When it comes to getting fired for Facebook, male workers might be at greater risk than their female counterparts.
According to a new survey, which polled more than 4,500 individuals ages 15-34 in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, women are generally more cautious than men in their attitudes about social media and the workplace. Continue reading
Turns out there is such thing as a free lunch … if you work at Google. Free laundry, too. And a rock climbing wall, in case you overindulged at that free lunch and want to work it off before heading back to your desk. Continue reading
The story “Nearly 1,100 candidates apply for 50 full-time jobs open at Joliet distribution center” in the Chicago Tribune depicts a scene you can probably find in any city around the country. In Chicago suburb Joliet, a new distribution center for a grocery supplier drew far more job seekers than position. Continue reading
Retirement can be the ever-moving finish line in a professional marathon. “One day, I will be able to stay home, drink coffee and work on my crossword puzzle,” workers of all ages often think. For others, however, retirement is an inevitable event that will lead to boredom and days of watching “Wheel of Fortune” while eating dinner at 4:30 p.m. Continue reading
The Oscar nominations came out today and, well, our names weren’t on the list. That means the rich and beautiful get all the attention and the rest of us are stuck being normal. No one’s handing us an award for good customer service or sending fancy gowns to wear to work. Continue reading
In last year’s State of the Union address, President Obama talked a lot about jobs. How they were lost, how hard they were to find and how they’d be created in the coming year. In fact, the president said the word “jobs” 23 times in a speech that ran just over an hour. Continue reading
