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Almost half of all New York Times employees say they don’t believe they can express their views freely at the newspaper, according to a company survey. A poll conducted among staff in December revealed negative responses to questions regarding company culture, the New York Post reported. According to the report, only 51 per cent of … Read more
Once a jewel in the crown of the British high street, it is the end of an era for Topshop as employees shutter stores across the country one last time. Staff have taken to TikTok over the last week to document their final days working for the retailer, with videos of empty stock rooms, piles … Read more
Restaurant and retail workers are sharing the best, pettiest revenge they’ve had on rude customers, from crop dusting them to switching their espresso to decaf. TikTok user Darron Cardosa posed the question on the app this weekend, asking other users: ‘What’s something you’ve done to a customer after they’ve been rude to you?’ Dozens have … Read more
A £50 wristband created by a British health technology firm is helping people track the wellbeing of their friends, family and employees in lockdown. Moodbeam features two buttons that the wearer simply has to press throughout the day depending on their mood – yellow for happy and blue for unhappy. This is logged alongside both … Read more
GoDaddy is accused of cruelty after it teased 500 employees into replying to email promising Christmas $650 bonus – only to then reveal it was phishing test they FAILED A December 14 email was sent to employees of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company after staff were already told they weren’t getting holiday bonuses It was sent … Read more
Former employees of large corporations are spilling the ‘secrets’ that they learned on the job in a series of eye-opening videos that expose the culture and policies at major companies. TikTok user @annaxjames started the trend with her own clip about her experience working at Hollister, which is owned by Abercrombie & Fitch Co., claiming the … Read more
The CEO of a Manchester-based company has made 74 workers at the firm millionaires after gifting a total of £1billion to employees in shares. Matt Moulding, 48, founder of The Hut Group, said he has gifted around 430 staff shares in the company over the last ten years. This includes those working as drivers, warehouse … Read more
The spy in your computer that knows if you’re bored at work: Microsoft develops new system that can tell when employees are bored Microsoft filed patent for network designed to monitor and score body language Speech and facial expressions at meetings will also be analysed via cameras ‘Insight computing system’ will pick up on signs indicating … Read more
Police escort dozens of employees out of Ubisoft office in Montreal after unconfirmed reports of a ‘hostage situation’ ‘Dozens’ of people were escorted out of the Ubisoft building on Friday The CBC reports that it is related to an armed robbery but police have not confirmed that detail Some say they are barricading in a … Read more
Chipotle to open its first digital-only restaurant in New York which has no counter employees or seating, and offers pick-up and delivery only Chipotle is open a digital-only kitchen in New York on November 14 The restaurant will only cater to digital orders for pick-up and delivery Customers place their order with an app or on … Read more