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Clueless Employers Often Use 5 Phrases That Turn Off Some Of The Best Potential New Employees

Clueless Employers Often Use 5 Phrases That Turn Off Some Of The Best Potential New Employees

Published by Jenni Sidey

Based on the unemployment trends plaguing the current job market, there seems to be a major disconnect between the people applying for jobs and the people hiring for them. Businesses feel that no one wants to work, while job seekers feel that no one wants to hire them.  One computer software company surveyed over 1,000 job-seekers and employers to learn what makes job postings appealing (or not) to both candidates and hiring managers. What they discovered is that some of the ways people talk about jobs may be making the jobs market even harder to deal with. Clueless employers often use these phrases that turn off some of the best potential new hires: 1. ‘Customer-obsessed’ AlyshaYogi / Shutterstock This was one of the biggest turn-off phrases for survey participants, with 33% claiming it would deter them from applying. Nearly one in seven of the hiring managers surveyed admitted to still using this phrase when creating job postings, despite the fact that it doesn’t really resonate with job seekers. The report suggested abandoning overused phrases and …

Fired OpenAI employees raise safety concerns : NPR

Fired OpenAI employees raise safety concerns : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Three employees recently fired by OpenAI allege the company punished them for being outspoken about safety. OpenAI disputes the claims and says they were dismissed for mishandling sensitive information. Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images Three former OpenAI employees are raising concerns over the circumstances of their dismissals and the company’s commitment to safety, amid intense public scrutiny of the artificial intelligence industry’s ability to responsibly develop the technology. The former employees, Mikita Balesni, Tomek Korbak and Jasmine Wang, alleged that OpenAI fired them last week over pretexts and punished them for either being outspoken about safety or working with outside researchers. They also expressed worries the company may walk back a recent safety commitment. OpenAI has repeatedly denied the allegations. It said the employees were fired for mishandling sensitive information and said the company has not abandoned its safety commitment. The dispute comes at a fraught time for the AI industry and OpenAI in particular. Over the summer, OpenAI’s agents hacked into companies, communicated with …

FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees’ sensitive data : NPR

FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees’ sensitive data : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen on Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images In a video posted on social media, the assistant director of the FBI’s cyber division, Brett Leatherman, vowed Tuesday to hunt down the members of a cybercriminal group going by the name of ShinyHunters, the same group that last week claimed to steal reams of sensitive data from the FBI itself. “You know how to find us, and we know how to find you,” Leatherman said in the video, encouraging the prolific group of loosely connected data extortionists to come forward and share information or face the consequences. “I suggest you reach out first while the choice is still yours.” The FBI says it is “aggressively” investigating the breach and how hackers got ahold of sensitive FBI employment information, including whether the hackers got into third-party software or the FBI’s own internal systems. In a statement emailed to NPR, a FBI spokesperson said the bureau is working “around the clock …

8 Things Good Workers Are Tired Of Being Expected To Do For Everyone Else

8 Things Good Workers Are Tired Of Being Expected To Do For Everyone Else

Published by Jenni Sidey

You’d think good workers would be able to get their work done faster than their colleagues. The problem is they’re often given even more work to do because their boss thinks they can handle it. That’s not only wildly unfair, but also burns out good employees really fast. There are some things they get tasked with doing more frequently that annoy them the most. Good workers are always expected to do 8 things for everyone else that they’re sick of: 1. Fill in for anyone who’s out dragana991 from Getty Images via Canva Whether it means covering an extra shift or doing work that was someone else’s responsibility, good workers almost always have to fill in when their co-workers are out. Instead of dividing their work equally among the whole team, it all falls on one person’s shoulders. This turns into an even bigger problem when the work they’re expected to take on doesn’t have anything to do with their job. It’s like their job description is constantly changing based on what’s needed. They shouldn’t …

9 Therapy-Speak Phrases Gen-Z Employees Often Use That Boomers Find Totally Inappropriate

9 Therapy-Speak Phrases Gen-Z Employees Often Use That Boomers Find Totally Inappropriate

Published by Jenni Sidey

In today’s multigenerational workplace, communication styles can vary widely because of evolving cultural norms and the rise of therapy-informed language, particularly among Gen-Z employees. Raised in an era that prioritizes mental health awareness, many Gen-Z workers naturally incorporate therapeutic phrases into their everyday conversation. Gen-Z often use these therapy-speak phrases that Boomers don’t love: 1. ‘I’m not in an emotional space to receive that feedback right now’ Comeback Images | Shutterstock For Gen-Z, this is a way to pause a potentially overwhelming interaction and protect their mental health. This isn’t an end to the conversation, but an intention to revisit it later, when they are better prepared. However, Boomers often view feedback as a part of professional development and believe in handling it regardless of their emotional state. They interpret their younger co-workers’ mental health struggles as simply avoidance or emotional immaturity. RELATED: Boomers Can’t Stand These 12 Soft Phrases Gen-Z Says All The Time 2. ‘That doesn’t align with my values’ Kostiantyn Voitenko | Shutterstock Gen-Z desires to work in environments that reflect their …

