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I was conducting an interview over Zoom recently when my teenage daughter called me twice in a row. Worried that something was wrong, I texted her, “In a meeting, emergency?” to which she replied, “No, just a good table on the side of the road.” This cracked me up and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Megan Allison, a 23-year-old Starbucks store manager in Philadelphia.Allison graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University. She got the degree through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan (SCAP), which covers tuition toward a Bachelor’s degree in ASU’s online…
The honeymoon period for TikTok Shop is over.For years, TikTok sent organic traffic to videos from US merchants to help jump-start interest in its e-commerce business. But now, product sellers generally have to pay for TikTok ads in order to get significant views on their videos, three company partners and…
In November 2024, I found myself on the receiving end of a companywide downsizing, or layoffs. The news hit hard at first. Those 15 minutes between getting the message (you know, the ominous one, “Can you hop on? Find somewhere… comfortable”) and the actual conversation felt like hours. My mind…
The Trump administration will seek to enlist private sector law firms to defend police officers “unjustly” accused of wrongdoing.In an executive order signed April 28, President Donald Trump instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to help defend police officers named in civil rights lawsuits. Whatever system the Justice Department creates, according…
