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I was put on a PIP at a top tech company. It was a much-needed kick in the butt and I was determined to overcome it.
A former program manager who was placed on a PIP at a top tech company says their initial reactions…
Robin Madell
4 mins read
I had to put LinkedIn workers on performance-improvement plans then I got laid off myself
An ex-LinkedIn manager said he felt "very frustrated and sad" after being told to find underperform…
Jyoti Mann
3 mins read
I was put on a performance-improvement plan, so I chose to retire at 58. Sometimes I wish I wasn't a young retiree.
An employee quit her job after being put on a PIP. She struggled to find new work, so she retired. …
Jackie Fishman
1 min read
McKinsey amps up pressure on staff to perform as the consulting business slows
Bloomberg reported that McKinsey told some staff members that they have an average of two years to …
Lakshmi Varanasi
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I'm a manager who has put several people on performance improvement plans. Here's why you should see it as a positive opportunity.
A manager says PIPs could be viewed as an opportunity. You can either gain valuable skills and surv…
Angela Page
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Companies are 'unbossing' the workplace, and millennial managers are getting axed
Middle management positions are increasingly being ditched by companies, and it means millennials a…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Gen Z to older workers: We're just like you
Some generational divides aren't so pronounced. Gen Z workers prioritize fair pay, career advanceme…
Tim Paradis
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Senior Google engineer's top career tips include 'do it, then do it right, then do it better'
Addy Osmani has been at Google for 12 years, and emphasizes lifelong learning, collaboration, commu…
Alexandra Bacon
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The 5 things to avoid doing for a successful career, according to a Google exec
A director of engineering at Google explains how to avoid the biggest pitfalls in your career.
Daniel Rizea
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I'm a CEO who microdoses 'magic' mushrooms as part of my morning routine. It helps me feel more productive and empathetic.
A CEO who started mircodosing psilocybin, the main "magic" in magic mushrooms, says it helps her ma…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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A lawyer who wrote a book about sleepwalking is cleared of misconduct after she dozed off for 2 hours during an inquest
A British barrister was representing a nurse witness but nodded off and missed her client giving ev…
Alexandra Bacon
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The boss of a $3 billion software company slams RTO mandates, saying they rob workers of the sense of being adults
While many tech companies are dragging workers back into the office, others are bucking the trend a…
Alexandra Bacon
6 mins read
I saved up to take a sabbatical. I'm broke now but I finally found joy.
Alma Rex-Ezonfade quit her tech job to take a one-year sabbatical. She's more broke than ever, yet …
Jane Zhang
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I was put on a performance improvement plan. Surviving a PIP not only let me keep my job but made me a better employee.
A teacher was put on a performance improvement plan and thought her career was over. She survived t…
Lexi Weber
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I work in Norway, one of the most productive countries in the world. Here's why – and how our work differs from the US.
Norway often ranks one of the most productive countries in the world. A Norwegian CEO shares why th…
Megan Carnegie
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I worked at Amazon, Tesla, SAP, Salesforce, and Meta. Here's what I do 24 hours before a big interview.
The senior software engineer reads up on past interview topics and prepares his own trio of questio…
Shubhangi Goel
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A 78-year-old receptionist fired a month after she was recognized as a top employee wins $78,000 in age-discrimination settlement
The company had said an issue with the worker's blood pressure was a "safety concern" and offered h…
Grace Dean
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I earn $150K a year as a creator on OnlyFans. I work 9-hour days, 7 days a week.
An OnlyFans creator, one of the top earners on the adult platform, explains why she thinks she has …
Jane Ridley
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10 things you should be negotiating every time you land a job offer, according to ex-Microsoft HR VP
Maximize your job offer with negotiation tips from a former Microsoft executive.
Chris Williams
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A software engineer shares the résumé he's used since college that got him a $500,000 job at Meta plus offers at TikTok and LinkedIn
The software engineer keeps a relatively low GPA on his résumé as a way to talk about how he learne…