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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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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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@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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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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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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Lindsay Ellis@lindsayaellis28 Mar 2023

United States

New study finds that AI tools could more quickly handle most of the tasks that auditors, interpreters and writers do now. How can companies, schools and policy makers to help people adapt? “That’s a multi-trillion dollar problem." wsj.com/articles/the-jobs-mo… @WSJ w/ @laurenweberWSJ

The Jobs Most Exposed to ChatGPT

A new study finds that AI tools could more quickly handle at least half of the tasks that auditors, interpreters and writers do now.

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Ray A. Smith@rayalexsmith27 Mar 2023

Many think it's the job of HR staffers to select the individual employees to lay off. But it's more likely business leaders in each area of a company suggest names of employees to target. @chipcutter on how companies choose who to lay off. wsj.com/articles/how-big-com… via @WSJ

How Big Companies Choose Who Is Laid Off

The process can involve weeks of debate as employee performance and skill sets are reviewed.

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Dagmar Aalund@DagmarAalund16 Feb 2023

Facebook parent Meta, like many companies, is wrestling with the problem of noisy hybrid offices. Here's a fascinating look at its efforts to find a solution, by @ChipCutter and @MeghanBobrowsky wsj.com/articles/inside-meta…

Inside Meta’s Push to Solve the Noisy Office

The Facebook and Instagram parent needed a new setup for the loud hybrid workplace. Here’s a first look at the quieter cubicle.

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Lindsay Ellis@lindsayaellis13 Feb 2023

United States

New from me: Researchers estimate that more hair stylists, who earn an average of $35,000 annually, have to sign noncompetes than the general population of workers. The industry shows what politicians and regulators say is the issue with these contracts wsj.com/articles/how-do-nonc…

How Do Noncompetes Affect Jobs and Pay? Ask a Hair Stylist

The FTC says noncompetes can keep lower-wage workers from better jobs—and prevent companies from hiring the help they need.

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Theo Francis@theofrancis2 Feb 2023

Bosses are back (if they do say so themselves). My latest with the indomitable Chip Cutter in the WSJ: wsj.com/articles/layoffs-lab… @ChipCutter @WSJ

The Bosses Are Back in Charge

CEOs are reasserting their authority now that workers are starting to worry more about job security amid rising layoffs. “This whole concept of working from anywhere went too far.”

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Ray A. Smith@rayalexsmith26 Jan 2023

The current wave of corporate layoffs is spreading beyond high-growth technology companies as leaders prepare for a darkening economic outlook. @ChipCutter and @theofrancis report. wsj.com/articles/corporate-l… via @WSJ

Corporate Layoffs Spread Beyond High-Growth Tech Giants

Dow, IBM and SAP say they will lay off thousands of workers as belt-tightening becomes the new business priority.

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The Wall Street Journal

@WSJ11 Jan 2023

🎧 Listen: In today's episode of The Journal podcast, a recently laid-off employee explains how the experience of losing his job has made him both more empathetic and cautious, and @ChipCutter shares the do's and don'ts of the modern-day layoff on.wsj.com/3WcAiso

The New Layoff: On a Wednesday On Zoom - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts

Wednesday or Friday? In-person or via Zoom? As dozens of companies undergo layoffs, human resource executives are grappling with a lot of questions about how to let employees go and avoid public...

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