vs. Machine. We’re moving toward a "tripartite" workforce: People + Agents + Robots Despite AI’s ability to automate 57% of tasks, the human element remains the competitive edge. See why: https://t.co/akYPtsI3GU @McKinsey_MGI #AI #MWC26 #IoT #5G #FutureOfWork

Just got this email out of the blue. Didn't know ghost workers was a thing. https://t.co/zl7IrKQEw3
236 - Big Tech Is Laying People Off Because of AI. What to Do to Keep Your Job #ArtificialDecisions #MCC https://t.co/A5wbadStM5
#SAP #SuccessFactors presents: Migrating your #payroll has never been easier (Feat. Nexus Suite by #TIK) https://t.co/DMLnyY5JiE >SAP webinar for SAP on-premise Payroll customers who are looking to migrate to ECP ft @TIKNexus. #EnSw #HRTech #HR #HCM