In Philadelphia, Saudia Shuler is well-known for throwing elaborate proms that go viral and for her restaurant, Country Cookin. You may recall she brought Dubai to Philly for prom, even had camels in the middle of the neighborhood. She re-enacted Black Panther for another prom. One morning, Saudia was in the McDonald’s drive thru when she encountered a… Read more »
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Amazon Says It Will Offer Full-Time Jobs to 125,000 Temporary Workers
Amazon announced plans to offer full-time jobs to 70% of their 175,000 temporary workers they hired to meet demand brought on by COVID-19. Initially, those employees were hired as “seasonal positions” but now the company will transfer 125,000 people to full-time. The full-time employees will make $15 an hour and have access to some training… Read more »
Texas Roadhouse CEO Gives Up Salary To Pay Front-Line Employees
Do you think your boss would give up their salary for the year to all of their employees? Or how is your company helping you during this hard time due to the coronavirus pandemic? Well, at Texas Roadhouse the CEO is giving up his salary and bonus for the year to help pay the chain’s… Read more »
Unemployment Rate In The U.S Could Reach 13% By May
Since the coronavirus pandemic, nearly 3.3 million Americans have filed for unemployment. Revenue has drastically declined at restaurants, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, and airlines. Auto sales are low, and carmakers have close factories. Most such employers face loan payments and other fixed costs, so they’re cutting jobs to save money. As job losses are increasing,… Read more »
John Legend Works to Increase Jobs for the Formerly Incarcerated
Star singer John Legend has stepped up for people with criminal backgrounds to make sure that get more job opportunities. FORBES reports that Legend’s initiative FreeAmerica, which targets criminal justice reform has been working in conjunction with Unlocked Futures and New Profit for the past two years, making entrepreneurs who have first hand knowledge of the impacts of the… Read more »
Looking for Work? Lockheed Martin is Adding Up to 1,000 New Jobs
Fort Worth (KRNB) – Lockheed Martin is looking to add up to 1,000 new workers during a job fair on September 17th. The fair will be held at the Sheraton Fort Worth at 1701 Commerce, from 7am-5pm. No pre-registration is required. Anyone who meets the qualifications for the advertised jobs is welcome to apply. Those… Read more »