Advertising giant WPP is offering free-lunch Fridays to help fill the office as its RTO policy upsets some staff
WPP is giving employees free lunch on Fridays as it mandates office attendance. A WPP spokesperson told Business Insider complimentary lunches on Fridays were introduced at the company’s UK-based campuses this month. On Saturday, The Times reported that the free lunch at WPP’s South Bank office in London offered beef ragù, garlic bread, and a…
Some trends come and go, but teens’ love for Chick-fil-A endures
The average stand-alone Chick-fil-A makes annual sales of more than $9 million. In particular, teens really love Chick-fil-A — and they have for a long time. The chicken chain was once again the favorite restaurant brand among teens in the most recent Taking Stock With Teens survey from Piper Sandler, which is published semiannually. The…
My twin sister and I decided to buy a house together. I’m getting cold feet, but we put in an offer anyway.
The author and her twin sister live together already and are considering buying a home together. We’re now in the position of trying to buy our first house together, and it hasn’t been easy. Both of us have found new jobs and are saving as much as possible while also paying rent and living our…
I’ve conducted over 100 technical interviews at Amazon. I ask myself 4 questions about every candidate.
Sai Chiligireddy said he looks for four values when interviewing technical candidates. I joined Amazon nearly eight years ago as a software engineer and, after five years at the company, rose to an engineering management position. During my time at the company’s Vancouver and Seattle offices, I have conducted over 100 technical interviews. I’ve also…
‘Ray Dalio says Trump’s approach to tariffs is ‘like throwing rocks into the production system’
Dalio said the way tariffs are being carried out is “very disruptive.” In an NBC appearance on Sunday, the Bridgewater Associates founder said, “Right now, we are at a decision-making point and very close to a recession.” Recessions are officially defined as a fall in gross domestic product for two back-to-back quarters. The dreaded word,…
US tariffs could give the EU exactly what it doesn’t want: even more Chinese products
The EU announced hefty tariffs on Chinese EV imports last year. Europe has long worried about what it has deemed dumping from China — goods like solar panels that inundate the market, driving prices well below what European makers could compete against. The European Union expressed that concern last week in a phone call between…
I left my director job at Meta after becoming my dad’s caregiver. Here’s how I’m helping people like me.
Shauna Sweeney became her dad’s caregiver when he was diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer’s. My dad, Mike, is a formidable human. He raised me and my brother as a single dad. He was a bar pilot, navigating massive cargo ships under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. He loved the work and planned to…
My company uses a 4-day workweek and it’s made us more efficient. Here are 3 ways AI helps.
I’m the CEO of a design and strategy firm that formally implemented a four-day workweek to avoid burnout back in 2023. For us, Fridays are considered the weekend. We’ve also built our entire company culture around a remote work model. While it might not suit every company or industry, it naturally complements our four-day workweek.…
I’m a federal employee watching colleagues get laid off by DOGE. It’s been devastating — we aren’t cogs, we’re human beings.
I’ve worked as a National Park Service employee for 27 years. As a park ranger, I discuss the Constitution every day — and every day, I watch it and 30 years of labor law being dismantled. As a union leader, I represent folks from Virginia to Massachusetts. Since DOGE was formed in January, my local…
