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News18
8 hours ago
- Business
- News18
Toxic Work Culture Debate Renewed: Techie Misses ‘Dal Makhani, Tandoori Rotis' After Manager...
Last Updated: The techie missed his favourite meal, prepared by his girlfriend after his boss messaged about a 'critical bug fix' just before dinner. A heartfelt Reddit post from an anonymous employee has struck a powerful chord with thousands, revealing the painful realities of the relentless pressure in India's demanding corporate world. The post recounts the story of a man whose eagerly awaited promotion came at the expense of missing a meaningful evening planned by his girlfriend. It serves as a stark reminder that sometimes, climbing the ladder of success can leave deep emotional wounds and personal regrets in its wake. The employee had just received a long-awaited promotion, a milestone both he and his girlfriend had eagerly anticipated. To celebrate, she had planned a quiet dinner, lovingly preparing his favourite dal makhani and tandoori rotis. He promised to be home by 8 PM. But as the evening drew near, the all-too-familiar pattern unfolded once again. At 7:30 PM, his manager sent him a message on Slack about a 'critical" bug that needed to be fixed before the end of the day for an important client in Mumbai. What was supposed to be a special evening turned into another long all-nighter. He worked late into the night and finally messaged 'Done" at 1:12 AM. The celebration was left behind. The house sat in darkness, the dinner untouched, and the quiet felt overwhelming. 'I said sorry and went to my room," he wrote. 'She didn't say anything, but I could feel it. I failed her," he added in the post. Check the post here: Commenters voiced sharp criticism of India's toxic work culture, where excessive work hours and the expectation of constant availability have become the norm, often sacrificing personal health and relationships in the process. A user reads, 'It's the sad reality of life in Indian workplaces. We are just cheap labour where our personal lives don't matter." Another voiced hope, saying 'wake-up call" for workers and employers alike. Some commenters offered advice, urging the employee to set clearer boundaries at work—some even suggested fabricating personal emergencies to push back against unreasonable demands. Others noted that his guilt revealed how much he genuinely cared for his partner, which is rare in a culture where emotional neglect often goes unnoticed.
Miami Herald
17 hours ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Popular cloud storage service might be oversharing your data
A friend recently told me that the artificial intelligence she uses occasionally asks her: "How is your baby?". That is what happens when you share personal information with an AI. The chats become weird and perhaps scary if you actually believe AI is sentient. Even if you don't believe AI is sentient, I assume you wouldn't want it to have access to your banking data. Would you? Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter Having your data in "the cloud" has become the norm. It does not matter whether you use an iPhone with iCloud or an Android with Google Drive; your device is almost inevitably connected to a cloud service. It probably makes you feel your data is safer because even if your phone is destroyed in an accident, it is still in the cloud. The convenient sharing of files must be the "killer feature" for photography lovers. Once companies figured out they could make more money by selling their software "as a service", instead of selling it as a product you pay for just once, we got into the wonderful world where we can't avoid using so-called webapps. Good examples are Slack, Trello, ClickUp, Zoom, and, of course, ChatGPT. Yes, Slack can be installed as an application, but it is actually just a browser with one tab open and a lot of makeup. These services often offer integration with cloud storage services so you can share some of that data with them. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in October 2015: "More than half a billion people manage their documents and photos in OneDrive." As the company does not release usage data, that 10-year-old quote from Computerworld is the best available estimate of the number of OneDrive users. It is probably a lot smaller than the real number. Related: Palantir gets great news from the Pentagon Because Microsoft (MSFT) doesn't give any data specific to OneDrive, we have to rely on the data for Microsoft 365 products. Here are some interesting numbers from its earnings report for Q3 of fiscal year 2025: Revenue was $70.1 billion and increased 13% year over income was $25.8 billion and increased 18% 365 commercial products and cloud services revenue increased 11% 365 Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased 10% YoY. Again, we don't have the exact numbers, just the total revenue, but the revenue from 365 services is growing steadily. Considering how much money it is making and that many businesses are using it, OneDrive must be very secure, at least that is what you'd expect. When two apps have "integrations", we can say that both of the apps "integrating" represent non-human identities working together. Oasis Security is a private company specializing in the management and security for non-human identities. Non-human identities are any software process, application, service, or machine that can interact with another. On May 28th, they published an alarming research paper on Microsoft's OneDrive. Oasis researchers discovered that whenever you upload files from your OneDrive to a web app like ChatGPT or Slack, OneDrive's file picker requests read access for the entire drive. This means that even when you upload a single file, the app gets access to all your files. More Tech Stocks: Palantir gets great news from the PentagonAnalyst has blunt words on