📢 It's Friday. If your week felt like one long "reply all" email chain, I see you.
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The Weekend Reset Guide: 3 No-BS Ways to Unplug Without Anxiety.
Why You Need It: If logging off feels harder than staying on, this guide will help you protect your time, set boundaries, and actually rest.
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✅ PeoplePuzzles To-Do List: Weekend Prep Edition
🔲 Set a “closing shift” for work. No, really. Decide when you’re done today.
🔲 Pick a “weekend priority.” (It can be rest. Rest is a valid priority.)
🔲 Declutter one thing. A browser tab, your desk, your inbox. Just one.
📊 This Week in Shambles (Work & Culture News You Should Know)
💼 Intel's Major Workforce Reduction: Intel plans to cut over 20% of its workforce, aiming to streamline operations and focus on engineering excellence.
📦 UPS Announces 20,000 Job Cuts: UPS is reducing its workforce by 20,000 jobs and closing 73 facilities, citing decreased Amazon shipments and economic uncertainties.
🏦 BNY Mellon Increases Office Presence Requirement: Starting September 2, 2025, BNY Mellon employees will be required to work in the office four days a week, up from the current three-day mandate.
🇬🇧 UK Economy Shows Unexpected Growth: The UK economy grew by 0.5% in February, surpassing forecasts and providing a temporary boost amid concerns over new U.S. tariffs.
🥣 Weetabix Workers Strike Over Pay Dispute: Workers at Weetabix factories in the UK initiated a three-day strike over pay disagreements, affecting production at key sites.
💭 What’s your hot take on this? Reply & tell me.
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🔮 The Uncertainty Era: The Fear of Falling Behind (And Why It’s a Trap)
The biggest myth about success? That if you stop, even for a second, you’ll get left behind.
🚨 Let me say this loud: Hustling harder won’t save you. Clarity will.
✨ The Uncertainty Era isn’t about working yourself into the ground. It’s about knowing when to move—and when to pause.
📌 “The Weekend Wasn’t Meant for Catching Up”
Somewhere along the way, weekends became the overflow bin for everything we didn’t finish during the week. But you can’t build a thriving (fine, functioning) life if you never actually step away from work.
Friday reset checklist:
✅ Wrap up, don’t carry over. Tie up loose ends before Monday makes them bigger.
✅ Decide now when you’ll log off. If you don’t pick a time, work will pick one for you.
✅ Protect your recharge time. If it’s not rest, it’s not productive.
⚡ TL;DR: The weekend isn’t a buffer. It’s a boundary.
🔄 Ctrl+Z: Your Quick Fix for the Week
👀 If you’re constantly rescheduling tasks… try setting a 20-minute timer and doing a “first pass” on whatever you’ve been putting off. Even if you don’t finish, you’ll get momentum going.
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🧩 The Missing Piece (Random But Important)
🎧 Podcast Rec: The Inclusive AF Podcast: Hosted by Jackye Clayton and Katee Van Horn, this podcast delves into all things DEI, HR, and workplace inclusivity. It's your go-to for candid conversations and actionable strategies in the people space.
📖 Read This: The Most Successful Professionals Actually Work Fewer Hours. Discover how embracing a shorter workweek can lead to increased productivity and better work-life balance.
📖 Word to Your Motherboard (Word of the Day)
📝 Word: Inbox Amnesia
🔍 Definition: The phenomenon where you open an email, forget it exists, and remember it only at 3 AM in a panic.
📌 In a sentence: "I swear I responded… oh wait, no, I had inbox amnesia."
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🎯 Share This With…
😵 Someone who pretends to “catch up on work” but just scrolls on their phone.
😂 That friend who schedules Monday meetings like we don’t all need a warm-up lap.
⏳ Anyone who deserves a weekend without work guilt.
See you Monday!
Your Friend,
Jackye