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For example, driving an Uber or delivering groceries for Doordash, registering on the micro-relief site sounds pretty tempting: if you have the internet, you can […]
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For example, driving an Uber or delivering groceries for Doordash, registering on the micro-relief site sounds pretty tempting: if you have the internet, you can […]
Continue reading »As much as we want to accomplish everything on our never-ending to-do lists, we also realize that there are only a certain number of hours […]
Continue reading »Even if you truly love your job, there will always be aspects that you fear more than others – be it answering a certain category […]
Continue reading »You are probably getting more emails a day than ever before — nuggets of vital information buried in an ever-increasing pile of rubbish. There are […]
Continue reading »If you’re looking for a creative way to make some extra money, what might it sound like $ 2,000 a month to do almost nothing? […]
Continue reading »When you are looking for a new job, any small advantage over other candidates helps you. But is your vaccination status an advantage that you […]
Continue reading »There will be times throughout your career when you disagree with your boss. Some of these disagreements may be minor, such as a dislike for […]
Continue reading »This week, Hooters, one of America’s leading everyday dining chains dedicated to owls, unveiled a new unified policy for its waiters. Surprisingly, the new uniform […]
Continue reading »When the lines between “work buddies” and “true friends” blur, you run the risk of creating embarrassing workplace situations or even creating serious obstacles to […]
Continue reading »When it comes to free time, it turns out that too much free time can actually be just as stressful as too little – at […]
Continue reading »First, being a “senior employee” (40+) is good, good, even great. We have years of work and real life experience that we can apply to […]
Continue reading »For those who have worked remotely in the past 18 months, moving from home to work can be (or has already been) a challenge. This […]
Continue reading »For many of us, working from home has become an economical way to transform our professional lives. Barring any initial home office setup – especially […]
Continue reading »While it may seem unlikely if you inflate your LinkedIn profile and read the job listings on Indeed sideways, it is actually possible that you […]
Continue reading »When you get a good job, you feel mature and confident. When your boss turns out to be one of those who constantly monitor you […]
Continue reading »According to a recent article in the Washington Post , the “workplace” phenomenon is gaining traction. These hybrid work and leisure trips promise to combine […]
Continue reading »At first glance, starting a business with a family member might seem like a great idea. After all, blood is thicker than water and all […]
Continue reading »Do you have a working bully? Don’t be embarrassed if you do this. Overly angry and aggressive peers are usually associated with high school, but […]
Continue reading »Most of us worked for a company that was, to put it bluntly, full of crap . For those who have encountered a number of […]
Continue reading »You call Zoom or gather around the conference table and, again , one particular coworker intervenes with the incoherent, self-confident monologue that dominates the conversation. […]
Continue reading »If you found this article, you probably just went through a series of interviews somewhere, thought you got along well with hiring managers and not […]
Continue reading »It’s easy to compare yourself to other people, especially those with whom you work a lot, such as your coworkers. And while no one is […]
Continue reading »Out of Office Message is one of the most boilerplate features of the modern workplace, so large it seems like most of it was borrowed […]
Continue reading »At the bottom of the New York City Parade partner section on its website , beneath civil society organizations dedicated to promoting equal rights for […]
Continue reading »Similar to millennials who graduated from college during the Great Recession, the 2021 class faces a bleak job outlook ( however, it is still markedly […]
Continue reading »Anyone who has led a team knows that being an effective manager requires more than keeping track of work and goals. But for perfectionists, these […]
Continue reading »If you are lucky enough to come across SMART goal setting , you know the acronyms stand for Specific, Measurable, Assignable (replaced by Achievable), Realistic, […]
Continue reading »Almost every resume template has a place for your home address, but do you really need to include it? If you’re a privacy advocate, this […]
Continue reading »When it comes to business etiquette, there seem to be some unwavering standards, with no definitive rules explaining why – consider always sending a thank […]
Continue reading »This is a corporate custom that may seem outdated or even a banal formality. However, anyone with extensive job search experience will tell you how […]
Continue reading »Chances are, if you’ve interviewed in this pandemic-ridden economy, you’re doing so using a video conferencing tool like Zoom or Google Meet. But even if […]
Continue reading »Often, a group of people set aside time on their workday to meet without any visibility of a clear direction. In a pandemic era, this […]
Continue reading »Making a to-do list is a good idea. They can help you feel like you’re in control, but they leave out the many annoyances and […]
Continue reading »Technological advances over the past 30 years have meant that skills that were previously rare for office workers are now commonplace. Chief among these skills […]
Continue reading »When I was 21, just graduated from college and struggling with a shattered California job market in the midst of the Great Recession, I did […]
Continue reading »The only thing more predictable than the monotony of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic is the persistence of video conferencing. The need to look at […]
Continue reading »There is a clever trick that companies use to lure promising workers into low-paying jobs: often it takes a more experienced worker to open jobs […]
Continue reading »Senator Ted Cruz and his family fled to sunny Cancun, Mexico on Wednesday night due to a historic winter storm that struck Texas and left […]
Continue reading »As COVID infection rates decline slightly across the country, the prospect of returning to our offices is gradually coming closer to reality. After 11 months […]
Continue reading »From an early age, most of us wonder who we want to be “when we grow up,” as if we all should have some single […]
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