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What do you do when your boss, supervisor or work wife gets fired?Rachel Weingarten

What happens if the person you spend most of your days with and confide in at work ends up getting the ax? Here are some tips to help get you through the loss of your boss, work wife or supervisor. Read More

Bad sleep habits cost companies over $136 billion in lost productivity Meredith Lepore

So you got a bad night of sleep? Maybe you are a bit tired at work the next morning? Maybe this actually happens a few nights per week? No big deal, right? WRONG. Read More

Sounds of silence: Could ‘colored noise’ be the secret to better sleep?Charlotte Giver

Those of us in search of a better night’s sleep might assume the best environment for this is one of silence. But could the solution actually lie in immersing ourselves in more colored noise? … Read More

The 3 most harmful sleeping habits for professionals Ladders Contributor

The era of burning the candles at both ends has burnt out. Read More

7 productivity hacks for when you don’t sleep a wink Lindsay Tigar

There’s nothing more taxing — or overwhelming — than attempting to get through your workday when you’re exhausted. Before your boss catches you napping in your cubicle, read these tips on how to maintain steam at the office, no sleep required. Read More

Arianna Huffington on sleep, burnout culture and a new kind of FOMO Meredith Lepore

For National Sleep Day, we spoke to Arianna Huffington what companies can do to help their employees’ sleep habits, and her company Thrive’s new app. Read More

These are the top jobs in America right now Jane Burnett

Do you have one? Indeed’s list of “The Best Jobs in the United States: 2018” features 25 jobs that are currently shaking up the site. Indeed analyzed positions in terms of which appeared most frequently on the site since 2014, and the paycheck ($75,000 minimum). There also had to be a minimum of 15 postings per … Read More

Here's how to leave work on time — every time Monica Torres

It may seem impossible to take back control of your workday, but there are research-backed tips on how to leave work on time in a professional manner. Here’s how. Read More

This startup promises to kill you — and there's a waiting list Monica Torres

Nectome, a new startup founded by two MIT graduates backed by Y Combinator, is “committed to the goal of archiving your mind” by using a “brain banking technique” to “recreate your mind,” according to its website. There’s just one catch before your mind gets uploaded — you’ll need to be dead first. Read More

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