Monthly Archives: October 2022

An adventure athlete says renovating the van she lives and works in fuels her creativity — but van life is not without its challenges

Sophie Storm Roberts runs her business entirely out of a van. Sophie Storm Roberts An athlete, founder, and motivational speaker runs her adventure athlete business from her van. Sophie Storm Roberts installed solar panels, revolving chairs, and a skylight to help her work. Although it has helped her be more creative, she says the small…

Bad news. Your next raise is probably going to be disappointing.

Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Weekly, a roundup of some of our top stories.  On the agenda today: Brace yourself: Raises will probably suck next year. Elon Musk may have lost his Midas touch.Facebook insiders say the company is conducting “quiet layoffs.”Beware, Florida homeowners. The…

2 Chick-fil-A employees in West Memphis were fired after a video appeared to show one spitting in chicken batter and calling it the ‘secret formula’

An operator for Chick-fil-A described the employees’ behavior as “completely unacceptable.” Brandon Bell/Getty Images A video circulating online appeared to show a Chick-fil-A employee spitting in chicken batter. A worker shown in the clip said it was the “secret formula,” per ABC24 Memphis. An operator for the chain said two employees involved had been fired…

Small TV prices might rise next year, so keep watch for this year’s cheap TV deals

There are inflation and cost-of-living squeezes happening all over the place, but one of the (relatively) bright spots for this has been affordable TV prices – due to continuing LCD price drops, the potential for super-cheap TVs towards the end of this year means that people trying to keep their budgets low might still be…