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@ChipCutterSep 12

How do you disguise your jealousy at a colleague who got hired at pre-IPO Anthropic? What should you say to a friend who got laid off, again? And is there any hope for your often overwhelmed, chaotic manager? Our guide to navigating this weird moment: wsj.com/business/new-rules-f…

The 24 New Rules for Succeeding at Work

How do you get a raise? How do you make work dinners palatable? How do you deal with an overwhelmed manager? We asked the people who would know.

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Jessica Toonkel

Long-tenured workers like Costco cashier Tony Barzar are reliable, experienced and able to speed shoppers through a checkout line. The retailer is willing to pay to keep them around. @SarahNassauer wsj.com/business/retail/he-e… via @WSJ

He Earns $33 an Hour as a Costco Cashier. Now He’s a Millionaire.

Long-tenured workers like cashier Tony Barzar are reliable, experienced and able to speed shoppers through a checkout line. Costco is willing to pay to keep them around.

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@ChipCutterApr 16

I wrote about a new template for "right sizing" the workforce spreading through C-suites from Block to Snap and Amazon. Instead of laying off in incremental waves, employers are seizing on financial upsides of severing large swaths of staffers at once: wsj.com/business/has-the-era…

Has the Era of the Mega-Layoff Arrived?

From Snap to Block to Amazon, a new template for “right sizing” the workforce is spreading through C-suites, and other companies are taking note.

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@ChipCutterMar 15

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Amol Sharma@asharmaMar 15

Join our team and write about the people and forces shaping markets. Huge bets on AI. Macro trades affecting nations. Succession dramas. Individual investors making exotic wagers. Requires first-class reporting and the writing to do it justice. dowjones.jobs/new-york-ny/re…

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Amrith Ramkumar@AmrithRamkumar8 Aug 2025

Trump's call for the Intel CEO to resign adds to his pattern of weighing in on individual company decisions in unprecedented ways, fueling fear that he will target other executives he doesn't like. W/ @ChipCutter: wsj.com/politics/policy/trum…

Trump Reminds CEOs Who the Ultimate Boss Is

The president who ran on his business acumen isn’t holding back in telling corporate bosses how to run their companies—or when to resign.

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@AlecMacGillis21 Jun 2025

WSJ: "From Amazon to Bank of America and at companies big and small everywhere in between, there’s a growing belief that having too many employees is itself an impediment. The message from many bosses: Anyone still on the payroll could be working harder."

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@ChipCutter20 Mar 2025

New: The Trump administration is escalating its efforts to rein in consultants. The GSA plans to ask major consulting firms to create a scorecard within weeks to justify their government work, according to a draft of a letter reviewed by the WSJ: wsj.com/business/accenture-b…

Accenture Begins to Feel the Trump Crackdown on Consultants

GSA has asked federal agencies to justify which consulting contracts are mission critical.

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@ChipCutter20 Mar 2025

GSA's letter calls on consulting firms to identify waste and ways to reduce spending, and to explain their work in clear language. A “15 year old should be able to understand what service you provide and why it is important—no consultative jargon or gobbledygook,” it notes.

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@laurenthomas12 Mar 2025

Privately, CEOs are expressing fury at the Trump administration. In public, many are staying quiet. The dissonance was on full display in Washington this week. w/ @ChipCutter wsj.com/business/ceos-dont-p…

CEOs Don’t Plan to Openly Question Trump. Ask Again If the Market Crashes 20%.

Behind closed doors, business leaders air plenty of their concerns about the administration and its policies.

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Erich Schwartzel@erichschwartzel10 Jan 2025

Meta, McDonalds, Amazon: CEOs everywhere are seizing the opportunity w/ the incoming dealmaker-in-chief, killing policies that Trump hates & they've wanted to target. Says Trump: ‘EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND!!!’ My latest piece, w/ @ChipCutter wsj.com/politics/elections/t…

The CEOs Who Are Tearing Up the Policies Trump Hates

Companies seeking to benefit from campaign promises to cut regulations and taxes are ditching diversity and climate initiatives; “EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND!!!”

