A record-setting 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in March, according to data released in early May by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. During a time of record staff turnover, IT leaders are pulling out all the stops in an effort to keep their teams as intact and productive as possible. While salary increases a … Read more
Hybrid, remote, or on-premises? Now that the risk profile for COVID-19 has changed, organizations and their workforces are facing the following questions: Do we go back to the office or were we just as productive when we were remote? Do we compromise with a hybrid schedule, and if so, who sets the terms of that … Read more
Is your salary as high as you think it should be? Are you making what your peers are making? Should you be looking for a new job in order to get that salary boost this year? If these are the questions you are looking to answer, we’ve got some insights for you. InformationWeek checked in … Read more
Big tech vendors like Microsoft, Google, and Apple may be laying out plans to bring their workforce back to the office, at least on a hybrid basis, but according to a new report from Ladders, the momentum for positions that are 100% remote hasn ‘t slowed down at all. In fact, it is continuing to … Read more
Like many Ukrainians, the estimated 285,000 people working in the country’s IT sector were stunned when, on the morning of February 24, Russia launched a brutal attack on their country. But within days they had mobilized, leveraging their networks to both ensure the well-being of their colleagues, friends, and loved ones and maintain their businesses … Read more
“Bet your dog is missing you.” That was the message on one of the poster boards in the lobby of a Toronto office building in March 2022 to welcome workers back to the office. But for office workers who spent the past two years working from home during a pandemic and maybe adopted a dog … Read more
Now that the Omicron surge has ended and cities and states are ending their mask mandates again, tech giants such as Microsoft, Apple, and Google have been announcing plans for how employees will return to the office. Yet some companies, such as Twitter, have said that the employees can decide whether they want to return … Read more
In a sign of the times, last week Amazon raised the maximum base pay for its tech and corporate employees to $350,000, more than doubling it from its previous cap of $160,000. But what does that really mean for tech workers at Amazon and elsewhere? Will it drive other tech giants to raise their rates … Read more