Trump's iPhone tariff plansOpenAI teams up with legendary Apple exec This is the scenario where if you have banking documents on your OneDrive and you intend to give ChatGPT access to some unimportant text file, as a bonus, it gets access to the banking files, too, and whatever else you have there. And the best part-the permissions are valid for at least an hour. The company estimated that hundreds of apps are affected, not just the ones mentioned. According to Oasis, they reached out to Microsoft, "which took note of the report and may consider improvements in the future". If you use OneDrive, you should check which apps have access to it and revoke any suspicious apps. Oasis provided instructions on how to check your personal OneDrive accounts: Log in to your Microsoft the left or top pane, click on "Privacy".Under "App Access", select the list of apps that have access to your the list of apps, and for each app, click on "Details" to view the specific scopes and permissions can "Stop Sharing" at any time. Consider that an Access Token takes about an hour to expire regardless of when you clicked stopped sharing. This would however revoke a Refresh Token if present. Overall, when protecting your data, think deeply about giving apps access in the future. Related: Analyst resets Nvidia stock price target after CEO slams U.S. chip policy The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Entrepreneur
21 hours ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
How Much Do Salesforce Employees Make? Median Salaries
Salesforce's first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday beat estimates, with revenue up 8% year-over-year to $9.83 billion. Earlier this week, the company also announced a deal to buy data management company Informatica for $8 billion, its biggest acquisition since it purchased Slack for $27.1 billion in 2021. "Sometimes you have a quarter when everything is going right for you," said Salesforce CEO and Board Chair Marc Benioff, 60, in an earnings call on Wednesday, per The Wall Street Journal. According to Salesforce's 2025 proxy statement, released in April, Benioff made over $55 million in the 2025 fiscal year, which ran from Feb. 1, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025. His base salary was $1.55 million, and his bonus was $2,500, both unchanged from 2024. His stock awards increased by about $8 million, and his option awards by over $3 million from 2024. His $55 million compensation included over $4 million in personal security costs and over half a million dollars in aircraft usage. Meanwhile, Salesforce's median employee took home a total compensation of $178,949 in fiscal year 2025. Benioff made approximately 308 times more than the typical Salesforce employee. Related: Salesforce Has Used AI to Reduce Personnel Costs By $50 Million This Year. Here's Which Roles Are Affected. In the 2024 fiscal year, Salesforce's median employee received a salary of $164,985. That year, Benioff made $39.6 million, or 240 times more than the median. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Salesforce's median salary is lower than Google, where a mid-level employee made $331,894 in 2024, and Nvidia, where a typical employee made $301,233. Meanwhile, Salesforce could be slowing down hiring in certain departments and accelerating hiring in others as it attempts to internally maximize its use of AI tools. The company's chief financial and operations officer, Robin Washington, said on a call with analysts on Wednesday that Salesforce has downsized "some" of its hiring needs thanks to AI. It's also hiring fewer customer service representatives and software engineers as its current staff use AI for greater productivity, but is growing its sales team by 22% this year. Related: Here's How Much 8 CEOs Made in 2024, From JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon to Disney's Bob Iger CEO Pay Is Rising A study released on Thursday by the Associated Press found that CEO pay increased by nearly 10% in 2024 due to higher profits and stock prices. The study, which was based on proxy statements filed with federal regulators by companies in the S&P 500, examined the pay of 344 executives. It found that the median pay package of CEOs in 2024 was $17.1 million, up from $16.3 million in 2023. The highest-earning CEO on the list was Patrick W. Smith, the CEO of taser-making company Axon, who took home $164.5 million. Other top-earning executives included General Electric's H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. ($87.4 million), Apple's Tim Cook ($74.6 million), and Netflix's Theodore A. Sarandos ($61.9 million). Most of those pay packages were comprised of stock or options awards. The study also found that the typical employee at an S&P 500 company earned $85,419 in 2024, a 1.7% year-over-year increase.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Tapfiliate - How to Attract and Retain the Best Affiliate Publishers: a 6-Step Guide for Advertisers
CHICAGO, May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Attracting quality publishers takes more than just a signup form. Smart visibility, trust-building, and consistent follow-through - this is what works. Here's a 6-step guide based on what's worked for us at Tapfiliate, the platform trusted by over 3,000 brands in 90+ countries. 1. Build a SEO-optimized affiliate landing page Include target keywords (e.g., "B2B SaaS affiliate program") and cover the basics: сommissions, payouts, cookie duration and value propositions. Our customers with SEO-optimized landing pages saw an average 267% increase in organic affiliate signups within 6 months. 