The layoffs are part of a plan MetLife acknowledged for the first time publicly in March. At the time, MetLife said it will cut 650 workers in Bloomfield, leaving 1,300 at the site, over a three year period.
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Transamerica Laying Off 60 in Cedar Rapids, 140 Nationwide – TheGazette
Tucker said some of the work currently performed by Transamerica employees will be outsourced to contractors.
via Transamerica laying off 60 in Cedar Rapids, 140 nationwide | TheGazette.
Google Hummingbird: Are You Still Playing Russian Roulette with Google? – Copyblogger
However, the funny bit about our endless quest to know how Google ranks pages is that the truth has always been right in front of us: do the hard work of knowing your customer inside and out, establish your authority, and deliver the high-quality content they need.
via Google Hummingbird: Are You Still Playing Russian Roulette with Google? | Copyblogger.
This is a seriously good article. I recommend it highly if you are trying to establish an online brand.
Affordable Care Act: Your Delays and Deadlines Update | 2013-09-18 | Workforce.com
Is Business Prepared for A Three-Generation Workforce? | Disruptive Demographics | Big Think
Retirement looks a lot like work today. Studies, surveys and individual behaviors indicate that the next wave of retirees will be reporting for work longer than they or their employers may have planned.
via Is Business Prepared for A Three-Generation Workforce? | Disruptive Demographics | Big Think.
Scott Adams – Harvard Business Review
My most basic belief about management is that it’s people flailing around and hoping that something lucky happens that makes them look as if they did a great job. And most of my experiences affirm that view.
via Scott Adams – Harvard Business Review.
The interview. Yeah, it’s good.
Worldwide, 13% of Employees Are Engaged at Work
Only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work, according to Gallup\’s new 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace. In other words, about one in eight workers — roughly 180 million employees in the countries studied — are psychologically committed to their jobs and likely to be making positive contributions to their organizations.
via Worldwide, 13% of Employees Are Engaged at Work.
No surprises here.
Work? Not Meaningful
Only 36 percent of paid work activities bring American parents meaning, compared to 62 percent of child care duties; paid work is “very tiring” 5 percent of the time, while child care is exhausting 12 percent of the time.
via Pew study on modern American family: Moms still do more child care..
Guess it’s been that kind of day for finding these kinds of articles.
Multitasking Makes Managers Less Thoughtful – Gretchen Gavett – Harvard Business Review
Multitasking Makes Managers Less Thoughtful – Gretchen Gavett – Harvard Business Review.
Link for the source article below.
18% of the Workforce Could Retire Within 5 Years
I hesitated before posting this link. The headline grabs your attention, no? It got my attention for sure. Maybe, just maybe there’s hope for our economy and jobs crisis from the demographics. Then I read the following sentence:
For the purpose of the study, ADP assumed that the average retirement age was 61. Researchers concluded that in many industries, individuals will retire at 61 despite theories suggesting otherwise.
Not gonna happen. Period.
via 18% of the workforce could retire within five years | LifeHealthPro.
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