Publications
May 1, 2019
Weekly Report 19-19
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CHARGE: AI now monitors ‘productivity’ and “automatically generates warnings and terminations without input from supervisors” at Amazon fulfillment centers. At one facility, failure to meet productivity benchmarks (i.e. quotas) based on “proprietary metrics like customer demand and location… in some cases hundreds of boxes per hour… resulted in firing over 10% of... Continue
April 23, 2019
Weekly Report 19-18
SMARTPHONES GET CLUTTERED WITH STUFF WHICH SLOWS THEM DOWN AND WASTES TIME. Some tips on managing your usage more efficiently: (1) Delete apps you don’t or rarely use, especially for services where a website is just as convenient; (2) Launch remaining apps from the Search menu and reorganize the home screen to only those used... Continue
April 20, 2019
Weekly Report 19-17
HAPPY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. JOHN STEWART’S HYSTERICAL PERSPECTIVE ON EASTER VS. PASSOVER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiIM1Z5LKLc&feature=youtu.be 20 MILLION ADULTS AND OVER 5½ MILLION KIDS ARE HAVING A ROUGH ALLERGY SEASON. In California, it started early, with pollen counts among the highest ever, thanks to record-breaking rainfall, winds, warmer climate & increasing carbon-dioxide levels. The Environmental Protection Agency notes that... Continue
April 12, 2019
Weekly Report 19-16
RECRUITING MILLENNIAL JOB CANDIDATES REQUIRES DIFFERENT STRATEGIES than many managers are used to. Critical elements include: “(1) Making the candidate comfortable & relaxed so they open up; (2) Listening more than talking; asking open-ended questions that invite expansive answers (versus yes/no) and scenario-based examples; (3) Looking for demonstration of progression in job skills, and what... Continue
April 6, 2019