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� � � � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Performance-improvement plans in tech: 4 Google and Amazon employees share what happened after they were put on PIP - Business Insider    In theory, a PIP is a tool for employers to address and improve an employee's performance in the workplace. But it often means an employee is at risk of losing their job. A former Amazon Web Services employee thought things were going well before he was put on a performance-improvement plan called Pivot. While he still had his job, he and his wife decided to build a bigger house for their large family. Continued here � � � � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � The forever labor shortage is pitting parents and their childfree coworkers against each other - Business Insider    Kira Benson used to feel the pressure to pick up extra shifts at a former barista job when coworkers needed the time off for parenting duties. With a shortage of workers at the shop, Benson said their coworkers often expected childfree staff members to be more flexible and work more hours when needed. They said on multiple occasions, coworkers' kids would get dropped off and hang out at the shop while their parents worked. "The reason childfree people are upset about getting dumped on with this responsibility is largely the company's fault, because they have not provided enough staff to adequately do the amount of work," Benson, a 25-year-old based in Seattle, said. "So everyone is constantly running on the ragged edge, so when you're asked to do a favor, you don't want to do the favor — because you're already tired." Continued here � � � � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium 3 Rare Signs That Say You Were Meant to Be a Good Leader - Inc.com    As I've written in the past, great leadership is about serving others. More specifically, serving your employees and putting them on equal par with customers (and sometimes even ahead of them). It's this principle that made Vineet Nayar, former CEO of HCL Technologies, so successful. In 2010, he wrote the highly acclaimed Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down. He documented HCL's transformation -- putting employees first and customers second -- that made HCL one of the fastest-growing and profitable global IT services companies in the world. As crazy as that sounds, it didn't mean handing the employees the "keys to the asylum" and turning managers into pushovers. It meant building a culture of trust with daring transparency and information sharing, and fostering an entrepreneurial spirit across the organization that gave employees the freedom to use their brains, make decisions, and take full ownership of their work. Continued here � � � � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Fashion's Big Idea: Oversize Everything -     With giant coats and extra-roomy trousers, this winter’s voluminous silhouettes extend from head to toe. Celine by Hedi Slimane coat, about $5,900, similar styles at celine.com; Prada shirt, $1,590, prada.com; Martine Rose shoes, $700, martine‑rose.com; and stylist’s own vintage pants.Credit...Photograph by Ronan Mckenzie. Styled by Tess Herbert Models: Namgyal Samuels at Next Management and Peng Chang at Premier Model Management. Casting: Troy Fearn. Hair: Rachel Lee at Ma World Group. Makeup: Megumi Matsuno. Manicure: Maria McKenna. Photo assistants: Tom Hill, Josh Moseley. Digital tech: Olivia Estebanez. Stylist’s assistant: Stephanie Aelbrecht Continued here

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