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'Don't game my paycheck': Delivery workers squeezed by ever-changing algorithms

Abha Bhattarai The Washington Post
Nov 10, 2019 5:21 am - When Ulysses Galves began working for Instacart last year, he easily made $700 a week ferrying groceries from supermarkets. He averaged about $18 an hour, and qualified ...
It's hard to make a name as a writer when editors misspell your byline

By Karla L. Miller
Nov 10, 2019 5:05 am - Q: My last name is uncommon and frequently misspelled - almost always in the same way, with two letters inverted. I work as a freelance writer, and when someone on an ed...
The secret and frustrating life of a Google contract worker

Mark Bergen and Ellen Huet Bloomberg
Nov 09, 2019 5:20 am - Kevin Kiprovski had a lofty title, "Expeditions Associate," and a fun job - he got to demo Google virtual reality gear to young students. When visiting schools, he wore ...
Why good is better than great

Nov 07, 2019 12:00 am - I read the book "Good to Great" a long time ago. At that time, my initial reaction was, "I could have written this!" So many of the principles aligned with my thoughts r...
How surface, depth attractors help get the applicants you need

Nov 07, 2019 12:00 am - "The market is tough if you're trying to hire new people," the CEO of a boutique Chicago public relations firm recently told me. With unemployment at low levels, she ha...
Put your best foot forward

Nov 07, 2019 12:00 am - How many of you have given or received this advice? My guess is that most people have at one point or another, from a parent, teacher, boss, coach or mentor. It is a sim...
3 Important factors for attracting and retaining great employees

Nov 07, 2019 12:00 am - I recently joined a panel hosted by the Daily Herald Business Ledger and HR Source on attracting and retaining great talent. My fellow panelists were Michael Larson, dir...
Being prepared key to surviving workplace attack

Nov 07, 2019 12:00 am - Imagine this scenario: You arrive at work on a beautiful Monday morning and punch in at 8 a.m. You greet your co-workers and begin your day, making small talk with them ...
Alight Solution completes NGA acquisition

Nov 04, 2019 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Benefits, payroll and cloud solutions provider Alight Solutions said it has completed its acquisition of NGA Human Resources. Terms of the acquisition wer...
Laid-off employee returns to nonproﬁt and does same job unpaid. Is that legal?

By Karla L. Miller
Nov 03, 2019 5:10 am - Q: I work at a nonprofit that is having serious financial difficulties. Recently a part-time employee was laid off. We had an awkward party, signed a card, said goodbye ...

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