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Newsweek
4 days ago
- General
- Newsweek
Employee Mortified After Panic Attack at Work—Then Receives Note From Boss
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Internet users are rallying around a boss's act of kindness after an employee had to leave work due to a panic attack. A few days later, their employer sent a heartfelt handwritten card—and the gesture has touched thousands online. Reddit user u/GI-Robots-Alt shared the story in the r/MadeMeSmile subreddit, explaining what happened to their partner. "My partner, who has major anxiety and depressive disorders, had a panic attack at work last week, was super embarrassed, and had to leave early. They got this card from their boss a few days later. It made me cry a little honestly. I'm so thankful that they have such an understanding employer," the user wrote. The post, which has received more than 6,100 upvotes, included a photo of the card, which contained a message of empathy, encouragement, and affirmation. The boss thanked the employee for being themselves and for bringing "art," "kindness," "joy," and "light" to those around them. They reminded the employee of their "incredible strength" and emphasized how much they are appreciated, writing that they show up and do their best every day. The message concluded: "Don't let anyone make you forget. The world needs what you have to offer." Stock image: A woman smiles as she reads a card at a table. Stock image: A woman smiles as she reads a card at a table. Farknot_Architect/iStock / Getty Images Plus Expert Insight Licensed therapist Alyssa Kushner, LCSW, told Newsweek why gestures like this are especially meaningful following workplace panic attacks. "A simple 'You're not in trouble. I care about you. Take the time you need' can be so deeply healing," she said. "The handwritten card in this story is a beautiful example of relational safety—and a reminder that small acts of compassion can undo layers of shame," Kushner added. She added that panic attacks at work often feel particularly shameful because our self-worth is so closely tied to our performance and how "together" we appear. In fast-paced, high-pressure environments, many people push through stress and burnout silently, afraid of judgment or stigma. So when a panic attack becomes visible—crying, shaking, or leaving suddenly—it can feel like a personal failure or loss of composure, especially for those who struggle with perfectionism. What actually helps, Kushner said, is nonjudgmental, compassionate support—exactly like what this boss provided. Acknowledging what happened without minimizing or ignoring it can help regulate the nervous system and restore a sense of safety. Certified trauma-informed human potential coach Kamini Wood also weighed in, telling Newsweek: "In order for businesses to be more productive and successful long-term, recognizing that employees are human beings and have trauma or emotional challenges at times is so important." "As humans, we all need to be seen and heard," Wood continued. "When someone is experiencing an emotional or mental challenge, it is vital to give them space and to allow them what they need in order for their nervous system to regulate again." Reddit Reacts Thousands of Reddit users were moved by the post and praised the boss for their empathy and leadership. "That is a great boss with strong, empathetic leadership skills," one user wrote. "Came here to say this. Amazing boss!" added another. "I love hearing these stories. It restores my faith in humanity. My boss is the exact opposite. This gives me hope!" someone else shared. "My boss is like this and it's why my loyalty is to her and not the owner of the company I work for. True leadership at its best!" another commenter noted. One user summed it up perfectly: "There's a pretty common phrase with a lot of variations that's basically, 'People don't leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses.' The inverse also seems true; that people will stay when they have good bosses." Newsweek reached out to u/GI-Robots-Alt for comment via Reddit. We could not verify the details of the case. Newsweek's "What Should I Do?" offers expert advice to readers. If you have a personal dilemma, let us know via life@ We can ask experts for advice on relationships, family, friends, money and work, and your story could be featured on "WSID" at Newsweek.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Billionaire island of Bezos & Kushner fights over sewage
Surfside in the foreground, and homes and a golf course on the island of Indian Creek Village. Water testing often detects signs of fecal contamination in the turquoise waters of Miami region that officials advise swimmers to stay out INDIAN CREEK VILLAGE, FLORIDA: On a man-made island north of Miami, the titans of various industries have found their refuge. Jeff Bezos , the Amazon founder, has collected a trio of properties along the same shoreline as the football legend Tom Brady and President Trump's daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. A community of only a few dozen homes, the latest of which sold for $110 million as a vacant lot, Indian Creek Village has emerged as the US' premier enclave for billionaires willing to pay any price to achieve the pinnacle of privacy, security and luxury. A gated bridge blocks the public from access, and a police force uses cameras and radar to monitor anyone who approaches. But one amenity of modern life has remained surprisingly elusive. In a place where many of the estates have more than 10 toilets, nobody has quite figured out how to dispose of what comes out of them. Septic systems along the shores of Biscayne Bay have for decades been a source of pollution. Indian Creek, known as the "Billionaire Bunker," finally came up with a plan to get rid of the septic tanks and export the island's waste through the sewer pipes of the neighbouring town, Surfside. But to Indian Creek's surprise, Surfside wanted $10 million for the privilege. