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Former Yahoo Editor Sues, Alleging Discrimination Against Male Employees

Gregory Anderson says he was unfairly let go in 2014—in part because the Yahoo media team preferred female employees.

As Yahoo prepares to deliver its quarterly earnings report and agenda to investors, a former employee is giving the embattled company yet another thing to worry about. Gregory Anderson, a Yahoo editor laid off in November 2014, filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that he was dismissed with little to no warning, and that execs exploited the company’s employee rating system to make cuts. Anderson also claims that Yahoo’s media team was partial to women.

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Get Ready To Be Blitzed By Chipotle Ads Begging You To Come Back

Profits at Chipotle are way down—as are customers. But now that it’s been declared E. coli free and instituted new procedures, the burrito company is launching its biggest ad campaign ever.

If you’ve noticed shorter lines at Chipotle following several pathogen outbreaks that sickened some 350 people, it’s not your imagination. Sales at the company’s restaurants plummeted by 15% in the fourth quarter and overall revenue dropped 7%, the company reported in its earnings today. Chipotle CEO Steve Ells called it the “most challenging period” in the chain’s history.

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Report: Amazon To Open Hundreds Of Brick-And-Mortar Bookstores

After putting booksellers out of business, Amazon is set to open its own retail chain.

Amazon, the online retailer that killed off so many independent bookshops, is getting ready to launch its own brick-and-mortar book chain. According to the Wall Street Journal, the CEO of a major mall operator, General Growth Properties, revealed on Tuesday that Amazon intends to launch hundreds of bookstores.

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Marissa Mayer’s Vision For The Future Of Yahoo Just Got A Lot Smaller

The cost-conscious plan for 2016 includes simplification in the form of layoffs, budget cuts, and a focus on fewer products and countries.

Yahoo’s webcast about how it did in the fourth quarter of 2015 began in spirited fashion, with the traditional “Yahoooooooooo!” yodel. But the actual news that followed was sobering, even though the company beat Wall Street’s expectations with quarterly revenue of $1.28 billion. And more sobering still were the plans CEO Marissa Mayer announced for 2016, which include layoffs, discontinuation of services—and the possibility that part or all of the company could end up being sold off.

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Intel Has Made Some Big Steps Toward Its Diversity Goals, So Why Are People Leaving?

Intel has made progress since it announced its $300 million diversity initiative last year, but retention in some areas is still a problem.

It’s been a year since Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich announced a $300 million, five-year plan to bring the company’s workforce to “full representation” by 2020. A few months ago, we reported that the company surpassed its hiring goals for 2015.

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These Are The Best Employee Benefits And Perks

From Airbnb’s $2,000 to travel, to Netflix’s year of paid maternity leave, thousands of employee reviews reveal the best benefits and perks.

Landing a dream job isn’t always just about the actual work. Among the best companies to work for, employee review platform Glassdoor found that employees were just as jazzed about mission-driven company cultures, great career advancement opportunities, and amazing benefits and perks.

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