What we are reading on February 14, 2024
Lots of exciting news featuring toxic offices, bosses who are bad, and the stigma of unemployment.
My toxic boss ruined my confidence in the workplace. I’m learning to build myself back up again.
Her toxic boss’ gaslighting ruined her confidence and made her second-guess her value in the workplace. She’s still plagued by self-doubt years later.
Leah CampbellUndoing the Stigma of Unemployment
Ofer Sharone explains the reason why American workers are always anxious.
Somewhere along the way we forgot about software craftsmanship
What the **** does that mean?
A new global gender divide is emerging
Young men and young women’s world views are pulling apart. The consequences could be far-reaching
Delivering Copilot for everyone - The Official Microsoft Blog
As we approach Super Bowl weekend, we’re thrilled to be a part of the festivities for the first time in four years. This year, we’re proud to celebrate the transformative power of AI and Microsoft Copilot, showcasing peoples’ “watch me” moments with Copilot enabling people to do things previously unattainable. With a simple sentence or…
Yusuf Mehdi
Keeping code simple: moving fast by avoiding over-engineering
When engineering, I always aim to build the minimum spec with the cleanest architecture. Why? Because I want to build software as fast as possible.
Greg Foster
Businesses are losing millions because their employees can’t use technology right
Too much tech might be a problem, report finds
Craig Hale
McKinsey Puts About 3,000 Staffers on Review as Economies Slow
McKinsey & Co. has warned about 3,000 of the firm’s consultants that their performance was unsatisfactory and will need to improve.
Ambereen Choudhury
Remote work vs in-person: What does the data say?
When the worst effects of COVID had appeared to pass, many companies started implementing return-to-office mandates for their knowledge-workers, which have been controversial at best. The decision to do this was based on gut reactions from managers who, having no actual data, made the best guesses they could with what they knew.
More data about remote work versus in the office mandates.
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