Category: work

Tesla Halts Work at Shanghai Factory for 2 Days Amid China COVID-19 Curbs: Notice

SHANGHAI—Tesla is suspending production at its Shanghai factory for two days, according to a notice sent internally and to suppliers, as the Chinese regime tightens COVID-19 restrictions to curb the country’s latest outbreak. The Shanghai factory runs around the clock, and suppliers and Tesla staff were told on Wednesday in the notice, reviewed by Reuters,…


How to Get Ahead at Work

The journey begins the moment you start your first job. How smoothly and quickly it progresses is subject to many factors, several of which are within your control. Helping others can play a large role in your own success. Choose Your Goals In every workplace, there are those who are content to show up and…


How to Earn Respect at Work

The need for good manners extends into the workplace and at all work-related events. Even those working remotely need to be aware of how they interact with coworkers via phone calls, texts, emails, and online meetings. Respect the Work Environment During work hours, you’re expected to be on time, working efficiently and as hard as…


Pride and Initiative: The Keys to Work Well Done

“America was not built on fear,” President Harry Truman once said. “America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to get the job done.” When we examine the last part of that quotation—“an unbeatable determination to get the job done”—we may recollect some of the enormous tasks undertaken by Americans in the…


Answering the Scariest Question of a Job Interview

“So, what is your desired salary?” This is a question that can make any job candidate’s stomach drop, whether they’re reading it on an application or hearing it from an interviewer. You don’t want to give a lowball answer, but you also don’t want to seem like you have unrealistic expectations. Before you can give…


Jefferies Asks Employees to Work Remotely Until End of January: CEO

U.S. investment bank Jefferies Financial Group has asked staff to work remotely until Jan. 31, according to an Instagram post on Monday from Chief Executive Officer Richard Handler. The bank had called its staff back to offices in October, but was forced to return to work-from-home in December due to a spike in COVID-19 cases….


Workers in Wales Could Face £60 Fine for Going Into Office Under New Covid Rules

Workers in Wales could be fined £60 for going to their office under new coronavirus law if they are able to work from home. The Welsh Government has amended legislation to make attending a workplace unnecessarily a criminal offence, amid the spread of the Omicron variant. However, people in Wales are still allowed to leave…


How to Make Pressure Work for You

By Aytekin Tank Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’re reading Entrepreneur United States, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Pressure gets a bad rap. Too much can lead submarines to implode, cookers to burst, and otherwise level-headed professionals to sob in office bathroom stalls. Given these potential negative side effects, it’s not…


5 Tips to Never Lose Your Cool at Work

Work can be stressful, especially if you’re in a management position or in a field that really stretches you thin. The last thing you want to happen is for your temper to ruin a relationship, cost you your job, or damage the reputation of yourself and your business. Even if you don’t have anger management…


Oregon McDonald’s Now Hiring 14-Year-Olds Due to ‘Staffing Issues’

An Oregon McDonald’s is now attempting to hire 14-year-olds and 15-year-olds to work due to “staffing issues,” according to the manager and operator. “Now Hiring 14 and 15-year-olds,” the sign reads at a McDonald’s in Medford, according to photos posted online. Heather Coleman, the operator of a McDonald’s, said that raising the minimum wage to $15…