J.R. Whalen

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37,077 appearances 1,141 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2017 last heard Jan 2025

J.R. Whalen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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What's news in markets? voice-verified

And then we'll be back on Monday. voice-verified

This episode was produced by Ariana Asparu. voice-verified

I'm your host, J.R. voice-verified

Whelan. voice-verified

Jessica Fenton and Michael LaValle wrote our theme music. voice-verified

Our supervising producer is Melanie Roy. voice-verified

Aisha Al-Muslim is our development producer. voice-verified

Scott Salloway and Chris Zinsley are our deputy editors. voice-verified

And Falana Patterson is The Wall Street Journal's head of news audio. voice-verified

Thanks for listening. voice-verified

Here's your money briefing for Thursday, December 5th. voice-verified

I'm J.R. voice-verified

Whalen for The Wall Street Journal. voice-verified

As companies tighten budgets and look to boost efficiency, they often use performance as a metric when looking to downsize staff. voice-verified

For employees not meeting their goals, performance improvement plans, or PIPs, are on the rise. voice-verified

We'll talk to Wall Street Journal workplace reporter Lauren Weber after the break. voice-verified

The percentage of workers subject to performance actions, including performance improvement plans, has increased about 30% since 2020. voice-verified

Wall Street Journal reporter Lauren Weber joins me. voice-verified

Lauren, what is the purpose of a performance improvement plan? voice-verified

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