IBM tells thousands of remote employees to come back to office or find new jobs
While selling benefits of “telework” to others, IBM forces relocation in stealth layoff.
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Posted on 2017-05-20T04:32:07+0000
Americans Are Paying $38 to Collect $1 of Student Debt
Student loan defaults are a bonanza for the debt collection industry.
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Posted on 2017-05-20T04:17:06+0000
Uber threatens to fire Levandowski if he doesn’t comply with court order
Can Uber engineer be forced to choose between the Fifth Amendment and his job?
The Heroin Business Is Booming in America
Doctors are making it tougher to get prescription opioids, but cartels are still making big profits.
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Posted on 2017-05-19T16:23:11+0000
Unemployment in the U.S. Is Falling, So Why Isn’t Pay Rising?
Joblessness in the U.S. has fallen sharply from its recession-era peak, but that hasn’t accelerated average hourly wage growth.
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Posted on 2017-05-19T15:32:36+0000
On "My Family's Slave" & Necessary Discussions - Girls Got Game
For a special opinion-editorial, GGG Admin Pam Punzalan shares a story, and writes out her thoughts on Alexander Tizon's "My Family's Slave".
Stevey's Blog Rants: The Universal Design Pattern
Isn't this what David West talks about in his book "Object Thinking" when he discusses an objects responsibility to "Descibe itself"?
Hasnain says:
Managed to come across Steve Yegge's blog again and TIL he wrote an online MMO/MUD game and talks about its design patterns.
Posted on 2017-05-18T01:50:51+0000
My Family’s Slave
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.
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This whole piece was incredibly moving. And also a reminder that slavery is still alive and well in many parts of the world.
If there's one thing you read this week, it should be this.
Posted on 2017-05-16T23:59:36+0000
How to Suppress the Apology Reflex
In the workplace, standing up for yourself may mean having to overcome some of your cultural upbringing.
Exclusive: Bill Gates has a message for every college grad who wants to change the world
Gates shares must-read advice for the Class of 2017.
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"In the early days of Microsoft, I believed that if you could write great code, you could also manage people well or run a marketing team or take on any other task. I was wrong about that. I had to learn to recognize and appreciate people's different talents. The sooner you can do this, if you don’t already, the richer your life will be."
Mostly targeted at all the engineers I know who devalue talent in other fields.
Posted on 2017-05-16T16:07:06+0000