Tag: Tech industry
Programmers are constantly pressured to overwork themselves. These two companies have a brilliant plan to change that.
A program that pays employees $20/hour to contribute to open source projects on their off time has a smart work/life balance twist.
IGNITION 2018: Learn from Cindy Robbins, who helped persuade Marc Benioff to fix the gender pay gap at Salesforce
At IGNITION 2018, hear more about what Salesforce, Cindy Robbins, and Marc Benioff have done to correct the $8.7 million wage gap and what the company's efforts mean for the rest of the tech industry.
Some Google employees are talking about pushing for a brand new kind of workers union
One of the organizers of the protest that seemingly forced Google to stop providing AI tech to the military, said that some workers there are talking about starting a union. What do people earning $200,000 a year need with a union?
Silicon Valley can’t handle hard conversations — and it’s hurting entrepreneurs
There's a growing lack of transparency in Silicon Valley boardrooms, and startup founders report that they're deprived of mentorship.
The San Francisco Bay Area’s economy is ‘defying gravity’ — and it reveals how powerful the tech industry has become
In our analysis of economies in the biggest US metropolitan areas, cities in the San Francisco Bay Area came out on top. And the findings suggest that the region around Silicon Valley holds a big chunk of the country's wealth.
Tech workers in San Francisco are turning to meditative ‘sound baths’ to unplug — here’s what it’s like
I tried a "sound bath" meditation to see why it's all the rage in San Francisco.
Immigrant tech workers in Silicon Valley share how Trump’s travel ban has changed their lives
Six tech workers who immigrated to the United States tell their stories.
Tech investors remain optimistic about startups despite less-than-stellar IPOs
A strong majority of tech investors are optimistic about the valuations of private companies.
The 22 most liked CEOs in tech
When factoring in everybody, not just employees, these 22 tech CEOs are the most likable, a rating startup called Owler concludes.
4 questions to help decide between working at a startup and a tech giant, from a former Google engineer
Former Google engineer and startup CEO Nikola Otasevic says you need to set out your priorities and goals before taking a job at a tech giant.