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Why the 4-day workweek works, according to the CEO who made it famous Kyle Schnitzer

With workers, especially Millennials, stressing that work is a leading cause of career burnout, a shorter week would help alleviate some of the pressures of day-to-day. It could perhaps encourage employees to use vacation time instead of burning a combined 768 million days in 2018. Read More

Microsoft researchers worked with designers to define the art of teamwork and they found this Jennifer Fabiano

Microsoft teamed up with IDEO to create the ultimate guide to teamwork based on extensive research on the best conditions under which teammates interact. Read More

The Future of Work

Here’s the latest argument for the 4-day workweek Kyle Schnitzer

Microsoft Japan recently tested a four-day workweek for an entire month to its 2,300 employees and said it saw nearly a 40% jump in productivity, according to the company. Read More

Job Search

These are the 15 companies hiring the most $100K+ jobs in October 2019 Meredith Lepore

Ladders compiled the data using its continuously updated database of high-paying jobs for October 2019. Companies include Microsoft and Boeing. Read More

How To

A Microsoft manager answers your most annoying email questions Sheila McClear

Microsoft’s senior product marketing manager Gabriel Valdez Malpartida answers your burning questions on email etiquette. Yes, it still matters – a recent study said we spend about three hours a day checking our work email. Read More

Productivity

Life and career biography of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Jennifer Fabiano

Learn all about Satya Nadella, the Microsoft CEO that has increased the company’s stock by over 150%, oversaw the purchase of LinkedIn, and refocused the company’s mission. Read More

Advice

The ultimate guide to Microsoft (plus advice on how to get hired there)Jennifer Fabiano

Since 1975, Microsoft has grown from a software company to a leading technology company. Find out a Microsoft workplace expert’s advice for getting hired. Read More

Latest News

Bill Gates believes it was this magic ability of Steve Jobs that made people worship him CW Headley

He spoke of Jobs’ near superpower of “picking talent, hyper motivating that talent, and having a sense of design,” adding it was like he cast spells. Read More

The Future of Work

These are the Top 15 companies hiring like crazy for $100K+ jobs in May 2019 Meredith Lepore

So where are all of these hot jobs paying at least $100K this month? Ladders compiled the data using its continuously updated database of high-paying jobs. Read More

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