Blinken appoints new chief diversity and inclusion officer to build ‘workforce that reflects America’
The State Department has named a new chief diversity and inclusion officer just months after defending Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s memo that asked staff to avoid sexist terms like “mother” and “workforce.” was appointed. Blinken announced on Tuesday Zakiyah Kerr Johnson, who worked at the State Department from 2010 to 2017, took on the […]
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX workforce struggling to move on after firm’s downfall: report
Some former staffers at Sam Bankman Fried’s now-bankrupt FTX are reportedly struggling to find work again and battling depression since the cryptocurrency exchange’s stunning collapse. . According to the Wall Street Journal, Natalie Tien, who headed FTX’s public affairs and was also an executive assistant to Bankman Fried, has at least $500,000 of personal investments […]
More EV Fail as Ford ‘Drastically Cuts’ Detroit Workforce
“Following weak sales of electric vehicles, Ford will significantly reduce the number of hourly workers at the factory that makes the Ford F-150 Lightning,” local media reported. “EV sales are growing in the United States, but…” report It added: “The pace is well below the industry’s ambitious schedule, and many consumers are turning to hybrid […]
Bumble reducing its workforce by 37%
Check out what’s being clicked on FoxBusiness.com Bumble is giving 350 employees the ax to grind. The job cuts announced Tuesday are aimed at “improving coordination.” [Bumble’s] “We aim to build an operating model with future strategic priorities and drive stronger operating leverage,” the dating app company said in a press release accompanying its fourth […]
Bumble laying off 350 workers, 30% of dating app’s workforce
Bumble on Tuesday announced plans to lay off 350 employees and reduce its workforce by 30% as part of a major restructuring plan. The dating app’s horizontal hiring is characterized by the fact that only women can initiate chats with male suitors, but the CEO, who took over in January after previously serving as CEO […]
Expedia to cut 8% of workforce in restructuring effort
Zuma Global president Heather Zumarraga has responded to a recent report on the Big Money Show that revealed the technology company will cut 32,500 jobs in 2024. expedia group announced Monday that it will cut about 1,500 jobs, or about 8% of its workforce, as part of its latest restructuring efforts. of travel technology The […]
Buzzfeed lays off 16% of its workforce, sells Complex
HuffPost’s parent company, BuzzFeed, announced Wednesday that it will cut 16% of its workforce (the latest in a wave of layoffs by financially struggling media companies) and sell its music and culture-focused site Complex. The digital media company, once an advertising revenue juggernaut, said the cuts are aimed at “reducing centralized costs and making the […]
KY Republican says early childhood education is the answer to workforce, childcare crises
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday promoted an ambitious plan to strengthen early childhood education as a way to avert a looming crisis when pandemic-era federal aid to the child care sector dries up. Sen. Danny Carroll of Kentucky introduced the bill in a Senate committee, where lawmakers delved into issues he said would have short- and […]
Why soft skills are in great demand in today’s workforce
Job performance is determined by a combination of “hard skills,” which are technical knowledge and practical products, and intangible “soft skills,” which are taking the American workplace by storm. Soft skills are non-technical skills related to how you do your job. According to personal finance website The Balance, these skills include how to interact with […]
‘Incredibly ridiculous’: Mayor ripped for inviting migrants to join city’s workforce
OutKick host Tomi Lahren joins ‘Fox & Friends First’ to weigh in after the mayor of Topeka, Kansas, invited migrants to join the … source