Tackling workplace bullying
Workplace bullying has always been a problem but recognition of this problem and how we must stand up to it and try to eradicate it from the workplace culture has only come to the fore in recent years. A conceptual review in the International Journal.....»»
ICYMI: Is 2022 the Year of Digital Workplace Imagination? Customer Data That Matters
Understanding your customer is important. What new digital experiences are being offered for customers? Continue reading........»»
Hybrid Work Is About Flexibility and Trust, Not Location
It is the flexible workplace, not hybrid — or fully remote, or fully in-person, for that matter — that we should be striving for. Continue reading........»»
Frank Pathyil: Technology’s Role in Reducing Burnout
Workgrid's Frank Pathyil discusses employee burnout, creating parity in the hybrid workplace and more in this Digital Workplace Leader interview. Continue reading........»»
lifetime subscription to Babbel Language Learning for £150
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Babbel Language Learning is on sale for £151.04, saving you 60% on list price.Whether you have big plans to travel the world, are a lover of foreign films, or just want to challenge yourself by tackling a new s.....»»
Activision employee suicide was spurred by workplace harassment, lawsuit says
Parents of deceased allege "hostile work environment" contributed to her death. Enlarge / Activision's publishing HQ in Santa Monica, California. (credit: Activision) The parents of former Activision employee Kerri Moynihan ha.....»»
Have a Nice Death is like The Office as a morbid roguelike
According to its developers, Have a Nice Death is as much of a workplace comedy as it is a roguelike action game......»»
Despite workplace successes, female employment is increasingly at risk due to COVID-19, research shows
From the factory floor to the C-suite, women have seen their recent gains in workplace equality be eroded by the ongoing health crisis. This is despite a direct relationship between an inclusive work environment and a healthy bottom line......»»
Bullying in school may hamper skill development, healthy adulthood
Kids who experience bullying are victims of injury or discomfort from peer teasing, harassment, and physical abuse. While some costs of bullying—school absenteeism, suicidal thoughts and actions—have been documented, little research has been done.....»»
Global cropland could be almost halved by increasing agricultural productivity
With rising global demand for agricultural commodities for use as food, feed, and bioenergy, pressure on land is increasing. At the same time, land is an important resource for tackling the principal challenges of the 21st century—the loss of biodi.....»»
Slack went down today, but work wasn"t canceled
Slack went down for many users Tuesday morning, throwing off companies that rely on the popular workplace communication platform just as workers returned from the extended holiday weekend......»»
CO2 recycling and efficient drug development: Tackling two problems with one reaction
Using electricity, a new method offers the possibility of recycling CO2 while also performing a notoriously difficult reaction, producing compounds potentially useful for drug development......»»
Bethesda kills its game launcher, will migrate users to Steam
Account migration to Steam will start happening from April, while Steam is also tackling 'fake' game discounts......»»
Slack welcomes users back to work with an outage
Slack went down for many users Tuesday morning, throwing off companies that rely on the popular workplace communication platform just as workers returned from the extended holiday weekend......»»
Activision’s workplace scandal led to Microsoft acquisition
Microsoft reportedly began its Activision Blizzard acquisition conversations days after its misconduct reports......»»
Metaverse vs. employment law: The reality of the virtual workplace
It is unclear how employee protections apply in the universal digital realm. Enlarge (credit: Meta) In December, 43-year-old doctoral researcher Nina Jane Patel put on a headset and entered Meta’s virtual world to see what w.....»»
YouTube looking at new ways of stopping misinformation from spreading online
Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer at YouTube, wrote an extensive post about tackling misinformation on the service. It focuses on three areas, the first of which is stopping these videos before they go viral. It classifies conspiracy theories such as.....»»
Case study: How virtual leaders manage a successful virtual team
Geographically dispersed teams are increasingly common in the modern workplace. Perhaps you are based in your company's US headquarters, but your team works in Brisbane, and you also manage a group of software engineers in India. Or your entire team.....»»
It"s a crime John Krasinski isn"t king of rom-coms
When I was 13 years old, I witnessed a perfect fusion of romance and comedy in The Office's Season 2 finale, "Casino Night."I spent the first 24 minutes of the episode laughing at jokes and marveling over workplace shenanigans. Then, the last four mi.....»»
Tesla factory is “racially segregated workplace,” Calif. state agency alleges
Tesla slams lawsuit that alleges misconduct at Fremont factory from 2015 to 2019. Enlarge / Tesla's factory in Fremont, California. (credit: Tesla) The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued Tesla on.....»»
Tesla sued by California over alleged racism and harassment at Fremont factory
After receiving complaints from hundreds of workers, the DFEH "found evidence that Tesla's Fremont factory is a racially segregated workplace where Black workers are subjected to racial slurs and discriminated against in job assignments, discipline,.....»»