I can definitely tell you what makes a bad workplace, but let's keep things positive
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What makes a good place to work? / Pilot makes embarrassing mistake / You need to visit a museum stat

I can definitely tell you what makes a bad workplace, but let's keep things positive

Keith Conrad
Mar 26
 
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The Best Places to Work, According to Their Employees

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‘It’s quite embarrassing’: China-bound United flight turns around after pilot forgets passport

Oops. At least they realized it before they landed, I guess. It seems like China is a less than ideal place for something like that to happen. Biggest mistake you’ve made at work? This is a safe space. Who am I going to tell?


Constitutional Law Expert Eric Segall on the State of the Supreme Court

AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
John Howell sat down with constitutional law professor Eric Segall of Georgia State University for a wide-ranging and sobering conversation on the Supreme Court, Donald Trump’s legal maneuvering, and the fragile state of American democracy.

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Blitzed by Ambition: Donald Trump's Role in the Demise of the USFL

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Blitzed by Ambition: Donald Trump's Role in the Demise of the USFL

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