Work
Leading people in the modern workplace becomes more challenging without the right strategies and tools. We share expert insights on navigating this dynamic landscape with little or no casualties.
Top stories
Charles*, a digital marketer, has one major goal for working — to make money — and if changing companies as many times as possible will help him achieve that, why not? He’s now on his fifth corporate job in five years.
Jobberman launched a salary insight tool in 2019 that no longer exists. Why are Nigerian job boards and recruitment sites not offering salary and company reviews like Glassdoor? How’s MySalaryScale faring after 6 years?
Two months after Microsoft laid off its African Development Centre (ADC) engineering team in Nigeria, it is now shrinking its Lagos office space from six to two floors.
Collins* had the impression that mastering a tech skill and working at a startup is a sure and quick way to start making good money, but, his experience at the first startup he worked at shocked him.
Zoho, an Indian software company, is partnering with not-for-profit She Code Africa to equip female Nigerian students with relevant low-code skills.
Salesforce, a cloud-based software solutions giant, has trimmed its workforce, affecting up to 300 employees in July 2024 as part of its broader effort to streamline operations, optimise its structure, and drive growth.
Forward-thinking startup founders go beyond traditional compensation packages to attract and retain their most-valued assets, people. Here are tech solutions that make it seamless for them to do so.
Paul* is extremely passionate about his career and he was able to achieve a lot as a developer in less than two years, but he’ll often not reveal his true years of experience to people, especially recruiters, to avoid being undervalued.
Going by available data, layoff numbers in the first half of 2024 pale in comparison to what was recorded in 2023. A founder and an expert in communications explains why.
In this edition of Work Life, Sharon* worked at a startup for six months but left because they were getting paid for doing nothing. She would later find out the CEO was only using an office full of employees to gain the trust of clients from his arbitrage trading business.
Entrepreneurship is an extreme sport that takes a toll on founders’ lives, as well as their mental health. Here are ways founders navigate this, including tech solutions that are helping.
On the first edition of Worklife, Eden* shares how she spent over three years of her career life with two manipulative bosses. While the experience impacted her self-esteem, she has learnt to know how to spot a toxic boss from afar.
Several former employees of uLesson allege that the startup’s leadership fosters a toxic work environment marked by bullying, verbal abuse, & discrimination. This exposé considers testimonies from 17 former & current employees, including top executives & founder Sim Shagaya.
From keystroke logging to webcam surveillance, employers use monitoring technologies to track employees’ activities at work despite privacy and ethical concerns. Find out if your activity is being tracked.
Meta plans to reduce its office space in Lagos. It is reducing its real estate footprint to transition some employees to desk sharing, particularly those who spend little time at work.
LinkedIn’s “Open to Work” tag has a lot of bad rap for a supposedly helpful feature. I used it for two weeks to know what the fuss is about; here’s what I found out.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has become a global concern with the US spearheading the movement. Africa is some way behind because of differences in cultural and historical contexts. But here’s how two startups approach it.
Every May 25th is International Africa Day, and on this day, we explore the ongoing conversation about the silent bias Africans face when they apply for jobs in the EMEA region.
It might be impossible to escape becoming an accidental manager when working at a startup, but some people have excelled during this phase of their careers.
Microsoft has confirmed the layoff of engineering employees at its African Development Center in Lagos, Nigeria, attributing it to “organizational and workforce adjustments.”