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Glossier just laid off one-third of its corporate employees, mostly in tech

TechCrunch LA

Glossier, the popular beauty brand led by former blogger Emily Weiss, let go of 80 of its corporate employees today, according to an internal email obtained by Modern Retail. The tech team layoffs are notable for a beauty retailer that has often described itself as a technology company.

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Protect your company secrets!

Berkonomics

Variations on the theme… [Email readers, continue here…] You can expect to have the same attitude if a past employee resurfaces after a layoff, resignation or after being fired, with a plan for a competitive business – or as an employee of a competitor. So, here’s the obvious advice to give to departing employees. “No

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Communications Via Text Send Only Part Of The Message

Startup Professionals Musings

That means that people addicted to text messages, twitter, and email may be sending less than half the message, and receivers often misinterpret even that half. As well, email volume just continues to increase. This cultural icon is totally missing from text messages and emails. Palm-to-palm contact is important for sincerity.

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Three questions to answer about your COVID response

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here… ] DURING THIS CRISIS: Having no plan is like having a bad plan. Are you salespeople making few if any sales because your prospective customers are distracted by their own problems? Both are easier to get than conventional loans, and the PPP can be forgiven in some circumstances.

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Have you made the mistake of hiring too soon?

Berkonomics

become economic contributors to the bottom line, there is much to be said about consistent or improved service quality by having trained employees already on the front line when the customers want and need them. Although hiring early does add to overhead by bringing employees aboard before they.

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Tech Companies Are Hiring Staff… Then Rescinding the Offers

Tech.Co

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How to protect your company lists and trade secrets

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] You can expect to have the same attitude if a past employee resurfaces after a layoff, resignation or after being fired, with a plan for a competitive business – or as an employee of a competitor. So, here’s the obvious advice to give to departing employees. “No

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