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Officials there contended the fee was a contribution to the historical cost of a system that Surfside created and maintained. Indian Creek leaders called it extortion. Quietly, they went to the state Capitol. In the battle between the island billionaires and the neighbouring millionaires, Indian Creek is on the cusp of prevailing. Buried deep in a large transportation bill approved by the state legislature is a new legal measure prohibiting municipalities from blocking or charging for the installation of certain sewer lines - like the one Indian Creek wants to build. The bill, which would force Surfside to accept its neighbour's sewage, is now headed to the state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis. Indian Creek's village council is filled with major Republican political allies. One of them is Kushner, who was quietly appointed to the council last year. In his earlier political life, Kushner played a critical White House role. His agenda now features discussions about municipal contracts and mutual aid agreements.
Euronews
10-06-2025
- Business
- Euronews
Uzbekistan and Hungary agreed to form an enhanced strategic partnership
The US Senate has confirmed Charles Kushner, the father of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France. The 70-year-old real estate developer, who received a presidential pardon from Trump in December 2020 over convictions for witness tampering and tax evasion, was confirmed by a 51-45 vote in the Senate on Monday. When Trump announced his desire to nominate Kushner in November, the US president called him "a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, and dealmaker." Kushner's son Jared is a former White House adviser who is married to Trump's eldest daughter, Ivanka. At his confirmation hearing on 1 May before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kushner was asked about his criminal past. He was sentenced in 2005 to two years in prison after pleading guilty to 18 counts. "My misjudgement and mistake was over 20 years ago," Kushner told the hearing. "Since then, I've been pardoned by President Trump. But I don't sit here before you today and tell you I'm a perfect person. I am not a perfect person. I made a very very very serious mistake, and I paid a very heavy price for that mistake," he added. Former New Jersey governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie — who brought the charges against Kushner when he was a US attorney in the early 2000s — said his case was "one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes" he ever prosecuted. Kushner will go to France as the relationship between the two traditional allies, and between Washington and the rest of Europe, has been strained over Trump's trade policies and the US position on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. At his confirmation hearing, Kushner said he would work closely with France to "bring greater balance to our important economic relationship" and also encourage France to "invest more in its defence capabilities, as well as lead the EU to align with the US vision of increased European commitments to security." It is unclear how Kushner's appointment will be received in France. After Trump announced his nomination in November, Gérard Araud, a former French ambassador to the US, was among several people to express scepticism or criticism over the decision. "Needless to say, he has no knowledge of our country. At least he will have access to the president. We console ourselves as best we can," Araud wrote in a post on X. Senator Cory Booker, who represents Kushner's home state of New Jersey, was the lone Democrat to vote in favour on Monday. One Republican, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voted against it. Uzbekistan and Hungary have agreed to form an enhanced strategic partnership. The treaty was signed by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday afternoon in Budapest. The two countries have also concluded agreements at ministerial level: an extradition treaty, a treaty on cooperation in disaster management and one on climate protection, and an agreement on Hungary's participation in the construction of nuclear power plants in Uzbekistan. The Central Asian country has sent a large delegation to Budapest, with the President, four ministers and several businessmen visiting the Hungarian capital. On Tuesday morning, members of the delegation held talks with Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy and Hungarian businessmen on cooperation opportunities. 