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Twitter Lays Off 10% Of Its Workforce 

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Farewells were posted on Twitter by those that had been laid off, and the remaining employees used encrypted messaging services verify who was still employed. This came shortly after his decision to let go nearly half of Twitter’s workforce just a week after he had taken control of the company.

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Disruptors and Innovators Aren’t the Same—Here’s How to Become a True Industry Disruptor

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It’s easy to see proof of Musk’s genuine innovations, but Bass is concerned with the personal cost to his workers. Look at what happened to employees of Twitter [now X], many of whom had been working there for years, who depended on it—and during the cost-of-living crisis as well.” She also highlights curiosity as a key trait.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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They achieve productivity more quickly; they cost less in total, and they’re a more flexible cost; they require less emotional investment from their employers; and they take less time and effort to replace. Source: “The Real Cost of Freelance vs. Full-Time Employees” What is a freelancer?

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TikTok Is Here to Stay—Is Your Brand Ready?

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It just clicked, and I understood that Gen Z and millennials were learning differently… At the company I left to pursue this, [the younger employees] didn’t do traditional learning. They did learning snacks, short snippets.”. One platform she recommends companies cut back on is Twitter. Learn the Mechanics.

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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I learned how to use Pro Tools, how to record myself and how to EQ [equalize] my vocals a little bit from Simeon Viltz and another mentor who passed away, Brother Mike Hawkins,” he says. If you like it, send me a message on Facebook or Twitter, and if you don’t like it, send me a message on Facebook or Twitter.

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The ‘118’: The Modern Elevator Pitch

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The Good: Mentions your experience without name-dropping and shares your passion for work that connects to what your prospect needs: “For 15 years, I have lived my passion for designing the most cost-efficient communication systems in the business.” Once you’ve built the message , you’ve got to learn how to deliver it.

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The workplace circus continues to entertain, but back in the real world…

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The Great Workplace Circus headlines its 322nd show of the year with everybody’s favourite distraction, Elon Musk, being driven into the ring by his own shoddily built clown car, declaring he needs everybody at Twitter to be ‘ extremely hardcore ’ before sacking a few people from his space programme, then setting fire to the tent himself.

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