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159 Workers Accept Tech CEO’s Offer Of $30K Payment, Or Higher, If They Quit Their Jobs With One Condition

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159 Workers Accept Tech CEO’s Offer Of K Payment, Or Higher, If They Quit Their Jobs With One Condition

Automattic, the San Francisco-based tech company best known for WordPress, has been at the center of a public spat that escalated over recent weeks. This conflict between Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and web hosting provider WP Engine has led to the resignation of 159 employees, roughly 8.4 per cent of the company’s workforce. Mullenweg’s offer … Read more

This layoff could have been an email. Is there a good way to lose your job as a remote worker?

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This layoff could have been an email. Is there a good way to lose your job as a remote worker?

Is there a good way to lay off a remote worker?  Four years after remote work became the norm for a huge section of the labour force, it appears some companies are still struggling with the etiquette of letting someone go virtually. And amid a gradually cooling labour market and mass layoffs in several sectors, such as media and the tech industry, it’s … Read more