'One of the very developed areas in Hungary is fishery, and we have a huge opportunity in Uzbekistan. In the past few years, we brought Hungarian companies and Hungarian genotypes of fish, but in this visit, we are developing with Hungarian companies a new program to establish more extensive and intensive projects" - the minister of agriculture of Uzbekistan, Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov told Euronews. The Uzbek head of state, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also held talks with the Hungarian speaker of the Parliament. At the meeting, László Kövér said that they would like to extend the strategic partnership to closer cooperation between the two parliaments. A group of 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia returned to their countries of origin on Monday from Texas as part of a new initiative by the Trump administration. The programme promotes the departure of people in an irregular migratory situation in what the Trump administration is calling "voluntary deportations." In early May, the US government offered a payment of $1,000 (€889) to undocumented migrants who made the choice to leave the country voluntarily. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed on Monday that the first departure flight marks the beginning of the so-called "Project Homecoming" plan. According to Noem, the action is not part of the usual Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, but a voluntary and assisted process. In a post on his X account, Noem said, "If you are in this country illegally, deport yourself NOW and preserve your opportunity to potentially return the legal and correct way." "If you don't, you will be subject to fines, arrest, deportation and never be allowed to return," she added. Participants in the programme used a CBP Home application to formalise their departure and received the money promised to support their return. Upon arrival in both Honduras and Colombia, migrants were met with local assistance. The Hondurans were also included in the 'Hermano, Hermana, Vuelve a Casa' programme, which provides a $100 voucher (€89) for adults, including food aid and job orientation. Colombian returnees were assisted by the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF) and the Department for Social Prosperity (DPS) — agencies in charge of facilitating social and economic reintegration. The programme is part of the new immigration policies promoted by Donald Trump since the start of his second term in office in January, with the aim of reducing irregular immigration in the country. His offer to allow migrants to depart voluntarily has been matched with highly-publicised detentions in the US and flying a couple hundred of Venezuelan migrants to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
Mint
04-06-2025
- Business
- Mint
Capital Group, Kushner's Thrive Visited China to Study AI Scene
Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital and investment firm Capital Group have in recent months visited China to learn about its AI industry, joining a growing number of US investors rekindling interest in the country after DeepSeek's advances stunned Silicon Valley. Senior people at Thrive met with companies and funds in China to discuss AI, people familiar with their visit to the country said. Kushner didn't join the delegation, one of the people said, asking to remain anonymous discussing a private event. At the same time, Capital Group — one of the world's largest funds — dispatched senior executives to China to find out more about the AI scene, the people said. The separate visits took place around the time Uber Technologies Inc.-backer Benchmark Capital agreed to lead an investment in Butterfly Effect, creator of the up-and-coming AI service Manus that's got Chinese-born founders. The outreach underscores tentative but mounting interest in a once-overlooked Chinese AI industry that's getting re-assessed since DeepSeek proved a homegrown firm can design a platform on par with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic. It's unclear how far those talks have gone, or if they'll result in actual investments. A representative for Thrive, controlled by the brother of US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, said in an email the firm doesn't have any investments in China and doesn't intend to invest. A Capital Group spokesperson declined to comment. Kushner has previously been critical of the US tech industry's enthusiasm for DeepSeek, and at a recent conference in DC said that he hoped the US would produce the leading AI company. 'Proficient and efficient artificial intelligence needs to be built with American democratic values,' Kushner said in April. 'And if it's not, then I think the consequences are going to be quite extraordinary for the Western world.' Any deal to finance Chinese AI startups is unlikely to sit well with hawks in Washington wary of US capital bankrolling a Chinese technological apparatus amid tightening scrutiny from Trump's administration. Benchmark itself has drawn fire from Silicon Valley figures on social media for investing in Manus, despite the startup offering its service largely outside of China. The Treasury Department is now asking questions about the Manus deal, Semafor has reported. Manus and Benchmark spokespeople declined to comment, although the startup lists its location as Singapore on its LinkedIn page. Manus, co-founded by Xiao Hong, Cheung Tao and Peak Ji Yichao, raised more than $10 million in previous financing, several China-based media outlets have reported, including from Tencent Holdings Ltd. and prominent VC firms ZhenFund and HSG, formerly Sequoia China. With assistance from Laura Benitez, Anne VanderMey and Kate Clark. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Opinion - Greed is good for Trump and the rest of his gang
