EPISODE · Jun 8, 2022 · 9 MIN
Timber 🪵— Lumber is getting cheaper. Britain is doing a four day workweek experiment. And Shopify has a new share structure.
from The Peak Daily · host The Peak / Curiouscast
The price of lumber has bucked the inflation trend by plummeting more than 50% from recent peaks, as people adjust their spending priorities for a post-pandemic lifestyle. From fish-and-chip shops to big corporations, more than 3,300 workers across 70 companies in the UK will work 80% of their hours for 100% of their pay as part of the world’s largest four-day workweek pilot Shopify shareholders have voted in favour of giving CEO Tobi Lutke a special “founder share” that entrenches his control of the company
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The price of lumber has bucked the inflation trend by plummeting more than 50% from recent peaks, as people adjust their spending priorities for a post-pandemic lifestyle. From fish-and-chip shops to big corporations, more than 3,300 workers across 70 companies in the UK will work 80% of their hours for 100% of their pay as part of the world’s largest four-day workweek pilot Shopify shareholders have voted in favour of giving CEO Tobi Lutke a special “founder share” that entrenches his control of the company
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Timber 🪵— Lumber is getting cheaper. Britain is doing a four day workweek experiment. And Shopify has a new share structure.
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