Ray A. Smith

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910 appearances 20 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2018 last heard Nov 2024

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Quiet Cutting: Workers Are Being Reassigned Instead of Let Go · 1 Sep 2023 podcast

We're willing to accept that some people will not agree to this and will leave. voice-verified

They're almost counting on it, although no companies will say that publicly. voice-verified

But they're ready for that. voice-verified

They're prepared for that. voice-verified

Absolutely. voice-verified

And some people view it that way. voice-verified

They unexpectedly find they like the role and they're learning new skills and it can take them on a completely different career path. voice-verified

Yeah, this is really tricky because you really hope that you have a manager that can be pretty candid with you. voice-verified

But we were told that maybe you should try to get some feeling about like why this reassignment is happening and also what the reassignment means for their career path. voice-verified

And so you're trying to find out if this is really, you know, nothing personal because otherwise you can go down a rabbit hole of paranoia. voice-verified

You just want to sort of ask questions that sort of say, how will this affect my career path? voice-verified

WSJ Your Money Briefing · Some Workers Are Having Trouble Getting Things Done at the Office · 14 Aug 2023 podcast

Some workers have lost the muscle memory in their minds required to get jobs done in an open office setting. matched

And it's almost like flabby biceps. matched

That muscle has to be exercised to strengthen. matched

Some workers have lost the muscle memory in their minds required to get jobs done in an open office setting. matched

And it's almost like flabby biceps that muscle has to be exercised to strengthen. matched

And after years of remote work, basically our brain's selective attention skills and ability to block out distractions has weakened. matched

Yeah, bosses believe that being together in office fosters more camaraderie and collaboration and creativity. matched

And workers say, yeah, but I can just be more productive at home. matched

And they feel like they can come in for meetings or like team projects, but otherwise they feel like they should have the flexibility to work from home for more focused work. matched

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