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It’s a Global Economy and a Global Talent Pool For Many Remote Workplaces
ByMike McBride January 31, 2024January 30, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I find it interesting that the same people who only want to hire “the most qualified” person also want to limit themselves to hiring only people who live in the vicinity of their office and are physically able to be in the office 8-10 hours per day, five days a week. It seems that leaves out many talented people who might be better qualified. Can your company compete with just that labor pool in a global economy when others search the world for talent?

If foreign companies poach American workers to work remotely, they might know something you don’t.

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Microsoft | Security

Linked – In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges
ByMike McBride January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

As the article below points out, I bet this wasn’t a technical issue. It’s not a bug. It’s a poor configuration choice, yes, likely made worse by a poor change management process. Somewhere along the way, you’d think someone would have it written down that this existed, and someone would see it written down and act on it. That didn’t happen. You’d also like to think there would be a hard rule to enable MFA in any environment, including testing ones.

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Mental Health

Linked – Attaining Work-Life Balance in an Era of Burnout
ByMike McBride January 24, 2024January 23, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Clear, realistic expectations. Clearly defined roles. Open communication. Fair treatment.

This shouldn’t be that difficult, and yet here we are.

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SocialNetworking

Easy Prediction – AI Will Eat Most of the Ways We Get Our News
ByMike McBride January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

This should not surprise anyone. The ability of anyone to create an avalanche of content capable of overwhelming any algorithmic curation is here. It exists, and it is happening. It’s only going to get worse. Fake profiles sharing fake stories from AI-written content farms will eventually overwhelm the number of people online and make every network worthless. If you think there aren’t already thousands and thousands of these, you haven’t been paying attention. ChatGPT just made it easier to do.

The only thing we’ll be able to fall back on is trusting the people we know personally. Assuming we can tell the difference.

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Career

Linked – Survey: Employers face more turnover in 2024 as confidence in leadership dips
ByMike McBride January 20, 2024January 18, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The interesting thing about this is the fact that there’s a lack of confidence in the employer because I think many employers brought that on themselves. Layoffs might make the financials look good with that cut in expenses, but they are also an admission that management screwed up. When your management screws up and people have to be let go, the ones who are left behind don’t see company leadership in a sparkly light.

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Career | Mental Health

Employee Wellness Plans Are Likely Making No Difference
ByMike McBride January 18, 2024January 17, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

o here’s an app, but your manager is still going to expect you to answer emails 24×7, customers will be given your cell phone number to reach you whenever, and you’ll be expected to produce 8 hours of work while also attending 4-5 hours of meetings every day. All while not making enough money to pay for childcare or pay off the loans you took to get the degree that was required to get the job in the first place.

Gee, I wonder why that yoga class isn’t helping.

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