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Reports that David Ellison is considering moving Paramount Skydance out of California have caused a thunderous round of commentary in the media world. Inside the company, employees say they have bigger concerns.Nine Paramount employees who spoke with Business Insider said they weren’t worried about the company’s potential move, either because…
In his 12 years on the job, Justin Berk, a 44-year-old product manager at an insurance-tech company, had seen his employer get bought and sold twice. All he had received in return was a “pat on the back” at a company meeting.”A pat on the back is nice, but it…
Microsoft’s latest earnings were as much about reassurance as results.In a memo to employees after the company reported quarterly earnings, CFO Amy Hood pointed to Azure’s growth and Copilot’s momentum as evidence that Microsoft’s biggest AI bets are paying off, even as the company spends tens of billions of dollars…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brandon Card, founder and CEO of Terzo. It has been edited for length and clarity.In my 20s, I looked like a corporate guy through and through. I worked for Big Tech — Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM — and was on track…
Employees at Paramount Skydance are wrestling with whether the planned mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery would put them on the chopping block or help save their jobs.”I’m definitely worried about impending layoffs post-merger,” a Paramount research staffer said. “But I’m worried about the company as a whole if it doesn’t…
Meta used AI-powered workplace systems to penalize employees for taking medical and parental leave and then selected them for layoffs, according to allegations in a new lawsuit.The complaint, filed by 26 current and former workers on Monday in federal court in Northern California, alleges that Meta relied on AI-assisted tools…
What if the company you worked for just ghosted you?A group of staffers at Triller, a company that raised over $400 million to challenge TikTok, say they haven’t received a paycheck in the past year, nor heard from their bosses in months. The company shut down their work emails and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga and author of “Life at the Speed of Play.” It has been edited for length and clarity.Whether I’m doing interviews or just talking with friends, people always want to know more about my parenting. I’m a…
