As managers try to draw people back to the office, they’re wrestling with how to rebuild a sense of community without taking away the focus that often came with remote […]
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Back to news homeThe Supply Chain Broke. Robots Are Supposed to Help Fix It.
The people running companies that deliver all manner of products gathered in Philadelphia last week to sift through the lessons of the mayhem besieging the global supply chain. At the […]
From Boom to Gloom: Tech Recruiters Struggle to Find Work
“Recruiters have a lot of transferable skills,” he said.Lucille Lam, 38, has been a recruiter her entire career. But after her employer, the crypto security start-up Immunefi, slowed its recruiting […]
U.S. Job Growth Slowed in August
“Unfortunately, as the demand and sales volumes pulled back, we had to account for that,” said Seth Barnes, who owns the company with his wife, Samantha. “We’re a little more […]
This Remote Mine Could Foretell the Future of America’s Electric Car Industry
Hiding a thousand feet below the earth’s surface in this patch of northern Minnesota wetlands are ancient mineral deposits that some view as critical to fueling America’s clean energy future.A […]
Google Employee Who Played Key Role in Protest of Contract With Israel Quits
A Google employee who became the most visible opponent of a company contract with the Israeli military said on Tuesday that she would resign after claiming Google had tried to […]
The Office’s Last Stand
Colleen McCreary recently gave managers at Credit Karma a message that could seem more apt for rising sixth graders than personal finance executives.“Back to school is coming,” Ms. McCreary, the […]
Jerome Powell Warns That the War on Inflation May Be Painful
JACKSON, Wyo. — Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, warned that the central bank’s campaign to beat back the fastest inflation in decades would come at a […]
What Will Happen to Black Workers’ Gains if There’s a Recession?
Black Americans have been hired much more rapidly in the wake of the pandemic shutdowns than after previous recessions. But as the Federal Reserve tries to soften the labor market […]
Britain’s Labor Shortage Is Helping Drive Its Inflation Problem
For two and a half years, the upstairs room at Luc’s Brasserie, a French restaurant in the City of London, has sat idle, closed off through the ups and downs […]