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Treating Love For Work Like Virtue Can Backfire On Employees, Teams
It's popular advice for new graduates: "Find a job you love, and you'll never work a day in your life." Love for one's work, Americans are often told, is the surest route to success.
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Millionaire Founder Reveals She Fired 2 Employees For Cheating On Their Partners, Sparks Debate
The co-founder of the multi-million dollar company has ignited a significant online debate regarding the boundary between employees' private lives and their professional standing.
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American Man Says Germany Beats US In Work-Life Balance. Here's Why
He said the corporate culture in Germany is nothing like what he experienced or witnessed firsthand in America.
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Reddit User Asks Indians About The Appeal Of Moving To The US: "Racism, Gun Violence"
Many users said that the US offers diverse career opportunities, especially in fields like technology, healthcare, and finance.
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"We're Not Machines": Indian Techie Rants About Outsourcing Work Culture, Asks US Clients To Chill
The anonymous IT graduate shared his frustration at being expected to deliver Silicon Valley-calibre work for a mere Rs 7 lakh ($8,000) annual salary.
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Bengaluru Techie, Fired From Job In 3 Months, Calls Out "Toxic" Boss And Work Culture
A tech professional from Bengaluru, who was terminated from his position at the India office of an American workforce management company, has levelled accusations against his former manager.
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Indian-Origin Exec Kinjil Mathur Says GenZ Should Be Willing To Work "Any Hours, At Any Pay"
Kinjil Mathur, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the American software services company Squarespace, recently advised Gen Z job seekers to work "any hours and at any pay" to avoid becoming "unemployable."
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Not US, UK Or China. The World's Worst Workaholics Are In...
Americans have popularized "hustle culture," but it's French executives who binge work the most, according to a new survey.
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Indian-Americans Have Powered Economic Growth Of US: Joe Biden
Indian Americans, with their hard work and entrepreneurship, have powered the economic growth of the United States and helped forge cultural dynamism in the country, Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden said on Tuesday.
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Milton Glaser, Designer Of Iconic 'I Love NY' Logo, Dies At 91
If you like American pop culture you certainly know his work, even if you don't know his name: graphic designer Milton Glaser, known for his wildly popular "I (Heart) NY" logo, died Friday on his 91st birthday.
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Ancient Tools And Bone Found In Florida Could Help Rewrite The Story Of The First Americans
Thousands of years ago, some of the first Americans knelt beside a pond in what is now Florida. Clutching sharp stone knives, they hacked at the tusk of a slain mastodon, slicing meat away from the long bone. Then, with their work completed, they got up and walked away, leaving behind some tools and the stripped carcass.
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You May Look Productive Skipping Lunch, But You Aren't
The hour-long lunch may be a charming relic of the past, like phone cords and typewriters, but in today's 24-7 work culture, many of us don't take any lunch break at all. Fewer than 20 percent of American workers regularly step away for a midday meal, and 39 percent usually eat at their desks, according to a survey done by Right Management.
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American Novelist EL Doctorow Dead at 84
Award-winning American author E.L. Doctorow, known for fictional historical works such as "Ragtime," "Billy Bathgate" and "The March," and an experimental narrative style, died on Tuesday, The New York Times reported. He was 84.
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Indian Novelist Reaches Finals of Top American Literary Award
An India-born novelist has been named among the finalists for one of the most prestigious American literary awards for his work about the culture of computer programming and classical Indian aesthetics.
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How the workplace is making America obese
Looking beyond poor eating habits and a couch-potato lifestyle, a group of researchers has found a new culprit in the obesity epidemic: the American workplace.A sweeping review of shifts in the labor force since 1960 suggests that a sizable portion of the national weight gain can be explained by declining physical activity during the workday. Jobs ...
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Treating Love For Work Like Virtue Can Backfire On Employees, Teams
It's popular advice for new graduates: "Find a job you love, and you'll never work a day in your life." Love for one's work, Americans are often told, is the surest route to success.
-
Millionaire Founder Reveals She Fired 2 Employees For Cheating On Their Partners, Sparks Debate
The co-founder of the multi-million dollar company has ignited a significant online debate regarding the boundary between employees' private lives and their professional standing.
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American Man Says Germany Beats US In Work-Life Balance. Here's Why
He said the corporate culture in Germany is nothing like what he experienced or witnessed firsthand in America.
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Reddit User Asks Indians About The Appeal Of Moving To The US: "Racism, Gun Violence"
Many users said that the US offers diverse career opportunities, especially in fields like technology, healthcare, and finance.
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"We're Not Machines": Indian Techie Rants About Outsourcing Work Culture, Asks US Clients To Chill
The anonymous IT graduate shared his frustration at being expected to deliver Silicon Valley-calibre work for a mere Rs 7 lakh ($8,000) annual salary.
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Bengaluru Techie, Fired From Job In 3 Months, Calls Out "Toxic" Boss And Work Culture
A tech professional from Bengaluru, who was terminated from his position at the India office of an American workforce management company, has levelled accusations against his former manager.
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Indian-Origin Exec Kinjil Mathur Says GenZ Should Be Willing To Work "Any Hours, At Any Pay"
Kinjil Mathur, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the American software services company Squarespace, recently advised Gen Z job seekers to work "any hours and at any pay" to avoid becoming "unemployable."
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Not US, UK Or China. The World's Worst Workaholics Are In...
Americans have popularized "hustle culture," but it's French executives who binge work the most, according to a new survey.
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Indian-Americans Have Powered Economic Growth Of US: Joe Biden
Indian Americans, with their hard work and entrepreneurship, have powered the economic growth of the United States and helped forge cultural dynamism in the country, Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden said on Tuesday.
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Milton Glaser, Designer Of Iconic 'I Love NY' Logo, Dies At 91
If you like American pop culture you certainly know his work, even if you don't know his name: graphic designer Milton Glaser, known for his wildly popular "I (Heart) NY" logo, died Friday on his 91st birthday.
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Ancient Tools And Bone Found In Florida Could Help Rewrite The Story Of The First Americans
Thousands of years ago, some of the first Americans knelt beside a pond in what is now Florida. Clutching sharp stone knives, they hacked at the tusk of a slain mastodon, slicing meat away from the long bone. Then, with their work completed, they got up and walked away, leaving behind some tools and the stripped carcass.
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You May Look Productive Skipping Lunch, But You Aren't
The hour-long lunch may be a charming relic of the past, like phone cords and typewriters, but in today's 24-7 work culture, many of us don't take any lunch break at all. Fewer than 20 percent of American workers regularly step away for a midday meal, and 39 percent usually eat at their desks, according to a survey done by Right Management.
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American Novelist EL Doctorow Dead at 84
Award-winning American author E.L. Doctorow, known for fictional historical works such as "Ragtime," "Billy Bathgate" and "The March," and an experimental narrative style, died on Tuesday, The New York Times reported. He was 84.
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Indian Novelist Reaches Finals of Top American Literary Award
An India-born novelist has been named among the finalists for one of the most prestigious American literary awards for his work about the culture of computer programming and classical Indian aesthetics.
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How the workplace is making America obese
Looking beyond poor eating habits and a couch-potato lifestyle, a group of researchers has found a new culprit in the obesity epidemic: the American workplace.A sweeping review of shifts in the labor force since 1960 suggests that a sizable portion of the national weight gain can be explained by declining physical activity during the workday. Jobs ...
