As our community determines what to do about Uber, it is noteworthy that the company has found a way to deal with the biggest threat yet to its business model: whether its drivers are contractors or employees. It wants the former but drivers were pressing for the latter, and the company has found a way to settle the case and keep its model intact. Quartz describes the conflict.
We have a lovely kitchen here at Business in Vancouver with a stellar coffee machine, a nice pair of fridges and a couple of vending devices for snacks and candy and refreshments that can be very, very helpful on rainy and sunny days alike. But Bloomberg notes that some of the more over-the-top perks—ping-pong tables and kegarators—don’t work at keeping employees happy or loyal.
It’s an uncomfortable truth that we’re not going to live forever, and The New York Times has a look at how we might get more comfortable with easing into death. It looks at some disruptive businesses that deal with the ultimate life disruption. Think flesh-eating mushroom suits.
It is, as Ian Young of South China Morning Post notes, the wildest property deal in Vancouver in recent memory. He investigates the two-hour stampede that drove up the price of a building, then preceded another sale, that nearly quintupled the value.
Rock stars and companies are giving new grief to North Carolina on its discriminatory law concerning washrooms. The Economist provides a good overview of the situation.
Attention, men: Stop it. Wearing sleep deprivation as a badge of honour is no longer cool. So says Ariana Huffington, the media leader of HuffPost that is a proponent of the nap. Her new book is all about getting a good sleep, and Esquire looks at her philosophy on putting your head down to rest.
