Evolver Offsite - June 17, 2021
Office Mentorship, Inside Amazon, The Housing Crisis Escalates, and Millions of Girl Scout Cookies Go Unsold
Howdy. Welcome to Offsite, our quick round-up of work worthy stories from this week.
We’re getting into the swing of summer over at Evolver HQ in the Bay Area (especially with California’s recent June 15 reopening), and we hope that you, too, are finding some balance between work and life.
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Fed-Up Young Workers Fear They Need Offices to Save Their Careers (Bloomberg)
Time: 5 minutes
Can physical offices boost career growth? While many workers (including both of us) are excited about the prospects of an office flexible future, some Gen Z workers see the office as integral to their success. They want flexibility but also have some trepidation about a remote future. High in the list of concerns are finding mentors virtually and having their work recognized when working from home. For a young employee, the office provides a hub for work social activity and is a chance to get to know the organization and culture.
The Amazon That Customers Don’t See (NY Times)
Time: 15 minutes
Time for a long read on Amazon’s somewhat unique work and hiring culture. This piece is full of nuggets about what it’s like to work at Amazon and its people processes. While we use Amazon all of the time for just about everything, it’s somewhat easy to gloss over the vast number of employees that keep things running. Perhaps most striking is the role technology plays in managing Amazon workers’ day-to-day and the pitfalls of said management tactics. Grab a cup of coffee, and read the entire thing.
Millions fear eviction as housing crisis worsens (AP)
Time: 4 minutes
Fear of losing housing is driving workers’ decision-making. While many of us spent much of the last year at home, finding and keeping a home was a priority for many Americans. And the housing crisis is, on the current track, only going to worsen as the pandemic recedes. As a “permanent class of renters” emerges, we have to imagine that will affect the jobs folks hold. Housing insecurity may lead to more difficulties filling certain positions in locales with particularly tough housing markets (see the Bay Area teacher shortage).
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Girl Scouts Stuck With Over 15 Million Boxes of Unsold Cookies (NY Time
Time: 4 minutes
Did you buy girl scout cookies this year? Perhaps you need some on your next coffee break! The pandemic knows no bounds in terms of its impact, and with the typical in-person distribution of cookies on hold, there’s a whole lot of cookies to get through in the coming months before they expire. Favorite fun fact from this story: The Girl Scouts teamed up with GrubHub (delivery fee-free) to more widely distribute the cookies and try to clear inventory.
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