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Why we tell our subcontractors how much we’re getting paid

Work Life

But while industries like tech, construction, or even healthcare often get called out, theres one sector thats often overlooked: marketing and branding agencies. Its no secret that businesses can be a bit shady when it comes to pay. These agencies are often just as guilty of questionable practices when it comes to compensation.

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Labor trends to watch in 2024: A U.S. economic outlook and sector play-by-play

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Construction and utilities: building the future Construction Strong growth is in the cards for the domestic construction sector next year. construction spending hit a more than $2 billion record-high. Meanwhile, job growth slowed in October, in part due to the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.

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The “Madness” of Inpatient Psychiatry

Mad in America

Those trapped there due to their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are controlled by pharmaceutical Americans and their cultish mindset hailing drugs at the expense of everything else. The usefulness of this construct is almost never questioned by the mainstream, taken as fact because “experts” deem it so. Pesky “mental illness.”

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Appetite for hybrid working shows no sign of letting up at large firms

Workplace Insight

The report, “ Global Hiring Activity Trends & Signals – Q3 2023 ,” claims that sectors such as construction, insurance, banking & payments, technology and communications, and pharmaceuticals posted significant hybrid job roles during the third quarter (Q3) of 2023.

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Takeda Offices – Ho Chi Minh City

Office Snapshots

Unipace and AVT International are two companies specializing in designing and constructing office projects. Takeda’s new office in Saigon represents a unique collaboration between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and design experts.

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Neurofeedback is the newest mental health hack among entrepreneurs. Here’s why

Work Life

Neurofeedback is a non-pharmaceutical approach to improving brain health, mood, and cognitive disorders. These stresses can lead to feelings of isolation, imposter syndrome, and burnout. Now, a growing field of researchers believe that neurofeedback could help many manage these kinds of stress. What is neurofeedback?

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The Dangers of Precision Medicine: Mental Health Is Not a Battlefield

Mad in America

By blurring the lines between the literal and figurative, battlefield metaphors do more than explain similarities, they also construct them. As Dhruv Khullar observes, terms like ‘fighting’ or ‘battling’ tend to create a perception of health as adversarial, setting a confrontational tone.