How much is too much for one person to juggle?
And when do you throw in the towel?
As Dom and Jenna continue their job search in media, they can't help but wonder, should I just do something else?
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Articles mentioned in this weeks show:
U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs in January, much better than expectedhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/02/us-economy-added-353000-jobs-in-january-much-better-than-expected.html
The job market is strong. So why did layoffs double in January?https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/layoffs-economy-2024-why-are-job-cuts-happening/
Snap Inc cuts 530 employees, 10% of workforce, to boost in-person workhttps://amp.theguardian.com/money/2024/feb/05/snap-inc-layoffs-return-office
In Major Team-Up, Disney, Warners and Fox Plan Sports Streaming Platform Combining Coverage
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-warner-bros-discovery-fox-launch-sports-streaming-service-1235817744/
The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired and Why We Need to Fight Back Now
https://www.amazon.com/Algorithm-Decides-Hired-Monitored-Promoted/dp/B0C5JXGTXP
Reccomentations:
Jenna's
Why does journalism seem like it’s collapsing? Call it market failure
https://www.fastcompany.com/91021907/why-does-journalism-seem-like-its-collapsing-call-it-market-failure
The wrong people will be laid off…again
https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/12/the-wrong-people-will-be-laid-off-again/
Dom's
The Gender War Within Gen Z
https://www.theringer.com/2024/2/6/24063116/gen-z-gender-war-liberal-conservative-views
Watch Me Lose My Job on TikTok
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/technology/social-media-tech-layoffs.html?searchResultPosition=2
