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When your enthusiasm flags and every day feels as blah as the one that came before, how can you find ways to add meaning to your day, much less your life or career? … Read More

Office Life

What to do when company drinking culture is ruining your health Lindsay Tigar

Like most vices, consuming alcohol in moderation is a healthy approach, but your office’s drinking culture has you feeling less than stellar, you might struggle with how to fit in. Read More

Job Search

Recruiters confess the qualities that are instant 'no's Lindsay Tigar

Here’s a smack of cold, hard truth to the face for you: If you wake up every single day, cringing at the thought of going to work … something has to give. And while we would all love to live in the lap of luxury without worrying about a paycheck, the vast majority of the … Read More

Office Life

5 punctuation traps to avoid at work Jane Burnett

We grow up learning about spelling and punctuation in school, but mistakes still have the potential to creep up on us when we’re well into our working years. The next time you write an email, keep these on your radar. Read More

Office Life

4 things to do when a colleague works with your boss behind your back Jane Burnett

After finding out that your coworker has deliberately left you out of a decision-making process and worked with your boss without your knowledge, a looming feeling sets in. Well beyond the millennial social media concept of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), this makes you feel like you are no longer a valued member of your team at work — … Read More

Job Search

6 things recruiters will be looking for in 2018 Rachel Weingarten

In the sometimes dog-eat-dog world of job hunting, you have to create a version of yourself that both highlights your skills and jumps off the screen of recruiters. These are some of the skills recruiters will be actively seeking in potential candidates. Read More

Productivity

Here’s how to protect your time when you keep getting interrupted at work Jane Burnett

Once you put out a fire at work, there always seems to be another one looming around the corner, threatening to steal your time away — yet again. Here’s how to guard your time when you’re dealing with constant interruptions and a full workload. Do this when your talkative coworker keeps stopping by If the … Read More

Office Life

What to do when you find out your coworker is making more money than you for the same job Monica Torres

If you find out that your coworker is making more money than you for the same job, here’s how to handle your reaction and subsequent potential actions with grace, so that you can hopefully get the raise you ask for or the peace of mind you seek. Read More

Office Life

When to stay home if you're sick Jane Burnett

With flu season in full swing, when your alarm goes off in the morning and you’re feeling groggy, a common question comes to mind: to work from home, or ignore the symptoms and haul yourself to the office instead? Sometimes, taking it a step further and calling in sick entirely can leave you feeling riddled with … Read More

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