Reporter @WSJ covering workplace and management issues. Email: chip.cutter@wsj.com

Joined October 2008
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I wrote about a new template for "right sizing" the workforce spreading through C-suites from Block to Snap and Amazon. Instead of laying off in incremental waves, employers are seizing on financial upsides of severing large swaths of staffers at once: wsj.com/business/has-the-era…
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Trump's call for the Intel CEO to resign adds to his pattern of weighing in on individual company decisions in unprecedented ways, fueling fear that he will target other executives he doesn't like. W/ @ChipCutter: wsj.com/politics/policy/trum…
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WSJ: "From Amazon to Bank of America and at companies big and small everywhere in between, there’s a growing belief that having too many employees is itself an impediment. The message from many bosses: Anyone still on the payroll could be working harder."
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New: The Trump administration is escalating its efforts to rein in consultants. The GSA plans to ask major consulting firms to create a scorecard within weeks to justify their government work, according to a draft of a letter reviewed by the WSJ: wsj.com/business/accenture-b…
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GSA's letter calls on consulting firms to identify waste and ways to reduce spending, and to explain their work in clear language. A “15 year old should be able to understand what service you provide and why it is important—no consultative jargon or gobbledygook,” it notes.
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Privately, CEOs are expressing fury at the Trump administration. In public, many are staying quiet. The dissonance was on full display in Washington this week. w/ @ChipCutter wsj.com/business/ceos-dont-p…
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Meta, McDonalds, Amazon: CEOs everywhere are seizing the opportunity w/ the incoming dealmaker-in-chief, killing policies that Trump hates & they've wanted to target. Says Trump: ‘EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND!!!’ My latest piece, w/ @ChipCutter wsj.com/politics/elections/t…
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“It was like, monologue!” A number of AI tools are acting as a virtual Miss Manners in meetings, reminding people to share the mic and to modulate their speaking pace to sound less monotone. Great story from @tepingchen: wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/ai…
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Breakfast at 7. Drinks until midnight. Calendar choreography. How executives are navigating New York’s busiest week. on.wsj.com/3Pq9gMD
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Powerhouse reporting from this WSJ investigation. It finds that over 2,000 lead-covered cables — laid by Ma Bell between the late 1800s and 1960s — now pose substantial health risks. wsj.com/articles/lead-cables…
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'Stop being so woke.' Current and former diversity and HR heads say they are hearing from employees discouraged about what they view as lost momentum in advancing inclusion AND employees pushing back against such efforts. With @tepingchen wsj.com/articles/diversity-w… via @WSJ
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Diners are cranky over slow service and high prices, and restaurants know it. A number are working to improve service through more hands-on training of workers and better technologies to speed up meals. w/ @ChipCutter wsj.com/articles/diners-are-… via @WSJ
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Companies brace for Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action and consider how it could affect their own diversity policies. @laurenweberWSJ and @ChipCutter report. wsj.com/articles/companies-b… via @WSJ
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Airport employers roll out perks like ice cream and new boots to keep baggage handlers happy and avoid travel chaos. It’s a tough sell. “It is a lot nicer to work in Starbucks as a barista.” wsj.com/articles/memorial-da…
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Companies are slow-walking candidates, piling on new requirements and running prospective hires through additional rounds of interviews. The job-market tables have turned. What it’s like looking for an office job today. With @tepingchen wsj.com/articles/why-its-har… via @WSJ
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Companies are cutting white-collar jobs. The roles may never return. A wave of layoffs that started as a response to rising interest rates and other economic pressures has morphed into something executives say is more permanent. W/@HarrietTorry: wsj.com/articles/the-disappe…
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Waste Management's CEO on the job market: “We can’t hire a truck driver to drive a trash truck for $90,000 in Houston, Texas, but I can hire an M.B.A. from a small school for $60,000, and I can get them all day long.” wsj.com/articles/jobs-new-co… via @lindsayaellis @onlykailyn
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