I’m probably as sick of writing about job loss as you are reading about it. Today I have some good news to report.
Yesterday, the Brookings Institute released the Q3 edition of its MetroMonitor, a “quarterly, interactive barometer of the health of America’s 100 largest metropolitan economies.” The MetroMonitor analyzes trends in U.S. Continue reading
(I’m going to avoid temperature puns…even though I really, really want to employ them.)
Earlier this year, some of my co-workers and I moved our desks from one side of the floor to another. We moved approximately 75 feet, which seems like a negligible distance. Continue reading
Last week, two of our posts were dedicated to holiday parties and year-end raises and bonuses … or the lack thereof this year.
This morning on my daily bus ride, I found the results of yet another poll. This one came from a joint venture with 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair magazine. Continue reading
How many of you have ridden in an elevator or taxi that has a mini screen that flashes the news, weather and trivia? We have those in the elevators in the high-rise that’s home to CareerBuilder’s corporate headquarters.
Quite often there’s a tidbit that intrigues me in my pre-caffeinated state and I’ll actually remember to follow up on it when I get to my computer. Continue reading
After a year filled with layoffs, salary cuts, benefit losses and disappearing perks, I’m sure I’m not the only one who wasn’t expecting much by way of a raise or other end of year perks in the next month. So, you can imagine my pleasant surprise (and I, yours) at the results of a new CareerBuilder survey. Continue reading
Over the years I’ve attended all kinds of work holiday parties. From the afternoon punch and cookies where you just have to show your face for five minutes, to the intimate and extravagant fine dining meal, to the huge blowout with endless food, open bar, chocolate fountains and partying until the wee hours of the morning. Continue reading
