Rejected from H-1B lottery four times, ex-Google employee says he got a Green Card after leaving $300,000 job

A Nepal-born software engineer who left a high-paying job at Google after repeated visa setbacks has finally received his US green card.Pratik Karki, a San Francisco-based founder, shared the news in a viral post on X, saying he and his wife had both been granted permanent residency in US after a long and difficult journey […]

Amazon reportedly shuts down ’employee AI leadership board’ and the reason is rising costs that analysts have been warning companies about

Amazon has reportedly shut down its internal leaderboard that tracked employees’ use of AI. According to a Financial Times report, the development comes after Amazon workers tried to boost their scores with unnecessary activity that increased the company’s computing costs. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report said: “Employees at the $2.9tn group were […]

From $642 to $4 million: Fired JPMorgan employee wins huge compensation over food platter dispute

A former JPMorgan broker who claimed he was wrongly fired over a $642.50 deli platter (food platter) linked to a business meeting has been awarded about $4 million in damages by a Wall Street arbitration panel, reports the New York Post.The ruling was issued last week by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and ordered […]

‘Meta reached out to interview me the same week…’: US founder asks what happened to employee retention

A US entrepreneur claimed he was approached by Meta for a role the same week Meta fired 8,000 employees. An American entrepreneur, Zach Wilson, claimed on X that Meta reached out to interview him for a principal role the same week the company decided to fire 8,000 people in a major shake-up attributed to AI. […]

Bill Ackman’s nephew vs ‘Ronda’: US billionaire’s viral rant against employee who is suing him for harassment

Billionaire Bill Ackman narrates a long story of his family company to announce that he won’t settle frivolous harassment case against his company. Bill Ackman made a multi-thousand-word post on X disclosing a family company scandal as he wanted X users to comment on it while making his stand also clear that he won’t settle […]

‘New engineering team in India…’: Former Amazon employee shares screenshot with allegation after layoff

Nicholas Lee Plumb, a Texas Republican candidate, who announced that he was affected by the latest layoff of Amazon, shared an internal message claiming that it was sent to him by a former colleague, where a discussion about a new engineering team in India was going on. “We are also forming a new engineering team […]

Is your manager’s response to emergencies like this? Indian employee in Netherlands shares viral video on Dutch workplace empathy

“Family Comes First”: Indian Employee’s Emergency Leave Experience in Netherlands Leaves Internet Shocked Asking for emergency leave is what many professionals dread but it turned into a heartening moment for Indian expatriate Ashwini Thamke, who works in the Netherlands. When Thamke had to book a last-minute ticket to India due to a family medical emergency, […]

UAE: Sharjah grants government employee status to imams and muezzins across all mosques | World News

Sharjah granted imams and muezzins government employee status, including promotions, health insurance, allowances, and paid leave benefits/Image: X Sharjah has taken a historic step to formally recognize the contributions of imams and muezzins by granting them the same status and benefits as government employees. The directive, issued by His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed […]

‘Racist’ Cinnabon employee shouts N-word at Somali couple, mocks hijab and raises middle fingers

Cinnabon fired an employee at a Wisconsin bakery after a video showing the worker harassing a Somali couple with racist and abusive slurs went viral.The incident took place when the couple had entered to buy food at the bakery. According to Newsweek, the worker mocked the woman’s hijab, which led the couple to start recording. […]

Indian-origin employee gifted $40,000 by McDonald’s restaurant owner after 40 years of service in US

After four decades of dedicated service at a McDonald’s in Saugus, Massachusetts, Pargan Singh, endearingly called ‘Balbir’, has become a local hero. His colleagues, who have watched him grow from a beginner to a beloved team member, surprised him with a lavish red-carpet tribute and a generous $40,000 gift, celebrating an incredible journey of commitment […]