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Ray A. Smith@rayalexsmith27 Aug 2024

Young workers requested a therapist. This company brought one to headquarters. @ChipCutter reports. wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/in… via @WSJ

The Office Therapist Will See You Now

Synchrony Financial, at the request of its youngest workers, has added a psychologist at its headquarters.

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@ChipCutter13 Oct 2023

“It was like, monologue!” A number of AI tools are acting as a virtual Miss Manners in meetings, reminding people to share the mic and to modulate their speaking pace to sound less monotone. Great story from @tepingchen: wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/ai…

The Annoying Person in Your Work Meeting Might Just Be You

Bots sit in on discussions to take notes; they also point out that we interrupt and hog the discussion

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The Wall Street Journal

@WSJ21 Sep 2023

Breakfast at 7. Drinks until midnight. Calendar choreography. How executives are navigating New York’s busiest week. on.wsj.com/3Pq9gMD

How Leaders Survive—and Win—the Olympics of Networking

Breakfast at 7. Drinks until midnight. Calendar choreography. How executives are navigating New York’s busiest week.

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@ChipCutter26 Aug 2023

Six days a month in the office. Live where you want the rest of the time. Pay your own way back to HQ. How J.M. Smucker cracked the code on return-to-office: wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/…

This Company Created a Return-to-Office Plan That Employees Actually Like

J.M. Smucker is ordering workers to be at its Ohio headquarters for 22 “core” weeks. It is a strategy that may resolve the tug of war over how we work.

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Amol Sharma@asharma9 Jul 2023

Powerhouse reporting from this WSJ investigation. It finds that over 2,000 lead-covered cables — laid by Ma Bell between the late 1800s and 1960s — now pose substantial health risks. wsj.com/articles/lead-cables…

America Is Wrapped in Miles of Toxic Lead Cables

Telecom companies laid them decades ago and thousands were left behind, posing a hidden health hazard today, a WSJ investigation found.

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Ray A. Smith@rayalexsmith3 Jul 2023

'Stop being so woke.' Current and former diversity and HR heads say they are hearing from employees discouraged about what they view as lost momentum in advancing inclusion AND employees pushing back against such efforts. With @tepingchen wsj.com/articles/diversity-w… via @WSJ

No One Is Happy About Diversity Efforts at Work

The Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate affirmative action hits workplaces as diversity initiatives face pressure from supporters and skeptics.

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Heather Haddon@heatherhaddon25 Jun 2023

Diners are cranky over slow service and high prices, and restaurants know it. A number are working to improve service through more hands-on training of workers and better technologies to speed up meals. w/ @ChipCutter wsj.com/articles/diners-are-… via @WSJ

Diners Are Losing Patience With Restaurant Service—and There’s No Quick Fix

Owners are using technology, training and fixed tipping to address staff turnover and shortages.

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Ray A. Smith@rayalexsmith21 Jun 2023

Companies brace for Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action and consider how it could affect their own diversity policies. @laurenweberWSJ and @ChipCutter report. wsj.com/articles/companies-b… via @WSJ

Companies Brace for Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

A decision on race-conscious college admissions could have implications for corporate diversity programs.

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Andrew Tangel@AndrewTangel26 May 2023

Airport employers roll out perks like ice cream and new boots to keep baggage handlers happy and avoid travel chaos. It’s a tough sell. “It is a lot nicer to work in Starbucks as a barista.” wsj.com/articles/memorial-da…

Now Here’s a Job That Comes With a Lot of Baggage

Companies try to recruit workers willing to handle all your overstuffed cases. ‘I don’t know what people pack in their bags, but those bags are heavy.’

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Ray A. Smith@rayalexsmith19 May 2023

Companies are slow-walking candidates, piling on new requirements and running prospective hires through additional rounds of interviews. The job-market tables have turned. What it’s like looking for an office job today. With @tepingchen wsj.com/articles/why-its-har… via @WSJ

Nine Rounds of Interviews and No Call Back: It’s Harder Than Ever to Land a White Collar Job

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