#employee-morale

#employee-morale

"Employees do their own research, and they are already making assumptions about pay. The conventional approach to keeping salaries secret might be damaging employee morale."

The deterioration took its toll. The morale of the whole store was basically terrible. When he started, people rarely talked about leaving.

"Most of us have been coasting at work the last year, because we know he's retiring, whether by choice or because he's forced out," admitted one of the longtime staffers.

Valerie Polito stated that many employees are now met with intimidation and retaliation when expressing concerns or dissent, creating a chilling effect in the workplace.

The ongoing situation in the tech company mirrors the recent controversy involving the Coldplay concert, highlighting the ramifications of personal relationships within a professional setting.

According to a recent survey of 1,000 American workers, 70% say they've seen leaders play favorites, while 43% believe it affects promotions and raises.

The mood was very bleak. Some people were upset about financial outcomes or colleagues leaving, while others were worried about the future. A few were in tears, and the Q&A had been understandably hostile.

New CEO Lip-Bu Tan has warned Intel's in a bit of a bind - its x86 dominance is fading, the company is nowhere in GPU, and the plan to offer foundry services to other chip design companies hasn't set the world on fire - so the layoffs are another step in its goal of cutting headcount by 20 percent and reducing costs.

Knowledge‑workers spend roughly one working day every week, or 23% of their time, in a meeting, leading some companies to test 'no meetings' policies.

Companies are struggling to develop medium-term strategies due to the chaos resulting from the trade war, focusing instead on short-term solutions for operations.

"A lot of people leave this company, and they have kind of a negative taste in their mouth. They think: 'Man, it was terrible. It was bad. I got burnt out.'"

The IRS Direct File program, despite its potential to streamline tax filing for Americans, is facing significant criticism for its poor uptake and execution.