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Laurene Powell Jobs is a powerful investor and philanthropist with a net worth of $11.5 billion. She is also a close friend of Kamala Harris, and has raised several fundraisers for her campaigns, according to a new report. Here's a look at the life of the businesswoman, who is the widow of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with George Appling. It has been edited for length and clarity.I started my career on the standard American dream path. I grew up solidly middle class, with a mom who was a teacher and a dad who was an accountant. They were both first-generation college students, so…

A doctor's note may be the best way for a remote employee to avoid their company's return-to-office mandate.US employees who are angry over RTO orders don't really have any legal recourse to fight them aside from using a medical reason to justify working from home, according to employment attorneys."Outside of medical reasons for your own safety…

Bosses are taking the power back.There was a brief period during the pandemic and the years after it when hybrid work, four-day workweeks, and flexible hours gave employees more power than ever before. Between 2021 and 2022, millions of Americans quit their jobs, spurring the "Great Resignation."Now, however, the tide has changed. From stringent return-to-office…

Roughly a year and a half ago, Jared was laid off from his data scientist job at a financial services company. Despite trying several strategies to make himself more appealing to employers, he's been unable to find work in the tech and finance industries ever since.Jared received severance pay for three months and then started collecting unemployment benefits, he told Business…

Getting a job has officially become a job unto itself. Finding a new job takes an average of about six months, and can take even longer depending on a wide range of variables. And that’s just one part of the time-suck that job hunting can become: The interviews themselves are often multi-part affairs.Knowing the right…

Mario Vasquez Zuniga, 29, got a taste of entrepreneurship three years before he launched his own business.In 2020, he helped his mother and stepfather open Petals Florist Shop, a brick-and-mortar flower and gift shop in Palmdale, California. They managed the store while Vasquez Zuniga helped them with marketing, in addition to balancing his full-time job…

Matthew, a registered nurse based in the Western US, began working as a field case manager about a decade ago. But it wasn't until several years later that he started working multiple jobs in secret to boost his income.In 2019, Matthew was promoted to a supervisor position, he told Business Insider via email. He'd been…

The list of companies abandoning remote work is growing.Last week, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told corporate staffers that they would need to be in the office five days a week starting in January, up from the previous three-day policy. This is part of the firm's bid to return to how things were before the COVID-19…

Last year's job cuts weren't the end of layoffs. Further reductions continue in 2024.Companies like PwC, Tesla, Google, Microsoft, Nike, and Dell have announced plans for cuts.See the list of companies reducing their worker numbers in 2024. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the…