Bill Nye Says Robots Aren’t Going to Kill Us, But They Still Might Kill Our Jobs
In a new Big Think video Bill Nye addresses the coming robot apocalypse. Is it going to be more Terminator 2 or more Wall-E? Or what if it’s just a Jetsons-esque transformation of the home and workplace? I for one could go for a robot maid with a strong personality (roomba’s don’t talk back and […]
World’s Largest Strike Happened Last Week in India
An estimated 150 to 180 million workers went on strike in India on September 2 for 24 hours. The strike, which was centered in Karnataka and Kerala, included workers from several sectors, from manufacturing, to banking, to teachers, transportation workers and other government employees. Because of the scale of the strike, it naturally caused major disruptions in daily […]
August Jobs Report: Let’s Talk Labour Statistics for Labour Day
The August jobs report fell short of expectations but the news wasn’t all bad. The American economy added 151,000 jobs last month — not quite the 180,000 economists predicted. Unemployment held steady at 4.9%, labour participation at 62.9% and employment-population ratio at 59.7%. However, wage growth lost the progress seen in previous months, dropping to […]
4 Reasons You Don’t Want to Hire a Rockstar
Your startup just secured a new wave of funding. Congratulations! You’ve outlined your plans for expansion, your cool new office and now you just need to bring on some new staff. I know what you’re thinking. You want a Rockstar. A superstar employee who has talent, charisma and loads of energy. Someone who will take your […]
Solo, Lochte and Branding Gone Bad at Rio 2016
Hope Solo has been suspended from US soccer for six months and her contract with the national team dumped in response to her comment that the Swedish Olympic soccer team, who knocked them out of the tournament, were “a bunch of cowards.” USWNT Players Association executive director Rich Nichols told USA Today that “she was fired for making comments that no […]
Bitter Employees Stay Bitter for a Reason
Last week Pajiba published a (possibly fake) open letter to the CEO of Warner Bros Studios, Kevin Tsujihara. The letter excoriates Tsujihara and other WB execs for being careless with studio money, making bad project and talent management decisions and just generally being screw ups. Bitter Employees Stay Bitter for a Reason Now, although Warner […]
