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Employees Are Seeing Cost-Cutting at Their Workplaces

Over 90% of Symantec, Intel and Oracle employees see cost-cutting at work. Last week, Uber announced that it will save $200K per year replacing helium balloons with stickers to celebrate work anniversaries for employees. The company’s attempts to cost operation cuts come after laying off 400 Marketing employees

85% of Conservatives in Tech Believe Their Company Does Not Welcome Diverse Political Opinions

Over 90% of Google Conservatives believe their company does not welcome diverse political opinions- same for Microsoft and Uber employees. Earlier this month, Buzzfeed News reported on the issue of political monoculture in Silicon Valley tech companies. It revealed that employees at Google and Facebook, who identify as conservatives, feel

Over 50% of Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce employees are willing to create AI software for law enforcement

Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce has recently faced backlash from their own employees for specific cases where the AI software was being developed for US law enforcement or the military. * Google employees stated, “we believe that Google should not be in the business of war,” in a petition that asked

Less than half of Silicon Valley tech employees believe AI is a threat to employment

Andrew Yang consistently states that his “friends in Silicon Valley” support UBI. Our data shows this is not true for the majority of tech workers. Key Points: * 44% of Silicon Valley tech employees are worried that AI technology will be a threat to employment. * 34% of Silicon Valley tech employees

39% of Amazon Tech employees want to Unionize

Over 57% of Amazon Distribution Center workers want to form a union. The New York Times report underscores the rise of activism in the tech industry. For example, the Google walkout was one of the most noticeable events in tech, where over 20,000 Google employees participated in an organized

Over 60% in Tech Told Not to Discuss Salary

Salary and total compensation are some of the most popular topics discussed anonymously on Blind. Professionals often use this knowledge to negotiate the highest offer possible. Last year, we asked users of our app if they have been discouraged by HR or management from discussing compensation with other employees. This

60% of eBay Employees Bet Amazon Crashes on Prime Day

As e-commerce giants Amazon, Walmart, and eBay prepare for their respective shopping blowouts, Blind users compete to win bragging rights and rewards of their own. Let’s get into the story. Amazon created Prime Day in 2015 to leverage their brand to create their own holiday shopping event independent