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Tesla’s ‘ultra hardcore’ work culture — as told by its employees

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Tesla’s ‘ultra hardcore’ work culture — as told by its employees Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesEver wonder what it’s like to work at Tesla, the biggest, most exciting car company in the world? Elon Musk is known for setting lofty goals and expecting nothing short of perfection from his workers. He often urges his employees to go “super hardcore” or “ultra hardcore” — an ethos he recently brought to X…

The Verge 179 2023-08-16

Optional benefits for employees

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Optional benefits for employees My job offers extra benefits that the employee pays for. They are cancer benefits, accident insurance, and critical illness insurance. They are 3rd party (Aflac and Metlife). They all cost different amounts depending on the payout amount you select. The prices also increase in increments of 10 years (20-30, 30-40 ex.) But once you sign up you’re…

Reddit Personal Finance 227 2023-08-04

Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo to Microsoft employees about the FTC win

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Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo to Microsoft employees about the FTC win Xbox chief Phil Spencer outside a San Francisco courtroom. | Image: Getty ImagesMicrosoft just won a big legal fight with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to allow it to close its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition. After a grueling five days of evidence and testimony, a US federal judge has sided with Microsoft to prevent the FTC f…

The Verge 205 2023-07-12

Twitter Accuses Meta of Poaching Employees to Build Threads

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Twitter Accuses Meta of Poaching Employees to Build Threads Twitter appears to be unhappy with the runaway success of Threads, Meta’s Twitter alternative that launched last night. Threads has amassed more than 30 million users in under 24 hours, making it the biggest threat to Twitter to date. According to Semafor, Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro yesterday sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter accusing …

Mac Rumors 211 2023-07-07

Twitter is being sued by its ex-employees again

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Twitter is being sued by its ex-employees again Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTwitter is being sued by its former employees again — this time for allegedly refusing to pay the expected cost of legal arbitration. As previously reported by Bloomberg, the suit was filed on July 3rd in the Northern District of California. It seeks to force Twitter to cover most of the costs in a slew of …

The Verge 179 2023-07-06