Some politicians go to Washington, D.C. to do good. Some, like President Trump, make the trip to do well for themselves. Last week, Trump traveled to the Middle East to gild his fortune. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called Trump's trip to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates a 'public corruption tour.' Much of the Middle East is a vast arid desert, but it is an oil-fueled financial oasis for Trump and his family. Hundreds of millions of dollars have poured into the Trump family coffers from the region since the patriarch became president in 2017. Trump did not resolve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza while he was in the neighborhood, but he did pull off a sweetheart deal and received the gift of $400 million jet, which Murphy described as a 'flying palace.' It's a freebie for the president but it will cost taxpayers millions more to refit as Air Force One. The luxurious gift ride with the gold trimmings is a symbol of his fervent desire to reign in the style of a grand Middle Eastern potentate. Trump's acceptance of the plane as a gift is a clear violation of the Constitution's Emoluments Clause, which forbids foreign gifts for presidents so as to prevent undue influence by foreign officials. But even that pales in comparison to the suggestion made by his deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, that the administration could unilaterally abolish due legal process in the form of habeas corpus to make it easier for the administration to send immigrants to prison in El Salvador. Trump thinks himself king over a kingdom where greed is good. He enjoys the able assistance of a gang of royal retainers, friends and family who have aided and abetted him in his quest to make the transition from President Trump to King Midas. Attorney General Pam Bondi signed off on the legality of the gift. Not so coincidentally, she worked as a foreign lobbyist for the government of Qatar to the tune of more than $100,000 a month before Trump made her the chief legal officer of the land. He promised to drain the Washington swamp in his first presidential effort, but now he is the ultimate swamp creature, himself buried neck deep in the primordial ooze. Then there's Jared Kushner, married to the president's daughter Ivanka. His father and father-in-law are convicted felons, but he has made a fortune cutting business deals in the area since Trump became president. Trump pardoned Kushner's father who was just confirmed as ambassador to France, and made Kushner the point-person for diplomacy and commerce in the Middle East. The extended family has made a mint there since 2017 but has done nothing to bring peace to the troubled region. The smell of corruption is so rank that conservative Republicans like Trump's former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have criticized his acceptance of freebie joy jet ride. Even the New York Post owned by Rupert Murdock, the father of Fox News complained about the optics of the lavish gift while Trump pushes for Medicaid cuts to poor Americans. Trump has the dubious distinction of being the first convicted felon to become president of the U.S. A jury of his peers found him guilty of 34 counts of felony fraud. But his victory in the presidential campaign in November 2024 punched his get out of jail free card. So, it's hardly surprising that he has ruled the way he has. Trump has perfected the art of the steal. His take on the golden rule is that the president who makes the rules, gets the gold along with his family and friends. His rich family and friends certainly benefit from his economic policies which will permit the wealthy big tax breaks funded by the blood, sweat and tears of financially pressed working families. Trump policies will help bankers and billionaires and will threaten the health and wellbeing of Medicaid recipients and children who depend on school lunches. Trump's concern for his lifestyle and the lifestyles of his rich and famous friends present Democrats with so many lines of attack that it's hard to choose among them. He's ruined a thriving economy as the latest consumer confidence index just sunk to its lowest level in 13 years. He helps sycophants like Kushner and Elon Musk make fortunes from foreign favors and federal contracts. His draconian campaign against immigrants entering the land of opportunity seeking refuge from political and economic oppression reflects his contempt for the Constitution. The appropriate Democratic response is to remind voters that Americans want a level economic and small 'd' democratic playing field where everyone has an equal opportunity to prosper and where royalism is ancient history and democracy is the featured future. Brad Bannon is a national Democratic strategist and CEO of Bannon Communications Research which polls for Democrats, labor unions and progressive issue groups. He hosts the popular progressive podcast on power, politics and policy, Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
