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OpenAI employees are Slacking up a storm. While AI companies say they're radically changing how we work, from work to messaging to cutting head count entirely, OpenAI is sticking with one classic workplace tool - and they use it a lot. OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said his company had high-frequency Slackers on Fortune's "Term Sheet" podcast. "We are probably the world's most active users of Slack internally at OpenAI," Lightcap said.

There's one unifying reason why employees actually show up for work every single day. The pay. It's as simple as that. But is there such a thing as a job perk so good that it would make up for a pay cut from what you are currently earning? According to a survey conducted by Youngstown State University, of 1,000 employees in the U.S., there are actually two things that Americans would consider worthy of a pay cut: a remote or hybrid workplace or a four-day workweek.

Since announcing the policy, Ford has sent some employees emails telling them that they are not badging in enough and warning that they could face termination if they do not improve their attendance, three current and former Ford employees told Business Insider. Two said they had received these emails despite complying with updated office attendance policies and having previous work-from-home arrangements signed off by their managers.

If your workday lives on Slack, you already know how noisy it can get. Threads spiral into chaos. Messages get lost in the shuffle. And before you know it, someone's asking for the third time, "Hey, just checking in on this?" That's where a well-written message makes all the difference. A quick reminder, a friendly nudge, or a clear update sent at the right time can keep everyone in sync without sounding overbearing.

As someone who's spent decades advocating not just for jobs, but for employment that benefits both individuals and economies, I see this debate cutting straight to the core: real progress comes when people and companies work together. Mandates may look bold, but compulsion rarely washes well. Which brings us to the sharper question: How would US employers react to a legislated work-from-home mandate?

After joining the ranks of the " overemployed" in 2021, John, a millennial software engineer based in California, earned as much as $300,000 annually working multiple full-time remote roles. The extra income boosted his earnings to over $300,000 a year, allowing him to grow his savings and splurge on things like a roughly $9,000 honeymoon with his wife. "I figured I'd give it a shot," John told Business Insider in 2023.