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WHAT ACTUALLY MOTIVATES PEOPLE (AND WHAT DEFINITELY DOESN'T 👀) ✅ Clear goals ✅ Knowing their growth path ✅ Recognition – even small stuff ✅ Autonomy to do the work their own way ❌ Impossible workloads as a 'challenge' ❌ Feeling terrified of their boss ❌ Being bribed to work late ❌ Free fruit What did we miss?

We've all heard them. We've all tried and failed not to physically retch when we've heard them, in fact. But which one is the worst? As always, if we've missed your absolute least favourite: let us know 👇

HOW TO SPOT A GREAT MANAGER 🔎 🗣️ They listen more than they talk 🧩 They remove blockers without being asked 🎯 They give clear goals and room to meet them 🚀 They care about your career, not just your output

(trigger warning: discussion of pregnancy loss, miscarriage and stillbirth) It's Baby Loss Awareness Week, and we'd like to take a moment to talk about how companies can support employees experiencing pregnancy loss. 🤍 Half of UK adults say they or someone they know has experienced pregnancy or baby loss. Half. Yet for far too long, most workplaces just didn't know how to respond. No clear policy. No support. No understanding. Thankfully, this is starting to change. 🙏 Policies around pregnancy loss leave are becoming more common — a vital step in helping employees heal physically and emotionally after miscarriage, stillbirth, or other forms of baby loss. Distinguishing this type of leave from other sick leave or paid time off is SO important. It sends a message that companies understand what their colleagues are going through, and gives them time to grieve, recover, and be supported with compassion by the place that employs them. There's new changes being made to government legislation in the UK which will expand statutory leave to losses before 24 weeks. That's a notable step forwards. And there are also companies like SAP, OVO, ClearBank and Microsoft who are already going above and beyond the statutory minimum requirements, with benefits like extended or unlimited compassionate leave, miscarriage leave, and dedicated pregnancy loss leave policies. As we continue to break down the stigma surrounding pregnancy loss, comprehensive leave policies play a crucial role in ensuring that no one faces this difficult experience without the support they need. ❤️🩹 💜 You can find out more about the topics covered in this post in our full blog: https://lnkd.in/efRheby3

The unwritten rules of Slack (break them at your own risk: teams have fallen apart over less ⚠️): 🚨 @channel is for things everybody REALLY needs to know. ↳ If it's not *actually* need-to-know info or a bona fide emergency, don't do it. Be the boy who cried @channel too often, and you will find yourself permanently on mute. 😂 If something's funny; react, don't reply. ↳ Don't send a new message just saying 'haha'. It makes it too hard for the joke-maker to count how many people think they're hilarious, and therefore robs them of crucial validation. 🔎 Use the search bar, we beseech you. ↳ Fun fact: it's not just there for decoration. Asking a question that's already been answered further up the channel is a fast track to Exasperation City, population: your colleagues. 🧵 Threads: use them. Or don't. No one agrees. ↳ Threading is the wild west of Slack etiquette. Aim to keep stuff tidy, but when the inevitable chaos of 'several people are typing' hits... just go with it. What unbreakable rules did we miss? 👇

LITTLE SIGNS YOU’RE DOING WELL (EVEN IF IT DOESN’T ALWAYS FEEL LIKE IT) 💐 📈 You’re learning new things 📣 Colleagues ask your opinion 📅 People trust you with big tasks 🌱 You feel challenged but not frustrated

