Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Pod: Best or Worst Thing to Happen to Open Offices?
In the beginning, there was the cubicle, and workers pronounced it totally soul-sucking. Then companies embraced open-office designs, and employees quickly found those even worse. But as with mos… -
Tech Unemployment Hits 19-Year Low
Tech unemployment hasn’t been this low since the turn of the century, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data crunched by CompTIA. As of May, tech’s unemployment rate sat at 1.3 p… -
Tesla Software Engineers: Solid Pay. But How's the Stress?
Depending on your tolerance for super-tight deadlines, extreme pressure, and, er, “unconventional” CEOs (“What’s he saying on Twitter this time?!”), electric-auto manufacturer Tesla seems like ei… -
Tech Industry Wages are Rising (Somewhat): Study
Good news: wages within the tech industry grew 2.3 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2019, according to new data from PayScale. That outpaced industries such as construction (which… -
Union Fever at Tech's Biggest Firms is Weak
How many tech professionals actually want a union? A new survey by Blind shows that relatively few tech-company employees are actually interested in formal unions. Because the responses to Blind’… -
Lessons from the Amazon "Upskilling 2025" Program
Amazon plans on spending $700 million to retrain 100,000 members of its U.S. workforce over the next six years, according to the company. For recruiters and hiring managers at firms of all sizes,… -
Automation May Hurt Entry-Level Professionals the Most
Automation will have its biggest impact on workers at the beginning and end of their careers, according to a new report by analyst firm McKinsey. Automation will eventually impact everything from… -
Oracle Entry-Level Software Engineers: Solid Pay for a Hard Job
If you’re a software engineer at the beginning of your career, and you really want to work for a big tech firm, and compensation is one of your key drivers, give Oracle a look. According to crowd… -
Amazon Wants to "Upskill" Workers into Tech Professionals
Amazon plans on spending $700 million to retrain 100,000 members of its U.S. workforce over the next six years, according to the company. This initiative, dubbed “Upskilling 2025,” will focus on… -
IBM Proposes Weirdest Smartwatch Ever
IBM wants to attach a tablet to your wrist. No, seriously: Big Blue has submitted a patent titled, “Variable Display Size for an Electronic Display Device,” which is a clunky way of saying, “Smar…