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Tesla Autopilot Workers Demand to Unionize
If Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn’t too busy fussing with Twitter, he might want to open his mail. Some 800 workers who develop software for Tesla’s autopilot technology in Buffalo, New York, sent him a letter advising of their intent…
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32 People With Side Hustles Earning Over $100K
With inflation continuing to hit consumers’ budgets, housing prices skyrocketing, and recession fears looming, there has never been a better time to start a side hustle. Side hustles are a fantastic way to earn extra money on top of your…
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The Most Promising Jobs for High School Graduates in 2023
Is Gen Z choosing work over school? College enrollment has dropped by 190,000 fewer students since 2021, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. And it seems the declining trend could continue in coming years, thanks to the pandemic, the economy,…
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Bed Bath & Beyond Closing 149 More Stores – See the List
Bed Bath and Beyond said it is closing 149 more stores, an announcement that comes just days after it secured a last-ditch stock offering to infuse $1 billion into the company as it desperately seeks to fend off bankruptcy. The…
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Companies That Made Big Layoffs Amid Bigger Recession Worries
Though the U.S. continues to see record-low unemployment rates that it hasn’t seen in more than half a century, the tide is turning thanks to a looming recession. Big corporations are hedging their bets and laying off employees by the thousands to…
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Maryland Workers May Soon Get a 4-Day Workweek
In an effort to provide workers with a better work-life balance, lawmakers in Maryland are proposing to subsidize businesses that implement a four-day workweek. Dubbed the Four-Day Workweek Act of 2023, the Maryland proposal seeks to provide a tax credit…
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Burrito Season Is Real, and Chipotle Is Hiring 15,000 Workers To Prepare for It
Move over, swimsuit season, because burrito season is where it’s at. Every year from March to May, customers flock to Chipotle (and probably other burrito chains) in some sort of…
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Teacher Quits To Work at Costco, Now ‘Everything Is Better’
Teacher satisfaction hit an all-time low in 2022, with 44% of educators saying that they’d likely quit and find a different job within the next two years, according to the…
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Metaverse Jobs: The Future of Work in a Virtual World
The Metaverse — a virtual world where users can interact in a computer-generated environment — is no longer just the plot of outlandish sci-fi movies. The growing popularity of virtual reality…
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Best Jobs That Don’t Require a 4-Year College Degree
What defines a good job is different for everyone. From ample compensation and benefits to a supportive workplace and the ability to use specific skills, there’s plenty to consider when…
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The Best At-Home Side Hustles, According to Frugal Redditors
Whereas side gigs once seemed like an easy way to earn extra spending money, they’ve become a necessity for many. In fact, of the 93% of Americans who have some…
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7 Ways to Simplify Your Life, According to Hardworking Redditors
Given that most of us spend a third of our lives working — sorry for the reminder —it’s easy to fall behind and neglect what we value most in life. But members…
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7 Easy Jobs For Workers Who Are ‘Burnt Out’
The global pandemic and a wave of unionizations have completely changed how we think and talk about labor in the past few years. The Great Resignation and quiet quitting, trends…
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17 Best Jobs for Introverts
Finding a career that is both fulfilling and lucrative can be challenging — especially for those who dislike social interaction. Jobs that are best suited to introverts typically involve working…
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Jobs That’ll Soon Be Lost to Automation
Workers have long feared losing jobs to newcomers, but the threat has changed in the digital age as technology poses a new form of competition. With 2.3 million robots already…
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Big-Name Companies Paying at Least $15 an Hour
President Joe Biden has endorsed raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, and though Congress hasn’t acted, prominent companies have been plumping up workers’ paychecks on their own.…
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Big-Name Companies Where Workers Are Fighting to Unionize
Only about 10% of U.S. employees were union members in 2021 — a drop of about half from 1983, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But these days, with…
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Horror Stories From Notoriously Toxic Workplaces
The video game industry has been held out as an example where frat-boy culture is pervasive and can lead to accusations of sexism, harassment, and bullying, including at big-name companies.…
