Oracle Swings the Layoff Axe and Clear-cuts Teams of EngineersYesterday, Oracle swung the layoff axe. The exact numbers of employees cut and their specific roles have not been reported by the company, but the layoffs are clearly significant.
Publish date: 04/03/2019
IBM Again Faces Allegations of Targeting Older Workers in LayoffsLast September, IEEE Spectrum reported on a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of three former IBM employees who say their firings were part of a pattern of age discrimination by the company. IBM adamantly refuted the accusations, insisting that any changes in its workforce were “about skills, not age.”
Publish date: 04/03/2019
Leadership at Every Stage of Your Engineering CareerWhile everyone’s journey is different, many freshly minted EEs dream of leading major projects, or ascending to the C-suite of a large company. If that’s your goal, engineering career experts agree there are some common milestones to aim for on the way up.
Publish date: 03/26/2019
Workers Worry About Layoffs at Tesla, eBay, SnapchatWho’s afraid of a looming layoff? Blind, a social network that anonymously connects employees with others in their workplaces, asked its users that question last week, and nearly 9,000 responded.
Publish date: 03/26/2019
2020 Olympic Organizers Introduce Two Robots That Will Assist Workers, Wheelchair Users at Tokyo GamesAhead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, organizers have debuted two robots that will be assisting attendees, workers and athletes at the games as part of its Robotic Project.
Publish date: 03/21/2019
If Automation Takes Over, Women Stand to Lose the MostWomen are the most at risk of career peril if automation eliminates some job roles as researchers anticipate, according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
Publish date: 03/21/2019
Machine Learning Engineer Tops Indeed's list of 25 Best JobsAccording to a new survey, machine learning engineer tops the 2019 list of best jobs in the U.S. The survey, conducted by career-related search engine Indeed, placed machine learning engineer at number one on the list of 25 best jobs in the U.S. for 2019.
Publish date: 03/21/2019
Survey: Half of US Workers Would Hand Over Certain Tasks to RobotsAccording to a new survey, nearly half of American office workers would happily delegate work tasks that they dislike to robots and artificial intelligence (AI).
Publish date: 03/21/2019
Tech Companies in China in Search of "Good Looking" Tech WorkersFollowing criticism last year for using sexist recruitment language in job advertisements, Chinese Tech companies seem to be at it again, according to reports.
Publish date: 03/14/2019
Study: Fast Robots May Demoralize Human Co-workersAccording to Cornell University-led research, when robots defeat humans in contests with monetary prizes, humans tend to expend less energy on their efforts because they feel less competent than the robots, which, in turn, leads to an overall dislike of the robots — findings that could eventually impact human-robot relations in the workplace.
Publish date: 03/14/2019