2. List your program in the right affiliate directories and marketplaces Consider smaller, curated affiliate marketplaces that focus on handpicked publishers aligned with your niche and your ICP/audience. Include a clear commission structure and partner benefits. Highlight bonuses, niche fit, or exclusive deals to stand out. 3. Join online communities where affiliates are active Search for affiliate groups in your niche on Reddit, Slack, Discord, Facebook, LinkedIn, and niche forums. Companies actively engaging in niche communities through our guidance have recruited 45% more high-quality affiliates on average. Reach out to creators and niche bloggers - it allows to achieve an average 28% response rate and convert 1 in 4 responses into active affiliates. 4. Encourage referrals from existing affiliates Offer referral bonuses or run "bring-a-friend" campaigns to scale your reach organically. Tapfiliate's referral marketing software helps track second-tier referrals automatically with its MLM feature. 5. Onboard with care, not silence Send a welcome email with all the essentials: links, brand assets, top-performing content. Set up a short email sequence to guide early steps and celebrate milestones like the first click or conversion. Keep the momentum going with helpful tips. Tapfiliate automates onboarding emails and celebrating early affiliate achievements without manual work. Our customers report 73% higher affiliate activation rates and 89% longer affiliate lifetime value. 6. Make affiliate program management easy to scale Group affiliates by performance/region Adjust commissions based on tiers/specific promotions Track earnings and conversions reliably to avoid errors and delays Partner marketing software streamlines these tasks, freeing up your time to focus on strategy and building relationships. Companies using Tapfiliate's automation features save an average of 12 hours per week on affiliate management tasks while handling 300% more affiliates with the same team size. Media contacts: press@ Photo - View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Tapfiliate Sign in to access your portfolio
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
From Rs 6 lakh to Rs 18 lakh to Rs 0 salary in one month: Indian techie shares heartbreaking job loss story
In recent times, Reddit has become a popular place where people share real stories about their jobs. One such post by an Indian techie caught everyone's attention. He shared how his dream job at a US-based startup was taken away just days before he was supposed to start. His story is about hope, hard work, and an unexpected job loss. This young full-stack developer was working at an Indian startup, earning Rs 6 lakh per year. After a lot of effort, he got an offer from a US company that promised to pay him Rs 18 lakh per year. It seemed like a dream come true—but sadly, things didn't go as planned. From Rs 6 LPA to Rs 18 LPA: A huge salary jump The developer said he had worked hard and learned a lot in his first job. When he received the US job offer, it felt like all his hard work was finally paying off. 'I was a full-stack dev earning Rs 6 LPA. After a lot of hard work, I got an offer from a US startup with Rs 18 LPA,' he wrote. Excited about the opportunity, he resigned from his current job, completed all the joining steps for the new one, and served his notice period. But just before his joining date, things took a shocking turn. Job offer cancelled at the last moment Just as he was ready to begin the new role, the US startup informed him that they had to cancel the offer. They said it was due to changes in their company plans. But the techie believes they might have hired someone else instead. 'I saw a new person join their Slack group before I got the mail. I can't say for sure, but it felt like I was replaced,' he said. This left him without a job or any backup plan. 15 days' pay offered, but the pain remains The company gave him 15 days' pay as a kind gesture. But that didn't make things easier. 'Now I'm jobless. I've been applying non-stop, but getting no replies. It's been a hard fall—from a high to a low in just days,' he added. Life in startups: Big learning, but no stability The Indian techie had worked only with startups so far. While he learned a lot, he also realised that startup jobs can be risky. 'This would have been my third company. I want more stability now. A place where I can work for 2-3 years and grow,' he said. He also mentioned that he is always ready to learn and improve, but this time he wants some job security too. Here's the Reddit post Reddit community offers support and advice Many users on Reddit praised him for sharing his story. Some gave useful advice, while others related to his situation. Top suggestions from the community: 'Make a post on linkedin regarding this and mention you are available to join next day. Nice post btw, didn't feel like you were crying or something.' 'This is a bad situation. Those companies should be sued, but the government is not doing enough.' 'Can you send me your resume on DM? We have some openings for SWE-1 in our org I can try and help' 'It's okay, you've got the necessary skills, so you'll make it. Don't worry!' What can we learn from this? This story is a wake-up call for many young professionals: Don't resign until your new job is fully confirmed. Always research new companies before joining, especially startups. Keep some savings in case things go wrong. Build a strong network on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Reddit for support. Stay strong, stay prepared Many Indian techies aim for better jobs abroad or in high-paying startups. But this story shows that it's important to be ready for surprises too. A good salary is great—but job security and peace of mind matter just as much. If you're in a similar situation, don't lose hope. Keep applying, stay active on LinkedIn, talk to people in the industry, and most importantly, believe in yourself. And if you can help someone like this techie—with a referral, a job lead, or just some kind words—do it. It could make a big difference. To stay updated on the stories that are going viral, follow Indiatimes Trending.
