Amazon employees stage walkout over return-to-office mandate, climate goals, and layoffs
The protest was streamed on Twitter
Three great tech jobs that pay over $200k
Machine learning engineering, data engineering and software engineering positions
Offices are half-empty as companies opt for hybrid schemes over full-time returns
Hybrid workers are in the office an average of 2.5 days per week
5 companies offering great employee benefits, despite the 'perkcession'
In-office perks are less in demand than employer flexibility on hybrid working
Unionized Apple store employees propose tipping, increased pay, and more paid time off
Employees claim customers are already attempting to tip them for their time and service
IBM will stop hiring for jobs that could be performed by an AI
Around 7,800 positions could be impacted
Could artificial intelligence be about to take over your job?
Two studies point out the challenges ahead for work positions in the AI era
Google is cutting back on employee laptops, perks, and even staplers & tape in money-saving measures
Google's parent is the fourth most valuable company in the world
These are the three most in-demand tech skills this year
Multi-cloud, Containers, Top Programming Languages
Expert tips for great video conferences, virtual meetings and interviews
An everyday (virtual) reality for the majority of workers
Software engineers are showing a strong preference for remote work, according to survey
Commuting to work is passé and employers are embracing the brave new world of remote work
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Google tells employees to share desks as it looks to cut costs
WTF?! With a market cap of $1.18 trillion, Google is one of the biggest companies in the world, so one wouldn't expect some of its employees to share desks with co-workers. But that will become a reality starting from the next quarter as Google embraces "real estate efficiency."
Did you know you might not need a degree to get a top tech job?
An additional 1.4 million jobs could open to workers without college degrees over the next five years
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Apple's policies violate employee rights, US officials find
Two former employees claim the tech giant bullied them
These are the severance packages tech giants like Google, Meta and Amazon are offering to fired employees
Over 100,000 tech workers have lost their jobs since the year began
Apple boss Tim Cook is taking a 40% pay cut – at his own request
He'll still earn a lot of money this year
Microsoft is giving its salaried US employees unlimited time off
In context: Working in the tech industry might not feel like the most secure profession right now, given the number of people being let go, but it still offers some of the best perks (and pay, usually). Microsoft, for example, is giving its US employees unlimited, fully paid time off.
January tech layoffs top December's total in less than a week
The big picture: We are less than a week into the new year and the tech sector is already feeling the squeeze. According to Layoffs Tracker, a whopping 29,686 tech employees across 27 companies have been let go globally so far this month. For comparison, 17,074 tech workers lost their jobs in December 2022. Put another way, there have been nearly 74 percent more job cuts in the first several days of 2023 compared to all of last month.
Launching TechSpot Jobs: Figure out your next career move
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Top 10 Tech Pranks: Harmless but Funny IT jokes
Pranks are awesome. And you're a tech-savvy individual, so it's time that your pranks showed that. We've got some ideas.
Four-day work week pilot was a resounding success
Most participant companies plan to continue their four-day work week