#work-environment — Public Fediverse posts

Cognizant To Monitor Employee’s Keyboard & Mouse Activity? Netizens Share Hilariously Brilliant ‘Jugaad’ (And Memes)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/culture/102672/cognizant-to-monitor-employees-keyboard-mouse-activity-netizens-share-hilariously-brilliant-jugaad-a

The Open-Office Trap

https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-open-office-trap

#HackerNews #OpenOffice #Trap #OfficeCulture #WorkEnvironment #Productivity #Issues #NewYorker

System Upgrade – The New York Times (free article)

System Upgrade

We explore the new vibe in Silicon Valley.

A Twitter sign being removed in San Francisco in 2023. Credit…Jim Wilson / The New York Times

By Adam B. Kushner

I’m the editor of this newsletter.

Aug. 4, 2025, 7:03 a.m. ET

You’re reading The Morning newsletter.  Make sense of the day’s news and ideas. Times journalists guide you through what’s happening — and why it matters.

Silicon Valley has transformed. No surprise there — change is its business, after all. But just as artificial intelligence will upend the economy, it has already upended the culture of the place that makes it.

America’s tech corridor holds immense influence over our future. So it’s worth understanding life there — and the people who power it. Today’s newsletter is about the new vibe in Silicon Valley. That’s the focus of several stories our tech journalists have recently reported from the world’s tech capital.

‘Shut up and grind’

Silicon Valley behemoths like Google, Apple and Facebook became famous a generation ago for pitching great lifestyle jobs: Forget the cubicles and neckties of the old economy. Come enjoy free sushi and workout classes; take breaks for Ping-Pong. Let’s change the world!

Then, around 2022, they decided they had become bloated. Meta eliminated a third of its work force. Elon Musk bought Twitter and fired three-quarters of its staff.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: System Upgrade – The New York Times

#2025 #AIImpact #America #California #DonaldTrump #FreeArticle #History #Politics #Science #SiliconValley #Technology #TechnologyJobs #TheNewYorkTimes #Trump #UnitedStates #WorkEnvironment

10 signs of a healthy #workenvironment you should look for
1. Inspiration not fear
2. Accountability
3. ​Sense of belonging
4. ​Encouraged collaboration
5. Work-life balance
6. Open communication
7. ​Growth opportunities
8. Diversity and inclusion
9. Feedback mechanisms
10. Recognition and appreciation

No matter how hard you try to avoid it, a toxic environment will affect you in a negative way, changing your behavior. #workenvironment #toxic #businesa #life

A toxic work & even personal environment can change you if you are in it for too long. Look out for the signs and determine if you can change the situation or move on from it. #business #toxic #workenvironment #life

A THERAPIST MAKES SENSE OF WHY WE CAN NEVER AGAIN OVERLOOK WORK ENVIRONMENT DEPRESSION: The profound and mental cost of dejection can have expansive ramifications for the two representatives and associations.

Continue reading on Medium » https://medium.com/@netgloever/a-therapist-makes-sense-of-why-we-can-never-again-overlook-work-environment-depression-b51771f89342?source=rss------mentalhealth-5&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MentalHealth #WorkEnvironment #Depression #Therapy #EmployeeWellbeing

Apple faces a lawsuit accusing the company of breaching employee privacy through surveillance and restrictive workplace policies. #apple #tech #privacy #surveillance #workenvironment

https://buff.ly/41gCnK0

Workplace Relationships
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I 'adjusted' it in red...
#workplaceculture #workplace #workplacerelationships #productiveenvironment #workingtogether #colleagues #colleagueappreciation #workculture #workenvironment

#SamuelMewshaw, “made open statements in #support of #Nazism, #Hitler, prominent #Nazis and/or #antiSemitic #conspiracytheories,” the #lawsuit asserts. He also “displayed #tattoos with known affiliations with #Nazism and/or #whitesupremacy” and drew #phallic #images that he displayed at work, creating a #hostile #workenvironment.

People often think that the self-regulation techniques I teach as part of my meditation classes are for yoga and meditation junkies. This is a shame. My focus with my courses and workshops lies on using these techniques in every day life in every possible situation.

