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Category: Work/LifeBy anthony balderrama on Jun 15, 2009 in Featured, News, Work, Work/Life | 2 Comments
The “Be careful what you ask for” adage has proven true for many workers in the last year. Plenty of us have wished for extra time off for work or longer weekends. Then the company announces layoffs or furloughs and we think, “Well, that’s not exactly what we meant.” When we said we wanted three-day [...]
By rachel zupek on May 28, 2009 in Employment, Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search, Work, Work/Life | 10 Comments
At first, workers who survived layoffs within their companies felt relief, grateful and reassured to have their jobs. But, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder, those feelings quickly turned to stress and burn out.
Thirty percent of layoff survivors feel burned out, according to the survey of more than 4,400 workers nationwide. Forty-seven percent of [...]
By anthony balderrama on May 19, 2009 in Featured, Job Surveys, Vacation, Work/Life | 7 Comments
Finally, Memorial Day weekend (the 3-day oasis that gets us through the first half of the year) is upon us! It’s the start of vacation season and I’m already looking for my arm floaties and beach towel. And I’m sure most of you are doing the same thing.
I’m also sure many of your vacation destinations [...]
By anthony balderrama on May 5, 2009 in Featured, Job Surveys, Work/Life | 9 Comments
You know all those May flowers that are blooming thanks to April showers? It’s time to pick ‘em and give ‘em to Mom because this Sunday is Mother’s Day.
As if being a parent wasn’t hard enough, not to mention a mom who works outside of the home, these tough economic times aren’t making life any [...]
By rachel zupek on Mar 26, 2009 in Employment Trends, Job Surveys, News, Work/Life | 6 Comments
A new study released today about attitudes in the U.S. work force revealed that for the first time, working women are equally as ambitious as men when it comes to advancing to jobs with more responsibility. The study also showed that being a mother doesn’t significantly impact women’s career ambitions.
Conducted by the Families and Work [...]
By rachel zupek on Mar 11, 2009 in Featured, Job Search, Job Surveys, Resume, Work/Life | 4 Comments
Today’s economy is fueling record activity in job search. In January, CareerBuilder.com had 25.7 million unique visitors come to the site, the highest in company history. The average number of applications to jobs on the site over the last three months increased 25 percent compared to last year.
In a recent nationwide survey, [...]
By rachel zupek on Feb 26, 2009 in Featured, Fun Jobs, Work/Life | 1 Comment
Does your morning routine typically include hitting the snooze button and scrambling to get out the door? A recent CareerBuilder.com survey found that 20 percent of workers said they arrive late to work at least once a week, up from 15 percent in last year’s survey. One-in-ten (12 percent) said they are late at least [...]
By anthony balderrama on Feb 10, 2009 in Featured, Work/Life | 8 Comments
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, cupid’s arrows have started to fly – and may be landing in a cubicle or office near you. Four-in-ten (40 percent) workers reveal they have dated a co-worker at some time during their careers, with 18 percent admitting to doing it twice or more, according to CareerBuilder.com’s annual [...]
By CareerBuilder blogger on Nov 21, 2008 in Fun stuff, Job Surveys, Work/Life | 1 Comment
Are you a ham or a fruitcake? Giftwise, that is.
That’s the question asked by HON, a company that designs and manufactures office furniture. HON surveyed over 800 workers across the country about what kind of gift they received from their employers.
Here’s what the survey revealed:
Over half of the employees who responded (54 percent) received a cash bonus.
On the flip [...]
By CareerBuilder blogger on Oct 7, 2008 in Web/Tech, Work/Life | 4 Comments
A few days ago, I wrote about a recent report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, and talked about the impact that the Internet has had on us in the workplace.
That report, and a survey conducted by Fiberlink Communications, also talks about telecommuting and mobile connectivity to the office or the workplace. The [...]
