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News headlines remind us that many Americans do not take their vacation days, and employees at companies with “unlimited” or flexible paid time off have fewer or shorter vacations. However, a majority of professionals expect to take paid time off this holiday season, even if many of their colleagues are

Facebook’s decision to rebrand itself as a “metaverse” company focused on virtual work and social communities called Meta has earned criticism and even ridicule. Some in the technology community have derided the social media giant’s focus on the metaverse as a “scam” intended to distract the public from

If there is one thing the technology industry likes to do, it is probably patting each other on the back. Company founders become celebrities. Raising capital to run a business is celebrated, and many lionize “exits,” or liquidity events in the form of an initial public offering on a stock

Controversial companies beware. Professionals are making employment decisions based on their values, ethics and morals and are increasingly more comfortable taking a stand, according to the professional social network Blind. A verified Amazon professional recently asked, “Are there companies you would never work for?” on Blind, and nearly three out

Netflix management may want to brace for greater-than-usual absenteeism Wednesday, according to a new survey of Netflix workers completed ahead of the planned employee walkout. One in four Netflix professionals surveyed by the professional social network Blind said they had recently helped organize or previously participated in an

Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee turned whistleblower, is not the only employee Mark Zuckerberg might want to worry about. Forty-five percent of Facebook employees said the federal government should impose regulations on Facebook, according to a survey by the professional social network Blind. Blind polled more than 5,

Some of Austin’s most highly paid professionals are software engineers and technical program managers, whose pay can be $325,000 or more a year, including the generous stock packages many earn, according to analysis from Blind. Blind, the anonymous professional social network, analyzed the job offers posted on its