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Former Facebook Employee Discloses Zuckerberg Had Weird Habit Of Waving Katana Sword Around Office
A former Facebook developer has revealed an unusual fact about Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Noah Kagan, one of the company's initial workers while it was still known as Facebook and not Meta, stated that Zuckerberg had a strange habit of swinging a Katana sword around the workplace. In a 13-minute video, he said that Zuckerberg swung his sword when he didn't like the coding and other content on the website.
Tags: Facebook, coder, Mark Zuckerberg, employees, Office
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Employee Lectured On Using 'Hey' By Boss, Netizens Reacts
A Reddit user shared a WhatsApp chat with his boss, where he has been lectured for using 'Hey' instead of 'Hi' or a work message. The user captioned the shared chat as, "How do you react to this? and how the hell is 'Hey' isn't professional?" Notably, to a question, "Have you submitted the test," the user replied, "Hey, No. not yet", which received mixed responses from netizens.
Tags: WhatsApp Chat, Work Ethics, Professionalism, Reddit, employees
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Netflix Fires 300 More Employees Amid Slow Revenue Growth
Netflix is increasingly losing paid members, which is one of the key reasons why the company's revenue growth has slowed over time. Netflix has acknowledged that it has executed the second phase of layoffs, dismissing around 300 employees. Due to weak profits and slow revenue growth, Netflix previously fired over 150 people. Netflix's choice to terminate employees is motivated by company objectives rather than individual performance.
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Several Employees At SpaceX Fired After Criticizing Elon Musk In Open Letter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's rocket ship firm, SpaceX, dismissed many employees on June 17 who were part of an open letter criticizing the billionaire for his behaviors. Musk's activities, according to the letter writers, have been a “frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, particularly in recent weeks." Although it's unknown how many SpaceX employees were fired, Shotwell said the corporation thought the individuals had passed an… read-more
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SpaceX Employees Criticize Elon Musk's Twitter Behavior 'Harmful'
Employees at SpaceX have written an open letter to company president Gwynne Shotwell in which they condemn CEO Elon Musk's "harmful" Twitter behavior. Employees are urged to sign the letter by completing a survey or scanning a QR code. It is unknown which employee wrote the letter. According to the staff, his "messaging does not reflect" their objectives and values. They suggest that the organisation "hold all leadership equally accountable… read-more
Tags: Elon Musk, Twitter, SpaceX, employees, open letter
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Man Shares Image Of Leave Application By Employee; Netizens Astonished
Twitter user uploaded a picture of a leave application he received from one of his employees, which quickly went viral. According to the post, an employee was requesting a leave of absence to attend an interview at another firm. The message astonished many netizens, and others were taken aback by how bold the employee must be to send a leave application to his manager with such straightforwardness and honesty.
Tags: leave application, Twitter, employees, job, manager
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Individuals In Technology Sector Laid Off Globally
During the month of May, over 15,000 employees working in the technology sector lost their jobs
throughout the world, as global macroeconomic variables wreaked havoc on businesses, particularly startups. Around 718 businesses have cut off 1.25 lakh employees worldwide after Covid-19 outbreak began. Several cojcerns confront IT businesses, including growing prices and recession fears. Over 6,000 individuals in India have been laid off as… read-more
Tags: IT layoffs, Startups, Technology, employees, IT Firm
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CARS24 Lays Off 600 Personnel In India
Pre-owned automobile e-commerce platform CARS24 has laid off over 600 people in India. On May 19, the corporation labeled the employment layoffs as "performance-linked exits." When contacted for confirmation, the corporation stated, "This is business-as-usual performance-linked exits that happen every year." It did not specify which roles were most affected by the recent job layoffs as a byproduct of its annual performance evaluation, which… read-more
Tags: cars24, employees, LAYOFFS, pre-owned, e-commerce platform
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Employees Offended By Shows Are Free To Leave The Company: Netflix
Netflix intimated that employees who are upset by its shows may leave the firm. It amended its corporate culture memo, titled "Netflix Culture - Seeking Excellence," on May 14, explaining that staff may be required to work on programs that contradict their personal principles. Netflix's decision to retain Dave Chappelle's show 'The Closer' despite criticism labelling it homophobic and transphobic prompted a walkout by a handful of staff.
Tags: Netflix, employees, dave chappelle, walkout, Work
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IT Company Gifts Cars To 100 Of Its Employees
Ideas2IT, a Chennai-based IT company has gifted 100 cars to 100 of its old employees, who have been with the company for a decade. Murali Vivekanandan, the founder, said that he plans to dole out more such incentives in the future. He also praised the employees for their efforts and said that insisted that those employees have earned these cars through their own hard work.
Tags: Human Interest, Human Interest stories, Human Interest News, business, employees
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