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# July 2026

Page 2 of 21

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[![BuzzFeed Cuts 180 Jobs as Byron Allen Moves to Stem Losses in 2026](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5909.png) Layoffs ### BuzzFeed Cuts 180 Jobs as Byron Allen Moves to Stem Losses in 2026 BuzzFeed is cutting 180 jobs, about 35% of staff, as owner Byron Allen targets $29M to $32M in savings. Here is what the media layoffs mean for your career. July 28, 2026Read Article](/blog/buzzfeed-cuts-180-jobs-byron-allen-2026)
[![Nearly 7 in 10 Workers Doubt They Can Ever Afford to Retire](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5908.png) News ### Nearly 7 in 10 Workers Doubt They Can Ever Afford to Retire Nearly 7 in 10 workers (69%) doubt they can ever afford to retire, NFP data shows, as debt and housing crowd out savings. Here is what it means for you. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/nearly-7-in-10-workers-doubt-afford-retire)
[![Defense Giants Are Acting Like Venture Capitalists and Reshaping Military-Tech Jobs](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5907.png) News ### Defense Giants Are Acting Like Venture Capitalists and Reshaping Military-Tech Jobs Defense primes poured a record 4.1 billion dollars into startups in 2026. Here is how the venture-capital turn is rewiring military-tech jobs and careers. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/defense-giants-venture-capitalists-military-tech-jobs)
[![Europe Is Betting €100 Billion on Green Industry and Thousands of Jobs Ride on It](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5906.png) News ### Europe Is Betting €100 Billion on Green Industry and Thousands of Jobs Ride on It Europe's proposed 100 billion euro Industrial Decarbonisation Bank aims to remake heavy industry and the jobs inside it. Here is what workers should watch. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/europe-100-billion-green-industry-jobs)
[![What to Do When Your Job Clashes With Your Values](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5905.png) News ### What to Do When Your Job Clashes With Your Values A 2023 Pew survey finds only 51% of US workers are very satisfied and just 39% tie their identity to their work. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/what-to-do-when-job-clashes-with-values)
[![South Korea's AI Champions Are Pouring Billions Into US Jobs and Factories](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5904.png) News ### South Korea's AI Champions Are Pouring Billions Into US Jobs and Factories Samsung is putting $37 billion into a Texas chip fab and Hyundai $26 billion into US plants creating 25,000 jobs. Here is where the Korean AI money is landing. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/south-korea-ai-champions-billions-us-jobs-factories)
[![Tech Leads Every Industry in Wage Growth Despite the Layoff Headlines](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5903.png) News ### Tech Leads Every Industry in Wage Growth Despite the Layoff Headlines Tech wages grew 6.9% year over year in Q2 2026, leading every industry even as layoffs made headlines. Here is what it means for your pay and skills. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/tech-leads-wage-growth-despite-layoff-headlines)
[![Want to Be a Leader, Technical Expertise Is No Longer Enough](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5902.png) News ### Want to Be a Leader, Technical Expertise Is No Longer Enough The WEF says 39% of workers' skills will change by 2030 and analytical thinking tops the list. Here is why technical skill alone no longer makes a leader. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/want-to-be-leader-technical-expertise-not-enough)
[![Why Your 2027 Raise Will Be Smaller and More Strategic](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5901.png) News ### Why Your 2027 Raise Will Be Smaller and More Strategic U.S. salary budgets are set to rise just 3.4% in 2027, down from 3.5% in 2026. Here is why raises are shrinking, getting targeted, and how to compete. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/2027-raise-smaller-more-strategic)
[![Your Exit Interviews Are Asking All the Wrong Questions](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5900.png) News ### Your Exit Interviews Are Asking All the Wrong Questions Gallup found 42% of voluntary turnover is preventable, yet most exit interviews never uncover why. Here are the questions your exit process should ask instead. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/exit-interviews-asking-wrong-questions)
[![Your Frontline Workers Already Know How to Fix Your Biggest Problems](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5899.png) News ### Your Frontline Workers Already Know How to Fix Your Biggest Problems Global employee engagement fell to 20% in 2025 and low engagement cost the world economy about $10 trillion. Here is why frontline insight is the fix. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/frontline-workers-know-how-fix-biggest-problems)
[![What 10 Restaurant Chains Pay Their CEOs Versus Their Hourly Workers](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5898.png) News ### What 10 Restaurant Chains Pay Their CEOs Versus Their Hourly Workers Starbucks paid its CEO 1,794 times its median barista in 2025. See how 10 restaurant chains rank on CEO versus hourly worker pay and what it means for you. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/10-restaurant-chains-ceo-versus-hourly-worker-pay)