Quixote shutters supplying business, lays off 60 employees

Quixote shutters supplying business, lays off 60 employees

Published by Sam Flores

Five months after pulling back from most of its Los Angeles soundstage business, production services company Quixote is selling much of its equipment operation. Equipment rental house Cinelease recently announced that it had acquired Quixote’s grip and lighting and production supplies assets in Los Angeles and New York. The transaction resulted in roughly 60 layoffs, Quixote said. Most of the affected employees were based in L.A. with a few in New York. The production supplies business will operate as Cinelease Pro Supplies. “Our sales team is reaching out directly to clients with active or upcoming rentals from these businesses and will work with Cinelease to help ensure a smooth transition,” the company said in an email on Sept. 15 to its clients. “It has been our privilege to serve you, and we look forward to continuing to be your source for production and events transportation.” In April, Quixote announced it was winding down most of its Los Angeles soundstage business, including its main commercial studio in West Hollywood and its North Valley studio in Pacoima. …

Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee

Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee

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Flock Safety announced a voluntary employee separation program on Friday, offering a “generous” severance package to those who want to leave amid growing backlash against the surveillance technology company, according to an internal email shared with WIRED. Applications for Flock’s voluntary severance program opened Friday, and employees have until October 2 to decide whether to leave the company. Flock expects to grant buyouts to the majority of workers who apply, according to the email. People familiar with the program but not authorized to discuss it publicly say they believe that a significant number of the startup’s roughly 1,500 employees may try to depart. Flock is making the severance offers as it continues to lose customers amid growing frustration across the US about its sprawling network of license plate readers, which have raised concerns about privacy and misuse. In the last month, WIRED has documented officers allegedly abusing Flock to track former romantic partners and colleagues, exposed how widely some agencies share access to the system, shown how little is known about the manufacturing of the …

Amazon accused in lawsuit of systematic discrimination against pregnant employees

Amazon accused in lawsuit of systematic discrimination against pregnant employees

Published by Sam Flores

NEW YORK, Sept 8 : Amazon.com was sued on Tuesday in a proposed nationwide class action accusing the retailer of systematically discriminating against thousands of pregnant employees, including by firing some it claimed took too much time off. According to a complaint filed by four former warehouse employees, Amazon routinely violates federal and New York worker-protection laws by denying pregnant workers basic accommodations such as chairs, bathroom and water breaks, and time off for prenatal appointments. The complaint said Amazon threatens and regularly fires pregnant employees who miss too much work, and illegally demands medical documentation from those seeking accommodations. It said these actions violate the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and New York labor law. “Amazon is one of this country’s largest employers, [and] it is no surprise that many of its workers become pregnant,” according to the complaint filed in the Brooklyn, New York, federal court. “Yet Amazon violates the law at every turn.” Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokesperson, said the retailer provides pregnancy-related accommodations to tens of thousands of employees annually, and approved …

Meta Pushes Its New AI Agent on Employees—but Eases Off on Tokenmaxxing

Meta Pushes Its New AI Agent on Employees—but Eases Off on Tokenmaxxing

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Meta is formally ending what amounted to a tokenmaxxing incentive program for employees. In an internal announcement this week, the social media giant told workers that their performance evaluations would no longer be dependent upon how much they used AI tools, three employees who received the message tell WIRED. But as Meta workers simultaneously begin testing a new agentic AI tool known as Hatch, they say their token consumption continues to surge. Almost a year ago, Meta had said workers would be graded on their “AI-driven impact,” which in practice, meant evaluating the extent to which they used chatbots and agents to improve their day-to-day work, Business Insider reported at the time. Usage correlated with employees receiving labels such as “AI Native,” “AI First,” or “AI Enabled,” according to a lawsuit filed in July by about two dozen employees arguing that Meta violated US anti-discrimination laws when laying them off in May. (Workers on health and family leaves say they couldn’t accumulate usage and were unfairly penalized as a result; Meta has denied the allegations …