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Tesla’s 10% staff cuts have kicked off, with ex-employees confirming on LinkedIn that they’ve been laid off

Tesla’s 10% staff cuts have kicked off, with ex-employees confirming on LinkedIn that they’ve been laid off

Elon Musk has publicly stated his belief that the US is heading toward a recession.Yasin Ozturk/Getty Images Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, said earlier this month that the company would cut 10% of staff. Job cuts appear to have started, with Tesla staffers saying on LinkedIn that they’ve been laid off. The Tesla staffers posting on LinkedIn come from various departments across the company. Tesla has begun to trim its workforce in earnest after CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this month that he planned… Source link

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Owner of Massachusetts ice cream parlor says customers waited in a 45-minute line because he didn’t have enough staff — and that’s a month ahead of the busy summer season

Owner of Massachusetts ice cream parlor says customers waited in a 45-minute line because he didn’t have enough staff — and that’s a month ahead of the busy summer season

The owner of an ice cream shop in Mashpee told The Wall Street Journal that he’s struggling to hire employees.Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images Customers in a 45-minute line for a Massachusetts ice cream parlor, the owner told the WSJ. He told WSJ he expected the shop to be busy, but didn’t think there’d be no job applicants. The owner added that it was a “scary” position to be in ahead of peak summer season in June. The owner of an ice cream shop in Massachusetts said that… Source link

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Is Proceeding, Not ‘On Hold,’ Executives Tell Staff

Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Is Proceeding, Not ‘On Hold,’ Executives Tell Staff

(Bloomberg) — Twitter Inc. executives told employees on Thursday that the $44 billion deal to sell the company to billionaire Elon Musk is moving forward as planned, and that they won’t renegotiate the agreed-upon price of $54.20 per share. Most Read from Bloomberg Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s top lawyer and head of policy, also told workers at an all-hands meeting that there is “no such thing as a deal being on hold,” according to people who attended the meeting. She was pushing back on… Source link

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Goldman Sachs pushed staff to return to the office. Now the Wall Street bank is giving executives unlimited time off

Goldman Sachs pushed staff to return to the office. Now the Wall Street bank is giving executives unlimited time off

Goldman Sachs emerged as one of the strongest advocates of a post-pandemic return to the office this year, but the fight for talent could be forcing the investment bank to reverse course and offer employees more time away from their desks instead. In an internal memo seen by the Financial Times, the investment bank said it would offer junior staff a minimum of two extra days off each year. But senior staff will get an even bigger perk—one more commonly associated with Silicon Valley than… Source link

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Maple Leafs’ arena staff kicks out young Canadiens fan

Maple Leafs’ arena staff kicks out young Canadiens fan

There are few sights in hockey more heartwarming than interactions between fans and players during pre-game warmups. Young fans line up against the glass, hoping to catch the attention of their heroes for a chance at a wave, a gifted puck or even a selfie. However good-natured and touching these exchanges are, they can sometimes take an unexpected turn for the worse. A young Montreal Canadiens fan wasn’t allowed to stay and watch Saturday’s game against the Maple Leafs, but it was probably… Source link

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Twitter employee said on Slack that staff would be subject of HR investigation if they tweeted like Elon Musk, who now owns 9% of the company

Twitter employee said on Slack that staff would be subject of HR investigation if they tweeted like Elon Musk, who now owns 9% of the company

Elon MuskHANNIBAL HANSCHKE /Getty Images Twitter plans to host an internal AMA with board member Elon Musk, according to The Washington Post. Some employees were anxious about Musk’s role, according to company messages viewed by The Post. One staffer asked if board members were held to the same tweeting standards as employees. A Twitter employee said on the company’s Slack channel that staff would be the subject of an HR investigation if they tweeted like Tesla founder Elon Musk, who now owns 9%… Source link

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Reid Hoffman’s start-up poaches staff from Google, Meta

Reid Hoffman, founder and Chairman, Linkedin, at 2015 WEF in Davos, Switzerland. David A. Grogan | CNBC Inflection AI, the start-up launched earlier this month by LinkedIn billionaire Reid Hoffman and DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, has poached artificial intelligence gurus from Google and Meta, according to CNBC analysis. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Inflection’s aim is to develop AI software products that make it easier for humans to communicate with computers. When the company was… Source link

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Packers add quality control assistant to special teams staff

The Green Bay Packers are adding another staff member to assist Rich Bisaccia’s special teams. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers hired Michael Spurlock as a quality control assistant on special teams. Spurlock, who played nine seasons in the NFL, returned 107 kickoffs and 81 punts during his career. He produced five total return touchdowns; two on punts and three on kickoffs. In 2007, Spurlock became the first player in the history of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to return a kickoff… Source link

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Sanctioned Russian billionaire banker Mikhail Fridman was locked out of the private-equity firm he cofounded and staff were told to ignore him, report says

Russian banker Mikhail Fridman has a net worth of $10 billion.AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko Russian banker Mikhail Fridman stepped down from the board of the investment firm he cofounded. Fridman was barred from entering LetterOne’s offices and speaking to employees, per the FT. The billionaire is among oligarchs sanctioned by the EU in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian billionaire and banker, Mikhail Fridman, was locked out of the investment firm he cofounded after he was hit by… Source link

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Google Fiber retail staff in KC begin unionizing efforts

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Staff members who operate retail stores for Google Fiber internet in Kansas City, Missouri, have begun the formal process to form a union. This week, 10 of the 11 eligible employees filed a request to hold a union vote with the National Labor Relations Board. The group is organizing under the Alphabet Workers Union which formed one year ago under the Communications Workers of America. Alphabet owns Google. Eris Derickson works at the Google Fiber retail store near West… Source link

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