I make $5,000 a month renting out baby gear on the...
Sarah Huff rents out cribs, strollers, and toys to parents visiting LA on the platform BabyQuip. She wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to deliver equipment to hotels and airports — sometimes for celebrities. Although she's since taken a job at the corporate office, she still maintains the rental business. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for…
A Chinese tech company fired an employee for taking medical ‘bed...
A tech company fired a man who spent sick leave on a tropical island, per National Business Daily. The employee applied for two weeks of paid leave earlier but was rejected by his manager. The employee was fired after a co-worker spotted him at the Hainan airport. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!…
A former Meta recruiter paid about $200,000 a year says her...
A former Meta talent sourcer said "there wasn't enough work" for her team, per The Independent. Maddie Machado said her team was "doing nothing" due to "inefficient" recruitment processes. Machado, who was fired in 2022, says Meta had "too many recruiters" and a limited talent pool. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai earned $226 million last year, making him...
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google owner Alphabet, was paid a total of $226 million in 2022. His package was boosted by stock awards worth $218 million. Alphabet also spent almost $6 million on personal security for Pichai, according to a filing. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a…
CEO who went viral for ‘pity city’ comment on bonuses apologizes...
MillerKnoll CEO Andrea Owen apologized to staff for comments that "seemed insensitive." She had told workers to stop asking about being motivated without bonuses and "leave pity city." In a companywide email, Owen said her comments on bonuses "landed in a way that I did not intend." Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!…
‘Quiet rooms’ are being built by companies to help employees relax...
Offices are increasingly adding designated "quiet rooms" for employees to recharge, WSJ reported. Companies like Adobe now have a craft room and private music rooms for staffers. The spaces are the next evolution of the nap and meditation rooms made popular by tech companies like Google. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…
I work for a nude cruise. It’s liberating — but there...
A chance modeling gig introduced Kat Whitmire to nude cruises in 1997. Now she organizes them. Whitmire owned a singing-telegram business before becoming a sales associate for Bare Necessities. She described what her job — organizing cruises where all the guests can be naked — is like. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!…
I’m a manager at Google who also goes to culinary school...
Harrison Hill, a strategic partnerships development manager at Google shared his daily routine. In 2022, Hill enrolled in culinary school and Google paid a portion of his school fee. Hill said he's energized by both his tech career and cooking journey. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a…
I’ve been a singer on cruise ships for more than 13...
Rachael Hudson has worked as a singer on major cruise liners since July 2009. The lack of home comforts can be hard, but the job also has many good points, she said. Hudson has had nine contracts with Royal Caribbean Cruises. She lives near Manchester, UK. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…
I’m a 25-year-old remote worker who does not miss office life....
Dana Good, 25, is in the first full-time job of her career, which she does 100% from home. She wears slippers while she works and has saved roughly $1,000 by not buying a business wardrobe. She felt awkward being the "new kid" remotely but knows she would've felt that way in-person too. Loading Something is…
