Articles about employees

Amazon’s new approach to ‘Human Capital’ is a telling takeaway from its annual regulatory report

Customers are still No. 1 at Amazon, but the tech giant now wants it to be known, officially, that employees… Read More

Amazon tops 1 million employees and seasonal workers for first time as demand and profits surge

Amazon crossed a key milestone over the last quarter, growing to more than 1 million employees and seasonal workers around… Read More

Amazon tops 935k employees as of this week, as pandemic-driven hiring spree continues

Amazon has grown to more than 935,000 employees worldwide, including 95,000 new hires in just the past few weeks, quickly… Read More

Amazon and JPMorgan to roll out new health insurance plans as part of Haven joint venture

Haven Healthcare, a joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway, created its first offering in the form of… Read More

Healthcare tech company Accolade to double headcount in Seattle with new HQ office

Four years after establishing a second headquarters in Seattle, healthcare technology company Accolade is betting big on the city once… Read More

Is wellness ‘dead’? This Seattle-area company just raised $22M to revive it

Seattle-area health technology company Aduro has landed a $22 million investment to help company employees “be great at anything.” The funding,… Read More

LinkedIn finds Gen Z workers put more emphasis on mastering ‘hard’ skills than learning ‘soft’ skills

A new survey released by LinkedIn shows a disconnect between what types of skills the youngest workers think are important… Read More

Washington state and Seattle consider requiring companies to offer paid family and medical leave

The City of Seattle and Washington state are considering policies that would require businesses to offer paid family and medical leave… Read More

Amazon experiments with tech teams consisting entirely of part-time employees, with full benefits

A new pilot program inside Amazon is creating technical teams consisting entirely of part-time employees — including managers — in the company’s latest attempt to… Read More

Study: Top companies give more bonuses and performance-based raises

PayScale, the Seattle-based company that manages an online database of salary and compensation information, released its annual report on top companies’ attitudes… Read More

The United States of Amazon: Interactive map shows tech giant’s growing national footprint

Amazon has been growing at an unprecedented pace in recent years, and 2015 was no exception. Last year, the tech and online… Read More

Amazon unionization site back online after Google temporarily shuts it down over ‘spam’ complaint

Since October, a website called Former and Current Employees (FACE) of Amazon has been collecting workplace “horror stories.” The unionization website… Read More

Holy, crap: Amazon added 40,000 employees in the past year, nearing 150,000 staffers worldwide

Amazon.com is showing no signs of slowing down, despite increasing losses. The Seattle-based company — which is expanding its footprint… Read More

Internal memo: Microsoft to cut off all ‘external staff’ after 18 months, imposing mandatory 6-month break

An internal Microsoft memo, distributed earlier today, outlines new restrictions on the company’s use of “external staff” — including a new limit on people who work on projects for… Read More

Amazon soars to nearly 110,000 employees, surpasses Microsoft for first time

Amazon’s growth shows no sign of slowing down. The company’s quarterly earnings report today shows Amazon blowing past the 100,000-employee… Read More

Amazon.com and Google employees bullish on future, but 25% of Microsofties say things will get worse

Microsoft just hit a five-year stock high, and during the last quarterly financial report posted profits of $6 billion. But… Read More

Christmas in Redmond: Microsoft employees finally get their Surfaces

Christmas came a little early for all the Microsofties out there. As we first reported back in September, all full-time,… Read More

Microsoft meeting sparks another round of Ballmer bashing

Steve Ballmer is taking it on the chin yet again this week, this time for a reportedly uninspired performance at… Read More

Microsoft rallies ex-employees to volunteer, offers funds

At many companies, employees who leave aren’t exactly welcomed back with open arms. And certainly there have been some epic… Read More

Ballmer memo: Microsoft plans unprecedented boost in employee compensation, simpler reviews

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this morning signaled a broad set of changes in how the company’s employees are evaluated and… Read More

RealNetworks huddles with (what’s left of) its employees

RealNetworks has experienced a huge shakeup over the past couple years. Its founder Rob Glaser left the CEO’s office. The… Read More

Ex-Microsoft employee charged with stealing $450k from company

Federal prosecutors in Seattle have charged a former Microsoft business development director, Robert D. Curry, with three counts of wire… Read More