#SelfRegulation #AddHeart #HeartMath #Work #employees #employers #stress #StressReduction #Resilience #Coherence #Teams #TeamBuilding #WorkEnvironment @consciousliving https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sebtmg_stress-over-time-can-take-its-toll-on-people-activity-7103411035310567427-09uG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

A colleague has this prominently in her #emailsignature:
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"Our working hours may differ. Please don’t feel obligated to reply outside your normal working hours."
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I work with people across time zones and am a night owl, on a 'maxiflex' schedule - and so TOTALLY respect and support this!
#WFH #workfromhome #emails #latenight #workinglate #reply #replytoemails #worketiquette #respect #workingenvironment #workenvironment #etiquette #NotLandingAeroplanes

To beat the heatwave, it's essential to work in a cooler and well-ventilated environment.

Here's yesterday's and today's work setup, and the quality of work done improves significantly.

#Photography #bhyve #FreeBSD
#HeathWave
#WorkEnvironment #ProductivityBoost #CoolAndVentilated

@JEmphatically It appears that we learned absolutely nothing on all fronts. #Covid #ClimateChange #WorkEnvironment

People did, but everyone who can make the biggest changes in these areas turned to money.

There are good reasons to want #employees in an office - and leaders too.

But most #ReturnToWork is just managers panicking.

#WfH #WfWW #FutureOfWork #ProximityBias #WorkEnvironment

https://fortune.com/2023/05/11/airbnb-brian-chesky-remote-work-hamptons/ https://fortune.com/2023/05/11/airbnb-brian-chesky-remote-work-hamptons/

#Loneliness — the #distress and #discomfort we feel when we perceive a gap between the #SocialConnection we want and the quantity and quality of the relationships we currently have — can be a side effect of #RemoteWork. That lack of connection might feel slight or huge based on how we’re wired and our unique set of needs. https://hbr.org/2023/05/is-your-remote-job-making-you-lonely #HybridWork #WorkEnvironment #MentalHealth via @HarvardBiz

Workers at the #CommunityLiving Association of #SouthSimcoe (CLASS) have been #reinstated after the #union #protested their #firings last week.On Tuesday, March, 7, between 100 & 200 #OPSEU union members held a rally outside the facility’s Allison location to protest the #workers being let go.
The three developmental service workers alleged they were #fired for raising #concerns about what they claim is a #dangerous #WorkEnvironment at CLASS.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9556057/ontario-service-workers-reinstated-fired-speaking-out-safety-concerns/amp/

#Ontario #labour #Canada

Many academics consider #remote and #HybridWork the future, but some business leaders are pushing back. Can colleagues working from anywhere still create the special glue that bonds #teams together? Let’s hear from @JamesHeskett

https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/will-hybrid-work-strategies-pull-down-long-term-performance?cid=wk-rss

#RemoteWork #DistributedWork #WorkCollaboration #WorkEnvironment #WorkCulture #FutureOfWork #TeamWork via @HBSWK

In the aftermath of #Alphabet, #meta and #Amazon's largest #layoff, Googlers and other tech #employees globally wonder if they will ever feel safe again at work.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lucianapaulise/2023/01/31/how-to-regain-psychological-safety-after-googles-massive-layoffs/

#PsychologySafety #WorkEnvironment via @Forbes

A #WorkEnvironment that encourages #employees to have respectful debates through multiple channels and where employees are enabled to communicate directly and openly in a #PsychologicallySafe space will help reduce any feelings of #contention and #misunderstandings.

Here are 13 recommendations from @Forbes Human Resources Council members for helping employees successfully navigate office #politics—even in a #remote setting.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2023/01/31/hr-leaders-discuss-13-methods-for-navigating-office-politics/

#SoftSkills #WorkRelationships

The most lasting legacy of #Covid may be its impact on work and #WageInflation: one in eight people say they plan 'no return' to pre-#pandemic activities, including #work. The number of hours people of all ages want to work plunged, and their attitude has also changed. #SocialMedia celebrates '#QuietQuitting' and 'acting your wage' — meaning do what you are paid for, and no more.

https://www.ft.com/content/4e5f3e36-cdab-4661-90e2-0c0d94a2100e

#EmployeeEngagement #WorkEnvironment via #FT

Workers at ⁦@[email protected]’s⁩ plant in #Germany accuse the firm of poor #WorkingConditions, long hours and a #CultureofFear. https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-german-plant-union-claims-poor-working-conditions-long-hours-2023-1?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds #Workplace #WorkEnvironment

#RemoteWork is widely popular and boosts #motivation and #performance, but there remain challenges in terms of the #biases that continue to affect those who work flexibly.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2023/01/12/flexible-working-can-be-great-but-only-with-the-right-leadership/

#WorkFromHome #WorkEnvironment #HybridWork