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NPR Topics: National @npr_national@robot.villas
· 3mo ago
This factory was severely short on workers. Then it offered flexible work https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5876084/manufacturing-flexible-part-time-work #Workforce #Economy #Business
This factory was severely short on workers. Then it offered flexible work
NPR

This factory was severely short on workers. Then it offered flexible work

A GE Appliances plant in rural northwest Georgia was short hundreds of workers amid COVID-19. A flexible work option where some workers can sign up for shifts through an app has eased the pain.

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NPR Topics: National @npr_national@robot.villas
· 3mo ago
Federal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5869642/workforce-pell-grants-programs-dont-quality #Workforce #Education #Policy
'Workforce Pell' kicks off, but colleges find that few programs qualify
NPR

'Workforce Pell' kicks off, but colleges find that few programs qualify

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. So far just 12 states have created road maps for colleges to apply.

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Eric Maugendre on adapting @eric@social.coop
· 17mo ago
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"Nobody owes anybody a job. The only reason anyone has one is because there was a problem at some point in that business that required a human to do some part of the work. Building on that, if that ever becomes not the case, for a particular person or team or department of human employees, the natural next action is to get rid of them." Daniel Miessler: https://danielmiessler.com/blog/real-problem-job-market #AIReplacement #jobMarket #workforce #HR #humanResources #productivity #metrics #KPI #beliefs #AI #generativeAI #work
The End of Work
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The End of Work

My big, depressing, and optimistic theory for why it

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Eric Maugendre on adapting @eric@social.coop
· 3mo ago
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“Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and ingesting the design requirements that we had, that that would produce a high-quality product.” How Ford replaced hundreds of engineers with AI, which broke a bunch of shit causing billions in damage and forcing them to rehire those people: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ford-ai-automation-human-workers-b3003787.html #workforce #AIDisplacement #AIReplacement #jobMarket #hiring #productivity #beliefs #governance
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CBC Windsor @cbcwindsor_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net
· 7mo ago
Windsorites will be impacted as Canada Border Services Agency cuts 348 jobs, union says The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reducing its workforce by 348 employees and has sent notices of potential layoffs to 708 people, an agency spokesperson says. #jobs #layoffs #workforce #Windsorhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsorites-will-be-impacted-as-canada-border-services-agency-cuts-348-jobs-union-says-9.7108930?cmp=rss
Windsorites will be impacted as Canada Border Services Agency cuts 348 jobs, union says | CBC News
CBC

Windsorites will be impacted as Canada Border Services Agency cuts 348 jobs, union says | CBC News

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reducing its workforce by 348 employees and has sent notices of potential layoffs to 708 people, an agency spokesperson says.

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