Busy-Bites
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Wages are falling due to inflation
There’s a beautiful chart that a Reddit user developed that shows how inflation has exceeded wage growth. Essentially, even though wage growth is still occurring, inflation is nullifying that growth, […]
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The influence of pay transparency on (gender) inequity, inequality and the performance basis of pay | Nature Human Behaviour
In a recent article over at Nature, the authors find the following: We find evidence that pay transparency causes significant increases in both the equity and equality of pay, and […]
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California ports, key to U.S. supply chain, among world’s least efficient, ranking shows | Reuters
This ties in with our episode on inflation. Southern California’s Los Angeles and Long Beach ports handle the most ocean cargo of any ports in the United States, but are […]
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9to5 Mac on Apple giving $1000 to employees for home office
While they do suggest gear in here (we do not get any commission or any other fiscal benefit from you going to 9to5Mac), it is merely interesting that Apple is […]
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Shifting meetings, conventions online curbs climate change | Cornell Chronicle
In a recent post over at the Cornell Chronicle, Blayne Friedlander addressed one way to help make a dent in climate change. Scrap in-person meetings and conventions. — Read on […]
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Being in office 5 days per week is over.
In a recent article over at Bloomberg by William Horobin, OECD survey data of 25 countries suggests that working in the office 5 days per week is over. According to […]
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Website to increase perceptions of busyness – on a Zoom call?! What?!
I was browsing Reddit and came across this thread: reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/rhnxl9/dont_look_busy_enough_on_zoom_calls_use_this/ Apparently there is a website to make background noises like calendar notifications, text messages, calls, etc. to make it seem […]
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Evade corporate productivity tracking
Paul sent me this article from Slate. apple.news/AxhBhnqWwQceue6lBRREpnQ It’s sad that there has to be a market for these types of products. If you work for a company that over […]
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Rep. Takano’s Endorsement of 32-Hour Workweek Act
“… my 32-Hour Workweek Act in support of transitioning toward a modern-day business model that prioritizes productivity, fair pay, and an improved quality of life for workers across the country,” […]
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United Arab Emirates adopts 4.5-day workweek
The Associated Press reports that private industry will likely follow the government’s lead, noting it did so in 2006 when the Saturday-Wednesday workweek changed. — Read on www.npr.org/2021/12/08/1062435944/uae-work-week-change-saturday-sunday-weekends-global-markets This applies […]
