Inside Japan's Disco Corp, which makes ~75% of the world's chip cutting tools, and where no staffer has a boss, with decisions made using a currency called Will
It's the start of another day for an ordinary Tokyo salaryman. On a rain-drenched Monday morning, the engineer stows … Bluesky: @quinnypig.com , @danielfos.co , @skamille.themanagerswrath.com , @cybe...
Job listings site Indeed lays off ~2,200 people, or ~15% of its headcount, citing falling HR Tech revenue; Tokyo-based Recruit acquired Indeed in September 2012
Theo Wayt / The Information :
Sources: Tokyo-based aggregator website and app SmartNews, valued at $2B in 2021, laid off ~120 people, or 40% of US and China staff, with more coming in Japan
TechCrunch : Tweets: @seovillas and @michellemanafy Tweets: @seovillas : @TechCrunch ... It's unfortunate to hear that SmartNews has had to lay off a significant portion of their staff in the US and ...
Memo: Twitter plans to reduce its office space in San Francisco, New York, Sydney, Seoul, Tokyo, and other major markets, in a bid to cut costs
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg :
Survey of ~14K delivery drivers in Japan: most work 40 hours or less per week, 63% are “satisfied”, and 82% would keep their jobs “for a while” or “forever”
for now By Kaoruko Ishibushi from Tokyo https://restofworld.org/...
Survey of 14K delivery drivers in Japan: most work 40 hours or less per week, 63% are satisfied with work, 82% would keep their jobs “for a while” or “forever”
Platform work has freed people from oppressive workplace culture. For now. — • TOKYO, JAPAN Tweets: @anupkaphle Tweets: Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : “...because I was traumatized by my human boss, I...
Alphabet to close its Schaft robotics unit and dissolve the project later this year, after seeking other options when a deal to sell it to SoftBank collapsed
Tokyo-born unit Schaft lost its way after departure of robot chief Andy Rubin — TOKYO — Alphabet, the holding company behind Google …