As part of her role as Senior Vice President of PartnerResources (the coffee giant’s version of HR), Adrienne Gemperle leads the Starbucks College Achievement Plan. In partnership with Arizona State...
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Intel to lay off 12K employees, 11% of workforce, as it shifts from PC business
Intel today announced a huge round of layoffs, with the tech giant set to slash 12,000 positions — 11...
Microsoft employees break Guinness record for most people filling out a bracket together
Need help on Tinder? Amazon employees launch consulting service targeted at techies
If you’re single in Seattle and frustrated with your dating life, there’s a new service that wants to offer a helping hand.
Two Amazon...
Domain registration company Rightside tells employees that W2 forms were stolen in phishing attack
Rightside Group, the Kirkland, Wash.-based domain name services and web hosting company, informed an unspecified number of employees overnight that their W2 tax forms were stolen earlier this week in an email phishing incident. The forms included name, home address, Social Security Number and 2015 income.
Rick Danis, Rightside’s general counsel, said...
Instacart raises prices by 50%, lays off 12 employees
Instacart is raising its prices and laying off employees. The grocery delivery company laid off 12 recruiters this month, Recode reported. Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta attributed the move to a less aggressive hiring strategy for 2016 compared to this year, when the company grew its workforce from...
Whitepages lays off 12 employees to adjust for new advertising strategy
Whitepages today confirmed with GeekWire that it laid off 12 employees as it shifts its advertising strategy. The Seattle-based company now employs “more than 180 employees,” according to Whitepages VP of Marketing and Communications Liz Powell, so about 6 percent of the staff was let go....
Bad reviews for Taser documentary on Amazon, iTunes seem to come from Taser employees
One of the best bits of the modern world is the way that anything you buy online inevitably comes with a bunch of user reviews telling you why your purchase does or doesn't suck. Sometimes the compulsion to leave such a review can strike even in situations that most of us would probably...
Here’s the surprise gift that Zillow Group gave employees at this year’s holiday party
Has your company had its holiday party yet? Chances are, it’s not going to be the kind of bash that Zillow Group threw yesterday. The tech boom times are translating into big holiday plans for many area companies, as noted earlier this week by the Seattle...