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When it comes to starting a new job, first impressions matter. That’s especially true when it comes to the impression a company makes on new hires during onboarding procedures. According to new research, onboarding procedures such as welcoming new employees, and training them can have long-term impacts. The quality of an employee’s onboarding can affect their long-term motivation and even how long they plan to stick around. A new survey from Software Finder of 1,010 employees who were hired within the last two years found that employees onboarding experiences varied greatly. While almost half (46%) found onboarding procedures to be welcoming, and about a third (34%) said their onboarding was well-structured, many described the experience in negative terms. About a third (29%) said the process was disorganized, 26% described it as rushed, and 21% called it underwhelming. Shockingly, only 28% of new hires said the onboarding process prepared them for their role. In fact, two-thirds (67%) of respondents said the procedures didn’t accurately represent their responsibilities or the company as a whole. A bad onboarding experience can impact how long employees want to stay with the company, the survey found. Nearly half of employees (48%) who said they had a bad onboarding experience, said they wanted to leave the company within six months. However, employees with positive onboarding experiences felt differently. Nearly 4 in 10 (39%) said an effective onboarding actually increased their desire to stick around long term. And over half of employees (55%) with a positive onboarding experience said they’d want to stay at the job long term. By comparison, only 10% of new hires with negative onboarding experiences felt similarly. In fact, 77% of employees who had a positive onboarding experience said they felt more connected to the company after the onboarding. Likewise, 61% of employees said the impact of onboarding has an impact on their future work ethic and engagement. Interestingly, employees seem up for reengagement. Seven out of 10 said they’d favor a re-onboarding experience after their first six months at a new job to help them align more fully with the company. That might be good news for companies who got it wrong the first time around.
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Digital hoarders, unite! I have a game on my PC that I havent played in months, and its taking up more than 100 GB of disk space. There, I said it. This is a scenario most of us find ourselves in at one point or another. You’re happily using your computer, downloading things, saving files, installing apps, and then . . . a little red bar appears in File Explorer and your PC starts to feel as sluggish as a sloth in quicksand. Don’t worry. Windows 11 has some built-in tools to help you out. Here are three painless ways to get back some of that precious disk space. Set it and forget it with Storage Sense Windows 11 has a nifty little one-and-done feature called Storage Sense. This is the easiest method because once you turn it on, it takes care of things for you in the background. Itll automatically delete temporary files, empty the Recycle Bin, and get rid of old downloadsstuff like that. To activate Storage Sense: Go to Settings > System > Storage. Under the Storage management section, toggle on Storage Sense. You can click on Storage Sense to customize its behavior, such as how often it runs and what it cleans up. Use Cleanup Recommendations If you want to be a little more hands-on, Windows 11 also has a great tool for a onetime cleanup. This is especially useful if you’ve never done this before and want to see what’s taking up the most space. Heres how: Go to Settings > System > Storage. Click on Cleanup recommendations. Windows will scan your system and show you a list of things you can delete, categorized by Temporary files, Large or Unused files, and more. Review the recommendations and click on the Clean Up button for each category you want to empty. Uninstall space-hogging apps Not to insult your intelligence, but in the off chance you havent done this yet, well . . . sometimes the simplest solution is the most effective. Over time, youve undoubtedly installed a bunch of apps you used once or twice and then forgot about. Those can add up to a significant amount of space. The trick is to figure out which ones are taking up the most space. Here’s how: Go to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps. To see which apps are the biggest space hogs, click on the Sort by Dropdown menu and select Size (Large to Small). Go through the list and uninstall any apps you don’t use anymore. Just click the three dots next to the app’s name and select Uninstall. That’s it! With these three methods, you should be able to reclaim a decent chunk of space on your Windows 11 PC and get it running smoothly again.
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An Illinois man keeps buying and returning 110-pound anvils on Amazonuntil someone does something about it, he says. The creator, who goes by Johnbo Stockwell on TikTok, went viral back in June after revealing hed spent the past eight months repeatedly buying and returning anvilseach one costing just under $230 and weighing 110 pounds. Because he is an Amazon Prime member, Stockwell takes advantage of the free shipping perk. So when his Vevor anvil orders arrive on his doorstep, he immediately ships them backalso for free. In one video, he scrolls through his Amazon order history, showing 10 anvil orders placed and returned within just a few weeks. @stocklett addressing some of the folks saying not so nice things A Summer Place – Hollywood Strings Orchestra Why is he doing this, many have asked? In another video, he says hes going to overthrow Amazon.com. Many, however, believe his stunt is misdirected. The carbon footprint from having the same anvil shipped over and over, one commenter chastised. Bro hates already overworked and underpaid Amazon employees, another wrote. Stockwell just laughs: Is it somehow wrong to help a minimum-wage worker hit their fitness goals? he asks. @stocklett addressing some of the folks saying not so nice things A Summer Place – Hollywood Strings Orchestra Amazons return policy states that most items can be returned for a refund or replacement/exchange within 30 days of delivery as long as they are in original or unused condition. Eligible items also qualify for free returns. Stockwell, who is also a stand-up comedian, hasnt actually shown anvils arriving at his doorstep, raising the question of whether the whole thing is just a bit. Either way, the stunt has worked: It went viral. (Fast Company has reached out to Stockwell for comment.) His antics have also spread to Reddit forums dedicated to Amazon employees and UPS drivers, who are equally unimpressed. This item (specifically the 110-lb model) is sold via a third party called Simplego, so this John Stockwell is probably just hurting a small business, all while likely still paying Amazons selling fees, one Reddit user wrote. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. Or, as another dubbed him: Mr. W LY Coyote.
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