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A new trend called “mouse shuffle” is gaining popularity in the workplace.Getty Since the pandemic, employers have been looking at certain types of quiet Tactics like “quiet firings” and employee monitoring have eased the company’s need to keep the workforce stable. In a recent survey, 79% of employees said they feel pressured to perform to “appear” they are working. Many employees retaliate with covert workarounds like “quiet quits,” “coffee badges,” “quiet vacations,” and “shadow policies.” First, there was Productivity Theatre. As the silent tug-of-war continues, suspicion and distrust on both sides only deepens.. The bad culture of the workplace GrudgeThis…

playBeryl is likely to have a devastating impact on Jamaica on Wednesday. That puts the Cayman Islands and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula at risk this week.It will also pose a threat to the western Gulf Coast from Texas to Mexico early next week.Hurricane Beryl struck the Windsor Islands on Monday and became a Category 5 storm overnight, the fastest in the Atlantic.Hurricane Beryl is on the brink of potentially causing a devastating blow to Jamaica before hitting the Cayman Islands and the Yucatan Peninsula before facing an uncertain future in the Gulf of Mexico, with possible impacts extending into eastern Mexico…

Transgender people under the age of 18 face laws in 25 states that bar them from receiving gender-affirming medical care. Until just a few years ago, no states had such laws. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for young people in its next session. “There was growing pressure for the Supreme Court to step in on this case,” said Lindsay Dawson, director of LGBTQ health policy at the health research organization KFF. Dawson noted that most state bans have been challenged in court, with 20 states currently having bans in place.…

Pakistan PM proposes Karachi port for transit trade to Tajikistan during Dushanbe visit ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met his Tajikistan counterpart Kohir Rasulzoda in Dushanbe on Wednesday and underlined Pakistan’s policy of cooperation with Central Asian countries and offered to use Pakistan’s Karachi port for transit trade.Sharif arrived in Tajikistan on a two-day official visit a day before his planned attendance at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan. The visit comes at a time when Pakistan is actively working to strengthen its role as a vital trade and transport hub, providing landlocked Central Asian countries with access…

As the UK election campaign enters its final stages, polling agency findings are once again in the spotlight, with recent predictions predicting a record victory for the opposition Labour Party drawing attention.Labour’s huge 20-point lead in the opinion polls has barely budgered since Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a general election for July 4 last month, and the focus has shifted from whether Keir Starmer’s victory will actually happen to how big it will be.Related article: UK general election: Opinion poll predicts Labour will win majorityBut because Britain’s single-member constituency system means the number of seats each party wins does not…

Ticketmaster confirmed that hackers accessed personal information of customers.Customers began posting notices they received from Ticketmaster last week informing them of their involvement in the breach.The notice, included in a filing with the Maine Attorney General, stated that between April 2 and May 18, “unauthorized third parties obtained information from a cloud database hosted by a third-party data service provider.”The company said in a filing that the breach affected more than 1,000 customers.PC Mag reported on Friday that a hacking group called ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen 1.3TB of data from the ticket broker.When asked for comment, Ticketmaster pointed to…

With the current inflation in the fast food industry, many big name restaurants are competing to win back customers with the best fast food value menus. It started with rumors of $5 value menus from Burger King and McDonald’s in April 2024, but now major players like Starbucks, Taco Bell, and Sonic have also joined the fray. But who will take the gold medal for best value fast food? Let’s take a closer look. In this ranking, we of course take price into consideration – but the cheapest meals don’t necessarily come out on top – and we also consider…

This essay is based on a transcript of a conversation with a person. Pete Ballmer, 29 years oldis a San Francisco stand-up comedian and former product manager, and one of the sons of billionaire and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Edited for length and clarity.As a kid, I loved computers. I subscribed to PCWorld Magazine because I loved reading about new products. In high school, I took computer science classes and really enjoyed them.I majored in Computer Science at Stanford University with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction. Many people have told me I’m doing the same thing as my father,…

Near the end of his opinion on administrative immunity, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. downplayed the concerns of his liberal colleagues, who worried in dissent that the broad protections the Court had given former President Donald J. Trump would make future presidents immune from the law.Chief Justice Roberts said the real concern was not that immunity would protect the president from punishment for crimes he committed, but that without it, the nation’s rival leaders would be pitted against each other indefinitely.”The dissent overlooks that it is more likely that the executive branch will eat itself alive by allowing successive…

Dear Harriet: I’ve dedicated almost a decade to the technology industry, working hard at the same company, but recently I’ve been feeling increasingly dissatisfied and underfulfilled in my role. Despite my fears, I mustered the courage to draft my resignation letter. Now my thoughts are clouded with uncertainty: What if I struggle to secure another position in this competitive field? Will I regret leaving behind the stability and routine I’ve relied on for so many years? Balancing these concerns with their current living situation (paying a mortgage and supporting a growing family of four) makes the decision even more difficult.…