The Layoff Dopamine Hit
Slate Technology
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4.6 • 636 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Kevin Delaney, co-founder of Charter. They discuss the layoffs that have swept across multiple industries, and if letting workers go actually solve the issues CEOs say they are. They also take a look at how work has changed during the pandemic, digging into how middle managers have the worst jobs, and how having too many meetings sucks.
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| 1:06.0 | Hello and welcome to the layoff's dopamine hit episode of Slate Money, your guide to the |
| 1:16.0 | Business and Finance News of the Week. |
| 1:18.2 | I'm Felix I'm Alex. |
| 1:18.7 | I'm joined by Emily Peck of Axios. |
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