Sick of trawling through job listings? Check out this week's batch from Flexa-verified companies, hot off the press 🔥👇 Atom Bank is hiring a Talent Acquisition Partner 📍 Newcastle-upon-Tyne (hybrid) 4️⃣ 4-day working week 💰 £32k-£42k per year 👉 https://lnkd.in/eaQbEhne Circle is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Payments 📍 Global 🏡 Fully remote 💰 $130k-$140k per year 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUF7Hb_U Redgate is hiring a Group Product Marketing Manager 📍 Cambridge 🧬 Hybrid working 💰 £80k-£90k per year 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEqAfdRx Vodafone is hiring an Assistant Store Manager 📍 Ashford ⏳ 40 hours per week  💰 £28.5k per year 👉 https://lnkd.in/ek_GejC9 HEINEKEN UK is hiring 4 Business Development Managers (Star Pubs) 📍 Staffordshire, Somerset, West Midlands, West Wales 📆 Flexibility to plan your own diary 💰 c £55k base pay per year 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEqdf99M Battersea is hiring a Social Media Officer 📍 London 🧬 Hybrid working ⚖️ 50/50 split between home/on-site  👉 https://lnkd.in/eP7N5Scd Brit Insurance is hiring a Delegated Authorities Business Partner (FTC) 📍 London 🧬 Hybrid working  3️⃣ 3 days in the office each week  👉 https://lnkd.in/ed-dVDCW Mars is hiring a PNE Senior Digital Lead - Trade Promotion Management (UK) 📍 London 🧬 Hybrid working  3️⃣ 3 days in the office each week   👉 https://lnkd.in/eXPufH7A Veramed is hiring a Principal Programmer 📍 UK (offices in London, Manchester & Swansea) 🧬 Hybrid working  4️⃣ 4 days in the office each week 👉 https://lnkd.in/enZkBa8j Good luck with your applications! 🤞 #JobOpportunities #OpenToWork #OpenForWork #JobHunting

Is AI replacing graduate talent? Not for these Flexa companies, who are actively investing in the next generation of talent with graduate schemes, apprenticeships, and early career programs 👇 🎓 EY - 2026 Graduate Scheme now open 🚀 MBDA - 2026 Graduate Scheme applications live 🍫 Mars - recruiting for their 2026 Graduate programme ✈️ Airbus - 2026 scheme now accepting applications 🏗️ Mott MacDonald - 2026 Graduate Scheme open for applications 🔬 Amplifi (Europe) - 98% score for early career friendliness, offering work experience, internships and graduate programmes 🏡 Goodlord - graduate programmes and internship opportunities 🚂 SilverRail - graduate programmes, internships and work experience schemes ⚓ BMT - comprehensive early career pathways including graduate programmes, apprenticeships, internships and work experience ♻️ Valpak - internship and work experience programmes 📱 Vodafone - graduate programmes, apprenticeships, internships and work experience opportunities 💧 Anglian Water Services Water - full suite of early career routes from apprenticeships to graduate schemes 📞 Virgin Media O2 - graduate programmes, apprenticeships and internships 💻 Microsoft UK - graduate programmes, apprenticeships and internship opportunities ✈️ TUI - 92% early career friendliness score, offering graduate programmes, apprenticeships and internships 📡 BT Group - graduate programmes, apprenticeships and internships 🚆 Northern - graduate programmes, apprenticeships and work experience schemes 💼 SAP - comprehensive early career offering including graduate programmes, apprenticeships, internships and work experience 🏠 NHBC - graduate programmes, apprenticeships, internships and work experience opportunities ⚡ OVO - graduate programmes and apprenticeship schemes 🛡️ BAE Systems - graduate programmes, apprenticeships and work experience opportunities While AI is changing the nature of graduate schemes, it's replacing tasks, not talent. Curious, driven, and passionate graduates are just as valuable as ever. Explore even more early career opportunities here: https://lnkd.in/eKBRtq3C #GraduateSchemes #EarlyCareers #Apprenticeships #GraduateJobs

5 JOB INTERVIEW RED FLAGS YOU SHOULD NEVER IGNORE 👀 🚩 “We’re like a family here” ↳ I don't know about you Geoff, but I don't pay my family (and I don't fire them either) 🚩 “We work hard and play hard” ↳ An innocent sign of a high performance culture, OR a translation of 'unpaid overtime will be expected' - proceed with caution 🚩 "We haven't got a written job description yet" ↳ If it's this chaotic before you join, what will it be like once you're through the door? 🚩 Any use of "ninja", "guru" or "rockstar" ↳ Hard to explain, but these words do NOT pass the vibe check 🚩 'Benefits' like "fun team" and "free fruit" ↳ Seriously? You may as well be saying "We don't know what benefits actually are, and we also don't know what candidates actually want" Did we miss any?