Warren Buffett, 95, is celebrating his last birthday as CEO of one of the most valuable companies in history. The world’s most famous investor has been Berkshire Hathaway CEO since before fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg were born. But he’ll step back from the job at the end of this year. Business Insider…
You would have to be “very skilled” to have an AI-proof job, Geoffrey Hinton, the so-called “Godfather of AI,” has said. “For mundane intellectual labor, AI is just going to replace everybody,” Hinton told the “Diary of a CEO” podcast in June. He flagged paralegals as at risk, and said he’d be “terrified” if he…
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with 49-year-old Damon Duncan, who is based in Atlanta. His identity and salary have been verified by Business Insider. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. I was laid off from my job as a sales engineer in April 2023. That was the last job I…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Garron Chiu, 37, an American-born Hongkonger who works in advertising and stand-up comedy. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I used to run from my Asian identity. As a Westernized Chinese guy growing up between cultures, I thought the Asian part of me…
During job interviews, it is commonly asked, “Why should we hire you?” and “What are your salary expectations?” Now, you can use Bill Gates’, Microsoft co-founder, tips to crack interviews and get your dream job. In a unique role-playing exercise, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates transformed into a young college dropout, simulating the experience of a…
A Chinese woman with a master’s degree in film directing from the UK who now works as a part-time restaurant waiter in Beijing says she is not ashamed of her job choice because she is still chasing her acting dream. Yu Shutian, 29, returned to China at the end of 2021 after obtaining her degree…
On Saturday morning, I observed nearly 400 protesters gathered outside a Tesla showroom in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They were armed with flags and cardboard signs, and they said they felt like America’s democracy was under siege. “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Elon Musk has got to go,” the group chanted as they paced up and down…
A company in China has been told off by officials after it issued a notice threatening to fire its single and divorced employees if they remain single by the end of September. The Shuntian Chemical Group in eastern China’s Shandong province, which employs more than 1,200 people, announced a policy that vows to boost the…
Following a loud public outcry about job cuts at the National Park Service — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country — it looks like the Trump administration has reconsidered. A plan to eliminate thousands of seasonal workers at the beloved federal agency appears to have been reversed. Last month, prospective…
News of more layoffs for federal workers is prompting increased concern about the repercussions of those cuts.“There are ways to cull federal service. This is not the way to do it,” said a local federal worker who asked not to be identified.On Thursday and Friday, the federal government laid off thousands of workers as part…