Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is reshaping how Amazon works. In the past year, the company has slashed layers of management, increasing worker-to-manager ratios by 15%. He’s enforced strict cost discipline, down to monitoring how employees’ company-issued phone use is work-related. He’s updated performance metrics and pay structures. He’s sent the vast majority of corporate employees back to the office five …
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Companies Are in Their Hardcore Era. Here’s What You Should Do.
If you want to keep your job, get back to the office and roll up your sleeves. That’s the message company chiefs such as AT&T’s John Stankey and Amazon’s Andy Jassy are sending to employees. It means that to stick it out — or land a job — at some of these hard-charging companies, workers may need to change their approach. …
Read More »The Tour de France’s New, Hardcore Paris Finale Was One For The Ages
PARIS — Four hours before the final stage of the Tour de France begins, I walk the length of the last, newest climb on the race parcours. This is only possible on the course itself, as thousands of fans have packed themselves dense against the barriers, the lucky few enjoying cafe tables or spots inside second-floor apartments, the vast majority …
Read More »Destiny 2’s Encore Power Level Farm Nerf Gives Hardcore Players a Huge Head Start for Desert Perpetual Raid Race
Bungie’s recent removal of Destiny 2’s Encore farm has sparked backlash, giving early grinders a major advantage in the upcoming Desert Perpetual raid race. If you’ve been following the Destiny 2 news, you might have noticed the mood is a little tense right now. Bungie has just made a change that’s left a big chunk of the community frustrated, especially …
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