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Time for the Friday 🖐️ ! Five articles, five takeaways. Five minutes away from the chaos to grab a coffee and get caught up on everything that’s been happening in HR this week!

This week is bringing us proof that technology promises and corporate reality are two very different things. Between AI-induced overtime and the 93% of workers who hate their jobs but stay anyway, it's been a real vibe. Grab your beverage of choice and let's unpack it.

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In today’s edition

⚖️ EEOC doubles down on reverse discrimination claims

💔 workers stuck in job situationships?

📉 Cigna cuts 2,000 jobs to boost efficiency

🤐 most workplace misconduct goes unreported despite training

🤖 AI promised to save time but now we're working more hours

💭The Friday Five

🥲 It's giving "I hate it here but the benefits are good"

⚖️ EEOC shifts focus to 'reverse bias' enforcement. Trump-era commission prioritizes reverse discrimination cases, with lawyers noting heightened scrutiny of DEI programs but no actual surge in lawsuits—just more regulatory attention and presidential involvement.

🔗 Read more [HR Dive]

💔 93% of workers trapped in 'job situationships.' Employees admit they're staying in roles they dislike purely for stability, with 74% believing it's impossible to do what you love in today's market—hello Sunday Scaries.

🔗 Read more [The HR Digest]

📉 Cigna lays off 2,000 in efficiency push. The health insurer is cutting 3% of its workforce by February's end, citing operational efficiency needs as healthcare claim costs surge and revenue drops year-over-year.

🔗 Read more [HR Executive]

🤐 Workplace misconduct thrives in silence. New research shows 62% believe bad behavior gets overlooked when perpetrators are top performers, while 56% of witnesses don't report incidents because they think nothing will change anyway.

🔗 Read more [HCA Mag]

🤖 AI makes you work more, not less. UC Berkeley's eight-month study reveals workers using generative AI took on broader projects and worked longer hours voluntarily, leading to cognitive fatigue that offset productivity gains.

🔗 Read more [Entrepreneur]

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