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fromwww.businessinsider.com
17 minutes agoMeta's CTO has some advice for college students wanting to work in tech: 'Constantly be building.'
You just have to immerse yourself in it. You should just constantly be building. That's what's going to give you the best chance of having the relevant skill set that is needed to make a difference in technology.
Education
US Elections
fromFortune
3 hours agoThe jobs report looks good 'for the wrong reasons,' top economist warns: It's hiding how many Americans are giving up | Fortune
The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, with the unemployment rate decreasing to 4.3%, but concerns about labor force participation persist.
#ai
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
6 hours agoAI adoption isn't the hard part, it's building employee agency | Fortune
AI empowers non-coders to execute ideas, requiring companies to foster safe, effective environments for employee agency and innovation.
Marketing tech
fromHR Brew
19 hours agoAI is changing how people look for jobs, forcing recruiters to keep up
AI is transforming SEO and recruitment strategies, requiring adaptation to new search behaviors and tools.
Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
1 hour agoChildren raised in the 1960s and 70s developed their resilience the same way muscle develops under resistance - not by being protected from the load but by being required to carry it, repeatedly, without assistance, until the carrying became the unremarkable default rather than the exceptional achievement - Silicon Canals
Independence and resilience were fostered in children of the '60s and '70s through unstructured play and learning from failure.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
11 hours agoSome people don't fear failure. They fear succeeding and then being expected to sustain it, because the version of them that achieved it was running on adrenaline and desperation, and the person who shows up on Monday is someone quieter who doesn't know how to replicate what the emergency produced. - Silicon Canals
The fear of success stems from the pressure to replicate high performance, not from a desire to avoid good outcomes.
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
1 day agoGen Z fled San Francisco for Texas and Florida. Now they're turning 'welcomer cities' into the next big tech towns | Fortune
Younger workers are leaving San Francisco for more affordable 'welcomer cities' like Nashville and Orlando, seeking better work-life balance and job opportunities.
Growth hacking
fromSilicon Canals
22 hours agoThe people who look most successful on the outside often have no idea what they're doing - they just learned early that confidence and competence look identical from a distance - Silicon Canals
The gap between perceived success and actual competence is significant, often leading to overconfidence in those with limited knowledge.
Women in technology
fromFast Company
1 day agoAI isn't just reshaping productivity and threatening to kill jobs. It's changing how we lead, communicate, and treat each other. It's also creating a new gender gap
Generative AI is reshaping communication, trust, and cultural interactions beyond productivity and efficiency concerns.
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
3 days agoForget free lunch and nap pods: AI startups are luring workers with soaring salaries-some recent computer science grads are making over $300,000 | Fortune
Startups are offering unprecedented salaries, with median base offers reaching $200,000, driven by competition for AI talent.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThere's a specific kind of loyalty that keeps people in jobs, cities, and friendships years after the reason they stayed has disappeared. It's not inertia. It's that leaving would require admitting the time already spent wasn't building toward something, and that admission costs more than staying another year. - Silicon Canals
People remain in unfulfilling situations due to the fear of admitting past investments were unproductive, not because of passivity or fear of change.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days agoI was laid off twice from the same company. The second time was a gut punch but taught me not to take cuts personally.
When the CEO held a virtual town hall in 2020 and said there needed to be layoffs, I knew I would be one of the first to go because I served zero purpose at that point.
Marketing
fromFortune
4 days agoMeet the ex-Google CMO who quit with a seven-figure package by 28-he says getting promoted was easy because he just 'disregarded all the rules' | Fortune
Climbing up was fairly natural and easy, simply because I just disregarded all the status quo and the rules and realized what's the right thing to do, and went all the way with it.
Startup companies
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPeople who grew up calculating whether they could afford both the drink and the entree before anyone else sat down don't stop doing that math when they earn six figures. The arithmetic isn't financial anymore. It's a loyalty ritual to a younger version of themselves who promised never to be caught without an exit. - Silicon Canals
Child poverty in the U.S. leads to adult poverty more than in Denmark, Germany, the UK, or Australia, with lasting effects beyond financial circumstances.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoI'm 34 and I just realized I've been performing competence at work for seven years because somewhere along the way I confused being impressive with being safe, and the exhaustion I thought was burnout was actually the weight of never once letting anyone see me learn something for the first time. - Silicon Canals
Performing competence can lead to self-erasure and social rewards, masking genuine capability with a polished exterior.
Higher education
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks agoI moved 13 times over 15 years to advance my career. I would never wish this on anyone.
Frequent relocations for academic career advancement create emotional exhaustion and disconnection despite professional success, ultimately revealing the psychological cost of mobility.
Careers
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThe most profound disconnect between boomers and younger generations isn't about avocado toast or laziness - it's that boomers inherited an economy designed to reward time invested, while millennials and Gen Z are navigating one that rewards attention captured, and the skill sets don't translate - Silicon Canals
Generational tension arises from differing economic realities between baby boomers and younger generations, affecting perceptions of work and success.
#gen-z-employment
Careers
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks agoGen Z Parents Are 'Career Co-Piloting' Their Kids - Joining Interviews, Contacting Employers, and Negotiating Salaries
44% of Gen Z workers have parents help with resumes, 20% have parents attend job interviews, and 10% have parents negotiate salaries directly with employers.
Careers
fromFortune
3 weeks ago1 in 5 Gen Z job seekers are bringing mom or dad to interviews-and some are even letting them negotiate their salary with the boss | Fortune
One in five Gen Z job candidates bring parents to interviews, with some allowing parents to negotiate salaries, raising employer concerns about workplace readiness.
fromFast Company
4 weeks agoMillennials don't want to quit. They want to get laid off
We sold them a career vision which they probably aren't going to get. They're more willing to afford the thought of, 'I'm going to find something else, but I can't really afford to pull the trigger myself'. This reflects how young workers face student debt, rising living costs, and diminished prospects for traditional milestones like homeownership, making voluntary job transitions feel financially impossible despite career dissatisfaction.
Careers
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