by Ephraim | Aug 19, 2024 | Board, for-profit, leadership
After I was laid off, I decided to leave the nonprofit sector and try the for-profit sector. Specifically hi-tech. I had plenty of friends who worked in that sector and they were making great money. Working long hours for sure but at least the pay was great. I knew...
by Ephraim | Feb 27, 2023 | for-profit, leadership
Below is a partial list of tech companies that have announced layoffs in the last six months (in parenthesis is the number of workers being let go): Microsoft (11,000), Peloton (500), Twitter (3,700), Meta (11,000), Amazon (28,000), Cisco (4,000), HP (5,000),...
by Ephraim | Jan 24, 2022 | for-profit, leadership, salaries
A few weeks ago, I saw a Director of Development job ad. I read through the description (very long because if it’s a nonprofit job, you’re probably doing the job of seven people at once). At the end was the proposed salary. The good: They listed the salary! I’ll give...
by Ephraim | Feb 9, 2021 | communications, for-profit, strategy
Last week I was a guest on a marketing and advertising panel for 11th and 12th grade students during “career week” at Fenway High School in Boston. (Go Panthers!) People from a variety of fields talked to the students about their workforce experiences and answer...
