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- 1Insurance startup CEO threatened to shut NYC office over office puppy●CEO of ‘hot girl’ insurance startup Corgi threatened to shut down NYC office over puppy, pee pads: report
The CEO of Corgi, a New York-based insurance startup described as a 'hot girl' brand, reportedly threatened to shut down the company's New York City office in a dispute involving a puppy and pee pads, according to the New York Post. The episode has drawn attention to the young company and its workplace culture.
- 2TSA bans sitting for officers checking travel documents●No sitting allowed for TSA officers checking travel documents, new rules state
New rules will require Transportation Security Administration officers who check travel documents to remain standing on the job, eliminating the option to sit at checkpoint podiums. The change, reported by Fox 7 Austin, is framed as part of updated TSA procedures, and travelers are discussing what it means for officer comfort and checkpoint efficiency at airports.
- 3Union barred from speaking at town hall on plant outbreak●Charles Rusnell writes: “The workers’ union was told it could attend [the town hall] but was not allowed to speak.” “[Ch
Journalist Charles Rusnell reports that workers' union representatives were allowed to attend a town hall about a major plant outbreak but were barred from speaking. Chief medical officer of health Deena Hinshaw told them that carpooling and household transmission, not conditions inside the plant, were responsible for the runaway spread. The union's exclusion and the officials' account are drawing criticism from those who say workplace conditions were being downplayed.
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A commentary in Virginia Business urges employers to stop overlooking 'office housework' — the invisible, often unpaid tasks like scheduling, note-taking and mentoring that keep workplaces running. The piece argues these duties fall disproportionately on women and minority employees, hurting their careers while going unrecognized, and calls on managers to distribute and reward this work fairly.
- 5SharePoint abbreviates business unit names in unfortunate ways●Do not call your Business Unit something like Software. Sharepoint might just call your Team BS 🙈 # microsoft # namingTh
A tech worker's warning is making the rounds: naming a business unit something like "Software" can lead SharePoint to automatically abbreviate team names to an embarrassing acronym, "BS". The anecdote has struck a chord with people in IT and office work, prompting jokes about naming things being one of the hardest problems in software and a reminder to check how workplace tools auto-generate labels.
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Reports suggest the office is coming back into favour six years after pandemic-era remote work reshaped professional life. Employers are increasingly pushing return-to-office policies, and commentary is focusing on how workplaces, downtown areas and daily routines are adjusting as in-person work regains ground.