Trump's call for the Intel CEO to resign adds to his pattern of weighing in on individual company decisions in unprecedented ways, fueling fear that he will target other executives he doesn't like. W/ @ChipCutter: https://t.co/LqnADIGCJz

WSJ: "From Amazon to Bank of America and at companies big and small everywhere in between, there’s a growing belief that having too many employees is itself an impediment. The message from many bosses: Anyone still on the payroll could be working harder."

GSA's letter calls on consulting firms to identify waste and ways to reduce spending, and to explain their work in clear language. A “15 year old should be able to understand what service you provide and why it is important—no consultative jargon or gobbledygook,” it notes.

New: The Trump administration is escalating its efforts to rein in consultants. The GSA plans to ask major consulting firms to create a scorecard within weeks to justify their government work, according to a draft of a letter reviewed by the WSJ: https://t.co/mLPl1DKYl2

Privately, CEOs are expressing fury at the Trump administration. In public, many are staying quiet. The dissonance was on full display in Washington this week. w/ @ChipCutter https://t.co/1oMlkG4yPk

Meta, McDonalds, Amazon: CEOs everywhere are seizing the opportunity w/ the incoming dealmaker-in-chief, killing policies that Trump hates & they've wanted to target. Says Trump: ‘EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND!!!’ My latest piece, w/ @ChipCutter

Young workers requested a therapist. This company brought one to headquarters. @ChipCutter reports. https://t.co/zxZrIiPJkO via @WSJ

“It was like, monologue!” A number of AI tools are acting as a virtual Miss Manners in meetings, reminding people to share the mic and to modulate their speaking pace to sound less monotone. Great story from @tepingchen: https://t.co/ui4JXWKd9G

Breakfast at 7. Drinks until midnight. Calendar choreography. How executives are navigating New York’s busiest week.

Six days a month in the office. Live where you want the rest of the time. Pay your own way back to HQ. How J.M. Smucker cracked the code on return-to-office:

Powerhouse reporting from this WSJ investigation. It finds that over 2,000 lead-covered cables — laid by Ma Bell between the late 1800s and 1960s — now pose substantial health risks.

'Stop being so woke.' Current and former diversity and HR heads say they are hearing from employees discouraged about what they view as lost momentum in advancing inclusion AND employees pushing back against such efforts. With @tepingchen https://t.co/6aDiqUt1E1 via @WSJ

Diners are cranky over slow service and high prices, and restaurants know it. A number are working to improve service through more hands-on training of workers and better technologies to speed up meals. w/ @ChipCutter https://t.co/BWHUBGD1xD via @WSJ

Companies brace for Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action and consider how it could affect their own diversity policies. @laurenweberWSJ and @ChipCutter report. https://t.co/0vSWTd6FQZ via @WSJ

Airport employers roll out perks like ice cream and new boots to keep baggage handlers happy and avoid travel chaos. It’s a tough sell. “It is a lot nicer to work in Starbucks as a barista.”

Companies are slow-walking candidates, piling on new requirements and running prospective hires through additional rounds of interviews. The job-market tables have turned. What it’s like looking for an office job today. With @tepingchen https://t.co/hsC6e7X7wJ via @WSJ

Companies are cutting white-collar jobs. The roles may never return. A wave of layoffs that started as a response to rising interest rates and other economic pressures has morphed into something executives say is more permanent. W/@HarrietTorry: https://t.co/gJlJ6XD6X5

Waste Management's CEO on the job market: “We can’t hire a truck driver to drive a trash truck for $90,000 in Houston, Texas, but I can hire an M.B.A. from a small school for $60,000, and I can get them all day long.” https://t.co/BeiArsQM68 via @lindsayaellis @onlykailyn

New study finds that AI tools could more quickly handle most of the tasks that auditors, interpreters and writers do now. How can companies, schools and policy makers to help people adapt? “That’s a multi-trillion dollar problem." https://t.co/0TZ5nh3zFL @WSJ w/ @laurenweberWSJ

Many think it's the job of HR staffers to select the individual employees to lay off. But it's more likely business leaders in each area of a company suggest names of employees to target. @chipcutter on how companies choose who to lay off. https://t.co/5CkKVw317v via @WSJ