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Return-to-office orders look like a way for elite, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees (www.businessinsider.com)

White-collar workers temporarily enjoyed unprecedented power during the pandemic to decide where and how they worked.

Trader Joe’s Follows SpaceX in Arguing US Labor Board Is Unconstitutional (www.bloomberg.com)

Grocery chain Trader Joe’s is joining Elon Musk’s SpaceX in arguing that the US labor board, which is prosecuting cases against both companies, is unconstitutional.

UAW preparing the US for a general strike in 2028 (www.404media.co)

Mark your calendars

The salary a single person needs to get by in every U.S. state (www.cnbc.com)

Companies lower salaries in job postings as pay transparency laws take effect (www.cnbc.com)

Why does a prospective employer need my address? (lemmy.world)

This happens a lot: I apply for a job and they ask for my complete address. Why? I would understand if they just want to know what city/town I’m in: That has bearing on how easily I can get to the office....

92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek—here's what they'd give up (www.cnbc.com)

Never believe the hype. (lemmy.world)

Frustrated Over Being Unemployed, Man Dies By Suicide After Burning All His Degrees (www.news18.com)

Gen Z is unhappier at work than any other generation. Here are the two things they want. (www.businessinsider.com)

Employers demonstrated their infidelity to their staff by paying loyal workers, on average, 7% less than new hires — 20 years ago, salaries were largely the same between new and longtime employees.

Grindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work rule (www.latimes.com)

Grindr has lost about 45% of its staff as it enforces a strict return-to-office policy that was introduced after a majority of employees announced a plan to unionize....

Saw this and thought it was fake until I googled. It's real. (lemmy.world)

The QR code docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/…/closedform...

Slavery was abolished, so the rich are now trying to make economic oppression the equivalent of slavery. (i.imgur.com)

mic drop (lemmy.world)

There's a steep decline in pay compared to the value workers add to the economy, closely tracking the fall in union membership. (lemmy.world)

Join a union➡️

How Long It Takes the Largest Companies in America to Make One Employee's Average Annual Salary (lemmy.world)

Found on imgur imgur.io/gallery/gqItf8e

Knights among toner cartridges (infosec.pub)

(Business people) speaking a language familiar and dear to them. Its portentous nouns and verbs invest ordinary events with high adventure; executives walk among toner cartridges, caparisoned like knights. We should tolerate them - every person of spirit wants to ride a white horse. -William Strunk Jr. (The Elements of Style)

De-escalation (lemmy.world)

Jim Cramer Says OEMs Should Move American Auto Manufacturing To Mexico For $5/hour In Response To UAW Demands (jalopnik.com)

63% of US workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds (www.cnbc.com)

Study finds 1/4 of bosses hoped Return to Office would make staff quit (www.theregister.com)

HR software biz BambooHR surveyed more than 1,500 employees, a third of whom work in HR. The findings suggest the return to office movement has been a poorly-executed failure, but one particular figure stands out - a quarter of executives and a fifth of HR professionals hoped RTO mandates would result in staff leaving....

The starting salary for a new American Airlines flight attendant is low enough to qualify for food stamps in some states (fortune.com)

Saw this on Facebook 😍 (lemmy.world)

Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” - Workers stayed remote even when told they could no longer be promoted. (arstechnica.com)

Big tech companies are still trying to rally workers back into physical offices, and many workers are still not having it. Based on a recent report, computer-maker Dell has stumbled even more than most....