Irish executive fired after posting 'political' comment on LinkedIn awarded €20,000 The WRC ruled that the dismissal of David Shanahan was 'substantially and procedurally unfair' Irish Mirror · Aug 24, 2022
Welsh company offers staff unlimited annual leave The production company is adopting the policy that is used by companies like Netflix and LinkedIn Wales Online · Aug 23, 2022
Atlanta shooting: Everything we know so far about suspect Raïssa Kengne and the three victims While police are still investigating the shooter’s motives, social media posts and a lawsuit apparently filed by the suspect may offer clues The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Tech companies chop hundreds of Bay Area jobs as layoffs mount OAKLAND, California — Tech company layoffs are poised to eliminate hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area, an ominous new round of layoffs that might jolt the region’s primary economic engine. Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022
Employee fired by 'crying CEO' inundated with job offers - and he wants to take credit After facing relentless ridicule online, business owner Braden Wallake said that 'every nasty comment was worth it' after his former employee shared his success Daily Mirror · Aug 18, 2022
The ‘crying CEO’ sacked two people then posted a weeping selfie on LinkedIn. No wonder the backlash was swift People make fools of themselves on the internet every day. But Braden Wallake’s tear-stained post on the networking site was something special, writes Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022
Former employee of ‘crying CEO’ defends ex-boss from criticism over tearful LinkedIn selfie CEO and business owner was criticised after sharing tearful selfie while announcing company layoffs on LinkedIn The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022
‘Could you add a bullsh*t reaction please?’ asks one LinkedIn user after viral crying boss post As frustration grows at users posting fake or hyperbolic claims on LinkedIn, one man thinks he’s come up with a solution: a ‘bullshit’ reaction button. Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2022
‘Crying CEO’ criticised for LinkedIn update about layoffs doubles down with new post Business owner posted emotional selfie while claiming it was ‘most vulnerable thing’ he would ever share The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022
CEO sparks debate after sharing crying selfie on LinkedIn to announce company layoffs Business owner says: ‘This will be the most vulnerable thing I’ll ever share’ The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022
Erika Ettin: Let sleeping ghosts lie I have a former (male) client who has what I’ll call “a ghosting pattern.” He will text someone after a date he thinks went well to ask her out again. She doesn’t answer. He writes to her again. She doesn’t answer again. He writes again (maybe this time on Facebook… Tribune News Service · Aug 10, 2022
Inside the South Korean ‘doomsday cult’ recruiting young Black Christians in the UK Investigation: ‘You feel special, you get lost in it, you feel chosen and you start to believe in what they’re saying,’ ex-member says The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
The Rise of the LinkedIn B2B Influencer Companies are discovering that experts in their fields can help them sell to other enterprises, like the consumer brand stars of TikTok. Businessweek · Aug 8, 2022
Showing emotions at work could boost productivity, research says Over two in five (43%) British workers are now funnier at work than before the pandemic Wales Online · Aug 5, 2022
Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022 'I work for a hook-up app - people are having bad sex but we can make it better' The Creative Director of new hook-up app TapDat has explained why she thinks it's so important to have open and honest conversations about casual sex in 2022 - and how the app helps
Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2022 Meet the ‘finfluencers’: fintech influencers to follow now Up to speed with Fintech 2.0? Worry not - here’s our guide to some of the most influential fintech thought leaders from around the world
WEKU · Jul 31, 2022 You could get paid to eat candy as a Canadian company's chief candy officer Candy Funhouse's chief candy officer will taste test over 3,500 products a month. Applicants can be as young as 5 years old.
Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022 Hero stranger saves 'lifeless' elderly man stuck at side of M11 - but nobody else stopped A man has been hailed a 'hero' after stopping on the side of a motorway to help save an elderly couple in need after the woman's husband appeared 'lifeless' in their car
Benzinga · Jul 26, 2022 Women Are Showing Great Potential In Driving The Development Of Web 3 Victoria, Seychelles — Global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has released the Web 3 Career Market report exploring professional engagement in the decentralized internet sector. The report compassed 3,608 internet users aware of Web 3 across Twitter and LinkedIn.
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022 House GOP deletes tweet attacking Jan 6 witness who works as Republican staffer ‘The House GOP account has deleted the tweet attacking Sarah Matthews, tonight’s witness, who works for the House GOP’
Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022 Moment blade-wielding attacker tries to stab New York governor hopeful at rally Republican candidate for New York Governor Lee Zeldin was campaigning at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Perinton when an assailant approached him on stage
The Conversation · Jul 21, 2022 From in-crowds to power couples, network science uncovers the hidden structure of community dynamics The world is a networked place, literally and figuratively. The field of network science is used today to understand phenomena as diverse as the spread of misinformation, West African trade and protein-protein interactions in cells.
Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022 Facebook internal memo on rivals undercuts antitrust defense Facebook’s parent company insists that its social-networking and messaging services have dozens of outside rivals, but an internal memo reveals that Meta Platforms Inc.’s top executives were more worried about the threat posed by its own products.
Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022 Need a job, baby boomer? NC has the best place in the US for hiring older workers RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Research Triangle has been named the best metropolitan area for hiring baby boomers, according to a new analysis by LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Team.
Benzinga · Jul 15, 2022 Inflation-Weary Consumers Are Still Spending Online, Just Not As Much Stephanie Stuckey is part of a lengthy line of family executives, yet the CEO of convenience store chain Stuckey's has been leaning on some old advice from her grandfather to get through the current economic environment.