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I Hired My Father to Work at My Company; It Brought Us Closer

My father and I have a generally good relationship. But when the opportunity to merge our professional forces and work together presented itself, I was concerned.I had slowly been growing my public relations agency, Chirichella Associates, based in Italy, which I began in 2021. My specialty is working with female-run…

LA Immigrant Street Vendors Work Through ICE Raids, Protests

The normally bustling streets of Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles were quiet except for the commotion of sirens and gusty helicopters. Loud bangs punctuated the night, but LA’s street vendors were still slinging tacos and crêpes to the few pedestrians who had ventured out.It was the evening of Monday,…

Late-Night Work Logins Are on the Rise, Microsoft Finds

To keep up with late calls and emails, more employees are punching back in after hours.A Microsoft report published on Tuesday found that work is extending long past business hours. Meetings after 8 p.m. are up 16% compared to last year, and employees are sending and receiving over 50 messages…

Bruce Springsteen Says He Used to Prioritize Work Over His Kids

Bruce Springsteen says it took him time to learn the importance of being present with his kids.During an interview on Wednesday’s episode of the “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson” podcast, the musician spoke about balancing his career with fatherhood.Springsteen has been married to Patti Scialfa since 1991, and…

Citi Challenges Wall Street Norms With 2 Weeks Remote Work in August

Citi CEO Jane Fraser is doubling down on work from home at a time when more companies — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — are demanding employees return to the office five days a week.Citigroup on Monday announced two weeks of fully remote work in August for its hybrid employees, the…

Young Workers Are Struggling to Find Work: LinkedIn Exec Shares Advice

LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer is familiar with the challenges facing job seekers, from slower hiring to AI, but he also sees opportunity.Aneesh Raman told Business Insider that he believes job seekers can build meaningful careers by identifying their strengths, continuing to learn, and creating what he calls a “story…

I Work at Starbucks and Got a Free College Degree Through the Company

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…

Buying a Home Is Hard — Even If You Work for Zillow

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Orphe Divounguy, a senior economist at Zillow. In April, Divounguy purchased a home in Raleigh, North Carolina. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been with Zillow for almost three years. As a senior economist, I provide internal and…

Elon Musk Says Trump’s Spending Bill ‘Undermines’ the Work of DOGE

Elon Musk is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” spending bill.Musk criticized the bill in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning that’s set to air on June 1. His comments were featured in a clip of the interview shared on X on Tuesday.”I was disappointed to see the…