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[ad_1] The call came while I was in the middle of producing a groundbreaking documentary sanctioned by the Napoleon Hill Foundation. I had also just been featured in Forbes. Everything in my career was accelerating exactly as I had planned.Then came the news that shattered everything.King, my 2-year-old grandson, had drowned in a tragic accident. The little boy who would stop whatever he was doing to run into my arms, whose face lit up every time he saw me, was gone.I felt like an anvil had fallen on my chest. Every step I took felt heavy, and the more it…

[ad_1] Welcome back to our Sunday edition, where we round up some of our top stories and take you inside our newsroom. Dell employees are not OK. Every year, the company conducts an engagement survey for its workers, called “Tell Dell.” One metric of employee satisfaction has dropped by 50% in two years amid layoffs and its push to get workers back in the office.On the agenda today:But first: Unpacking the new generational debate.If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Business Insider’s app here.This week’s dispatch BI Your ultimate guide to the ‘Gen Z stare’Millennials gave us…

[ad_1] Employees at Starbucks’ corporate headquarters who are unhappy about CEO Brian Niccol’s strict return-to-office mandate are making their displeasure known.On Friday, a flyer created by “Partners for the Preservation of Starbucks Culture, Mission, and Values” was taped inside an elevator at the corporate offices in Seattle. Featuring two photos of Niccol and a list of grievances, the flyer calls out Niccol’s leadership, recent cost-cutting bonuses for executives, the RTO order, and broader changes in the work environment, a photo shows.”Getting ‘Back to Starbucks’ isn’t just about comfy chairs. It’s about our Culture, Values, Mission, and how we treat people…

[ad_1] Singapore, London, and Hong Kong still top the charts as the world’s most expensive cities — but upstarts like Dubai, Bangkok, and Tokyo are rising fast as global wealth patterns shift.For the third year running, Singapore ranked as the world’s most expensive city for high-net-worth individuals, according to the latest Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report from Julius Baer Group, a Swiss wealth management group.London moved into second place, nudging Hong Kong into third — but behind these familiar frontrunners, a quiet transformation could soon redraw the global map for the super wealthyThe 2025 edition of the report, published on…

[ad_1] On a recent Saturday morning, my retired parents texted me, the resident family foodie, for restaurant recommendations in Raleigh, North Carolina. I don’t live there, but they figured I’d know where to look. They’re not on vacation, exactly — they’re there for one of my dad’s 60-and-over softball league tournaments.This is just part of what retirement looks like for my dad, a retired FDNY firefighter. Rather than settling into a life of golf courses or cruise ship decks, he’s just as busy now as he was when he was working — he’s simply doing different things.After more than 20…

[ad_1] Compute power is a big draw for top talent, but not just in the world of AI.Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg’s wife and the cofounder of the couple’s philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, spoke about the appeal of massive GPU clusters for biology researchers during a recent episode of Ashlee Vance’s “Core Memory” podcast.”The other thing researchers really care about is access to GPUs,” she said. “You’re not going to make the most of someone if you don’t actually have the GPUs for them to work from.”Chan said, “We have that at CZI,” adding that the organization has roughly…

[ad_1] As Nike tries to mount a comeback and live up to its reputation as a dominant retail force, the sportswear giant appears to be investing in some tech and design jobs.Publicly available work visa data, which companies are required to disclose to the US Department of Labor, gives an idea of how much Nike’s employees bring home and some of the roles it has invested in.Nike had about 890 open positions worldwide listed on its jobs board as of July 18.Current CEO Elliott Hill, who rejoined the company in October, has told investors that Nike is aligning its employees…

[ad_1] All eyes this week have been on a once-little-known tech company called Astronomer.While it’s not been the kind of attention Astronomer would likely have hoped for, it’s been said that all publicity is good publicity, and some public relations experts who spoke to Business Insider said the newfound fame could, ultimately, benefit the firm.The viral moment that catapulted the data company into the global spotlight took place at a Coldplay concert near Boston on Wednesday, when a “kiss cam” appeared to show then-Astronomer CEO Andy Byron embracing the company’s head of human resources, Kristin Cabot.After spotting themselves on the…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dawn Choo, the 34-year-old founder of Interview Master, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her identity, employment history, and salary have been verified by Business Insider. This story has been edited for length and clarity.I interned at Facebook in college, and my dream was to get a data scientist job at Instagram — but I didn’t get an offer.I took the first offer I got in college because I had interviewed so many times at so many different places. Finally, I got a finance offer from Bank of America, and I took…

[ad_1] Recently, I decided to watch The Brutalist — a movie that’s won multiple Academy Awards and has been widely praised by critics — with my wife. I got snacks from the kitchen, snuggled into my recliner, and prepared to be mesmerized by great art. Not even 10 minutes had passed before I reached for my smartphone. No one was calling me. I wasn’t expecting any texts, emails, or alerts. Yet, as the movie played, for reasons unknown even to me, I was staring at the tiny screen in my hand. Relentless phone-checking has become a regular occurrence in my…