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gautamghosh.bsky.social
HR Advisor on Employer Branding and Digital HR, Blogger since 2002 at http://gauteg.blogspot.com , Speaker on Future of Work, Connect at www.linkedin.com/in/gautam Based out of Lucknow, India
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A pair of Jockey boxers now costs ₹1000? WTF!!

Visit to the barbershop, to get a short haircut. Followed by oil head massage with Navratan Oil. Feels like the head is air-conditioned! 😃

Today is Eid ul-Adha or Bakrid. It celebrates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, Prophet Ismail (Ishmael), to exhibit his dedication toward God

Top 20 Countries by Plastic Waste per Capita ♻️ Learn more: lnkd.in/d3-2X5_N #environment #plasticwaste #recycling #SDGs #SDG #ESG #environment #PlasticPollution #plasticbag

Scientists determine that major Earth systems are on the verge of total collapse urls.grow.me/3hZqb6gZ9h

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June was named after the Roman goddess Juno. Juno was the queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage, childbirth, and fertility, and the month of June was associated with weddings and new beginnings

McKinsey & Co runs the consultancy playbook on itself It has decimated its workforce over the past 18 months — the type of measure that its industry might commonly prescribe to clients. www.ft.com/content/da57...

Trump just undermined America’s strategic partnership with India thehill.com/opinion/inte...

Finally someone remembered us!

Tech buzzwords fall off from usage so fast. Hardly hear about the Metaverse or the internet of things anymore

#indiasky #desisky any artists available for a commission job? Please help repost

Leadership is a moral act. Leadership first & foremost is about developing the people who do the front-line work. Leadership is about memorable and fulfilling customer experiences. Leadership is about contribution to community.And “all this” is, uhm, the best path to sustained profitability.

#AI agents are fast becoming much more than just sidekicks for human workers. They’re becoming digital teammates—an emerging category of talent. hbr.org/2025/05/agen...

Harvard, visas and the White House: How Trump administration’s move will affect currently enrolled international students indianexpress.com/article/worl...

You know things are bad when the highly educated, hyper-networked, privileged types amongst us cannot find work.

It's raining in Lucknow. Over the last couple of hours. What a respite. There was a thunder clap, the loudest one I have heard in a long time!

So who's attending the gunsnroses concert in Mumbai today? I wish I was there. Gn'R was the band that defined our high school and college life. "Sweet Child O' Mine" was our batch anthem. Slash was the epitome of cool. And all the guys wanted to be like Axl 😃

People with Williams Syndrome treat strangers as their new best friends. Now the condition is giving clues to our evolutionary past – and what makes us human. bbc.com/future/artic...

Microsoft to lay off thousands of employees as it cuts workforce by 3% www.moneycontrol.com/technology/m...

IBM replaces about 200 HR roles with AI agents This strategic shift is viewed by the industry as part of a broader trend toward integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into all non-client-facing operations. www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/bu...

Mother's Day is a bittersweet time for me. This is the seventh year after she passed away. I wish these app would stop sending me notifications like "50% for you and your mother on meals"

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Unearthed comments from new pope alarm LGBTQ+ Catholics www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Bless this guy!

Happy #StarWarsDay! May the Fourth be with you!

The month of May is named after Maia, the Roman goddess of spring and growth. In Roman mythology, May was dedicated to Maia as a time to celebrate the abundance of nature and the vitality of life, symbolizing the peak of fertility and growth.

#TIL "Cartagena de Indias" translates to "Cartagena of the Indies" in English. This refers to the city of Cartagena, located in Colombia, on the Caribbean coast. The name "de Indias" was given to distinguish it from a city called Cartagena in Spain. "Indies" in this context refers to the Americas

Yesterday I found a small diary of my Dad. It has addresses of various companies that he applied to, before joining where he finally landed up. Just realised that if any of those had worked out, he would never have come to the city or met Mom, and I would never have existed!

Think your relentless workplace positivity is making you a well-liked colleague? Think again. Social psychologist Tessa West warns that being too nice can actually breed distrust. www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/...

complete batshit insanity

"Institutions strive to protect the problems to which they are the solution" - Clay Shirky

The End of Recruiting: Why AI Won't Just Change Your Job – It Will Eliminate It fotnews.futureoftalent.org/p/the-end-of...

One Year Later: Finding My Words Again After surviving a stroke on last year, I share my journey of healing, resilience, and rediscovering language. A story of grace, friendship, recovery, and finding laughter even when words stumble. calamur.org/gargi/2025/0...

New from @xriskology.bsky.social This is what happens when a group knows that they are in decline but haven't fully processed it. It's clear that Silicon Valley is not the hotbed of innovation it once was and so many are displacing their anxieties into these bizarre eschatological fantasies.

Someone made a Studio Ghibli style trailer of Sholay, the early 1970s Hindi movie.

I have a new favourite Latina actress, Essined Aponte from Puerto Rico. Stars as the lead in Colombian telenovela Until You Burn, which is on Netflix. It's based on a French novel "I spit on your graves" from 1947

Interesting hack

Next season of White Lotus :P

Kudos to Marriott!

It's time for a change!!

Here is the money quote by Elon Musk the conference call tonight* *just kidding it’s from the call exactly six years ago today - 4/22/19 Enough said.

The ancient pagan roots of Easter. 1. Sumerian legend of rebirth of Ishtar from 2100 BC 2. Easter was originally a celebration of Eostre, goddess of Spring (hare/bunny was her symbol and eggs are a symbol of fertility, renewed life) t.co/GmPJVHZ9r1

Lovely. No idea who the creator is. If you do know, please let me know

Indian-origin Neela Rajendra sacked by Nasa after Trump's DEI order Neela Rajendra was one of the few DEI officials who kept their job last year when Nasa cut nearly 900 DEI-related roles due to budget problems mybs.in/2emFo5V