14Dec2021

workshifter -- Redefining Work

December 14, 2021

14 DECEMBER 2021

Pa Edrissa Manjang, an Uber driver in the UK, spent a year of his life working for the ride-hailing company before he was abruptly fired by an algorithm. “It wasn’t good at all,” Manjang said in an interview ...

Conventional wisdom says that it is up to job candidates to sell themselves to an organisation. They need to come prepared – undertaking all the necessary research, anticipating and practicing ...

Work productivity applications are great. But addressing unconscious unproductive tendencies works smarter. So challenge your routines and practices. “Hard work never hurt anyone,” said ...

That virtual meeting that could have been an email? It should have been a Slack Huddle or a clip. Slack, an already integral part of the modern workforce, is redefining the norm of remote and hybrid work yet ...

Sixteen percent of Americans have earned money doing household chores and running errands for other people via online apps and websites, according to the Pew Research Center. If ...

It can take multiple pivots for a good idea to turn into a product. The founders of PÜL began with surfing and ended with a smart cap. Here's how they did it and why it's important to stay focused. I recently ...

While companies push to return to their offices, employees would rather stay at home, according to a new global survey from Insider. This gap between companies and employees shows up ...

In a major new report on the state of gig work, 16% of U.S. adults tell Pew Research that they’ve earned money through an online gig platform in the past year. Among those, one in three say it’s become ...

There are certain leadership and management behaviors and habits that plague businesses by preventing them from reaching their full potential. Leadership, after all, is about fostering healthy ...

With veteran unemployment falling to 3.9% in November 2021, national attention is shifting to veteran underemployment. Veterans are considered underemployed when their skills are not being ...