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Good Afternoon Party People! 🎉

The 4th of July is on Thursday.

We know you’re eyeing that calendar, longing for the long weekend.

And to the employers out there…give your employees the 5th off, would ya?!

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PARTY PLAN 🎉

🫵 Do you have annoying coworkers?

🎬 How to get fired from Netflix

✖️ Latest in layoffs

And, of course, MEMES!

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WORKPLACE

Do You Have Annoying Coworkers?

According to an article from Forbes, 85% of people work with annoying colleagues.

Everyone knows that coworkers can be annoying.

But new reports show that workplace toxicity is significantly screwing up employee morale, and affecting companies’ bottom lines. 

Turns out microwaving fish in the break room can actually cost your company money down the line!

Well, not exactly.

But, a new study from Kickresume detailed the different types of annoying coworkers and how employees deal with them.

The research found that there are five common types of annoying coworkers:

• Credit stealer (33%)

• Micromanager (32%)

• Chronic complainer (30%)

• Personal space invader (30%)

• Lunch thief (27%)

Stealing people’s lunches?! That’s crazy.

The real pandemic of last century is that over a quarter of people work with lunch thieves and we’re just finding out about it?!

58% of employees said working with one or multiple of these coworker types significantly affects their productivity. Even 44% of remote employees said they have one or multiple coworkers who are annoying over Slack and email.

The real problem comes with the discrepancies in how workers wish they would deal with these coworkers and how they actually do. When faced with annoying office behavior, the majority of people (32%) prefer to distance themselves from the culprit. 17% of people are brave enough to ask the person directly to stop, while another 17% ignore the issue completely. 12% report the behavior to HR, and 9% admit to getting passive-aggressive.

CULTURE

Netflix Will Fire You if You Fail This Test

Work culture is constantly evolving in the corporate world. Companies regularly roll out updates to bring out the best in their employees and ultimately make the most money.

But workplace culture is a top priority for job seekers assessing potential employers, so optics are important.

Netflix just made a major change to its workplace culture, and there have been mixed reactions to say the least. In a new memo to employees, Netflix claims that it views the company as a “dream team,” rather than a family.

Good. No more family talk about your coworkers!

Big Netflix W on that one. Pretty much everyone agrees that companies that call themselves a family are cringe. Major red flag for any job seeker.

Netflix just rolled out a “keeper test” for managers to determine whether or not to fire an employee.

According to the memo, managers will use the “keeper test” for all the employees they oversee.

The test basically asks: if a team member were leaving for a similar role at another company, would the manager fight to keep them?

The memo also says employees with a track record of success will be given leeway if their performance takes a dip, especially in a new role. The memo ends with “We don’t believe in long-term allegiance to a stagnant company, or to an only-adequately-performing employee.”

Netflix is following a growing workplace trend.

Waze Co-Founder Uri Levine recently revealed that he instructs managers to give new employees a 30-day test to determine their future at the company.

He said that if a new employee underperforms at the company during their first 30 days on the job, he encourages leaders to fire them.

Make those first 30 days count!

LAYOFFS

The Latest in Layoffs

JUNE RECAP:

There were 97,126 job cuts in June, a slight increase over May.

The layoffs were driven by large retail and corporate layoff announcements at the end of the month from companies spanning retail, manufacturing, technology, and more.

Continuing jobless claims increased to their highest level since the pandemic lockdowns rocked the labor market.

The overall labor market continues to soften.

Here are the latest layoffs (via MacroEdge):

• Sony is laying off hundreds of employees as demand for physical media falters.

• Redbox parent company Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment reportedly stopped paying employees, impacting about 1,000 - and has filed for bankruptcy.

• The San Francisco Unified School District Will Reportedly Lay Off Around 600 Teachers and Staff Under New Budget Plan.

• Harley-Davidson is laying off around 200 employees as part of 'organizational adjustments’.

• BNSF Railway is reportedly laying off hundreds of employees, affecting primarily mechanics.

• Stellantis plans to cut a shift at Warren Truck Assembly plant in Detroit, impacting about 1,850 employees.

• Walgreens will close up to 2,150 stores nationwide - which will likely result in a headcount reduction of around 57,000 employees. This would be the largest layoff of this cycle (dating back to Nov 22, 2023). Store closures will begin in Q3.

• Dexcom is eliminating 500 jobs in California.

• AGCO, a global agriculture equipment manufacturing company, is laying off 1,680 employees - or about 6% of its workforce due to “weakened demand”.

• Apple is aiming to cut headcount on some iPhone assembly lines by up to 50%.

• Texas-based US Logistics Solutions has terminated around 2,000 employees after the firm collapsed.

• Leading chipmaker Intel is undergoing another round of job cuts to reduce costs. Eliminating “undisclosed” number of jobs.

• Meta is conducting another round of layoffs in its ‘Reality Labs’ division.

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