Millennials, famed for their job-hopping and love of avocado toast, are the happiest generation of workers, according to a new survey from recruitment firm Robert Half out this week. The research, carried out by Happiness Works for Robert Half, found that just 8% of 18-to-34 year olds consider themselves to be unhappy at work, less than […]
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When it comes to innovation, Netflix doesn’t need saving. But it did just recruit some superheroes to help boost its business. Earlier this week, the video-on-demand and streaming service announced that it was purchasing comic-book publisher Millarworld. That’s Netflix’s first acquisition in its 20-year history. The deal allows Netflix, which is still operated by co-founder
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At this point, you’ve probably heard about “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” a controversial memo written by a Google employee that went viral over the weekend. The 10-page manifesto, which argues (among other things) that women on average are have a “lower stress tolerance” and are more prone to “neuroticism” than men. These traits are due
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If you’re out of work, or if you know someone who needs a job immediately, I hope you’ll read this or pass it along to them. Earlier this year, Amazon announced it was hiring 5,000 people–and letting them all work from home. They’re the only ones, of course, but people who missed out on that
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Amazon announced plans to take over Whole Foods in a move many speculate is intended to boost the company’s food delivery business, but there may be a problem: High prices. Comparing a basket of about 45 items across multiple grocery chains, a recent study by the research firm Gordon Haskett found that prices for Amazon’s
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Can everyday people change the world? Or do you have to be a business leader, media figure, or celebrity? If you like the idea that absolutely anyone can have a huge effect, look no further than TIME Magazine’s list of the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet for this year. Sure, it includes household
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Just three days after Last Week Tonight host John Oliver spent 24 minutes railing against Robert E. Murray, the CEO of Murray Energy Corporation (a.k.a. the largest privately held coal company in the U.S.), the businessman sued Oliver for defamation. Oliver’s segment on Sunday, June 18, explored the decline of the coal industry, President Trump‘s
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