[![Workers Are Secretly Masking AI's Decisions to Protect Their Own Credibility](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5897.png) News ### Workers Are Secretly Masking AI's Decisions to Protect Their Own Credibility Nearly 50% of employees hide their AI use at work, and 1 in 7 dodge telling managers. Here is why workers mask AI decisions and how to protect your credibility. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/workers-masking-ai-decisions-protect-credibility)
[![The Invisible Work That's Quietly Draining Your Best Employees](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5896.png) News ### The Invisible Work That's Quietly Draining Your Best Employees Women get 44% more low-reward task requests and spend 200 extra hours a year on invisible work. Here is how that hidden mental load drains your best people. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/invisible-work-draining-your-best-employees)
[![Why Emotional Intelligence Is Becoming the Performance Metric That Matters](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5895.png) News ### Why Emotional Intelligence Is Becoming the Performance Metric That Matters Widely cited research ties emotional intelligence to 58% of job performance, and as AI automates hard skills, EI is fast becoming the metric that decides who gets ahead. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/emotional-intelligence-performance-metric-that-matters)
[![San Francisco's AI Boom Is Pricing Out the Very Workers Building It](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5894.png) News ### San Francisco's AI Boom Is Pricing Out the Very Workers Building It San Francisco's AI boom pushed average rent to a record $3,827 and median home prices past $1.7 million, pricing out even $190,000 tech workers. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/san-francisco-ai-boom-pricing-out-workers)
[![Why Mentoring Matters More Than Ever in the AI Era](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5893.png) News ### Why Mentoring Matters More Than Ever in the AI Era Entry-level roles fell 29% since early 2024 as AI absorbs the grunt work that once trained juniors. Here is why mentoring is now the real training ground. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/why-mentoring-matters-more-ai-era)
[![57% of Laid-Off Workers Would Now Accept a Lower-Paying Job](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5892.png) News ### 57% of Laid-Off Workers Would Now Accept a Lower-Paying Job 57% of workers now say they would take a lower-paying job after a layoff, and 63% of women feel that pressure. Here is what it means for your next move. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/57-percent-laid-off-workers-accept-lower-paying-job)
[![Workplace Bullying Is Moving Into the C-Suite](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5891.png) News ### Workplace Bullying Is Moving Into the C-Suite 30% of US workers face direct bullying and 65% of bullies are bosses. As toxic behavior climbs into the C-suite, here is how to read it and protect your career. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/workplace-bullying-moving-into-c-suite)
[![AI Workplace Surveillance Is Quietly Breaking How We Work](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5890.png) News ### AI Workplace Surveillance Is Quietly Breaking How We Work 61% of companies now use AI to track and score employee performance, and it is backfiring. Here is how AI workplace surveillance is breaking work. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/ai-workplace-surveillance-breaking-how-we-work)
[![1 in 4 Workers Are Stuck in Jobs They Hate Just for the Health Insurance](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5889.png) News ### 1 in 4 Workers Are Stuck in Jobs They Hate Just for the Health Insurance 24% of U.S. workers, about 23 million adults, now stay in jobs they want to leave just to keep health insurance. Here is what job lock means for your career. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/1-in-4-workers-stuck-jobs-health-insurance)
[![When You Should Not Use AI at Work in 2026](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5888.png) News ### When You Should Not Use AI at Work in 2026 AI makes you faster, but three moments at work call for switching it off. Here is when not to use AI in 2026 to protect learning, judgment, and trust. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/when-you-should-not-use-ai-at-work-2026)
[![Layoffs Just Hit a 57-Year Low, So Why Does the Job Market Feel So Brutal](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5887.png) News ### Layoffs Just Hit a 57-Year Low, So Why Does the Job Market Feel So Brutal Jobless claims fell to 187,000, a 57-year low, yet hiring is frozen and the market feels brutal. Here is why layoffs are down but jobs are so hard to find. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/layoffs-57-year-low-job-market-feels-brutal)
[![Corporate America's Morale Is in the Gutter, and Here's the Fix](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/5886.png) News ### Corporate America's Morale Is in the Gutter, and Here's the Fix Global employee engagement fell to 20% in 2025 and low engagement costs the economy $10 trillion a year. Here is the surprising fix that rebuilds morale. July 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/corporate-america-morale-gutter-fix)

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