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These 8 innocent email clichés aren't so innocent after all Ladders Contributor

Here’s what I really mean when I’m using this seemingly innocent email cliché. Read More

Survey confirms your office emails and Slack messages are likely being monitored Monica Torres

If you worry about your boss reading through your private messages at work, you are right to be paranoid. A recent survey of IT workers showed that 98% of companies are tracking their employees’ digital activity. Read More

Office Life

Work from home? Employees would rather email than Slack you Monica Torres

For the majority of us, email is still the superior form of communication, even when you are talking to an employee timezones away from the office. A new survey from Voxbone found that email was the preferred mode of communication for working professionals. Read More

How To

How to create a funny – and appropriate – Out of Office response Lindsay Tigar

But before you copy/paste your traditional message, career experts challenge professionals to be a tad more creative with your OOO. Try these tips on matching your excitement for your getaway with your email the next time you head off on an adventure. Read More

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A time-management expert has a ridiculously simple strategy to feel less busy Shana Lebowitz

Laura Vanderkam’s new book, “Off the Clock,” suggests that we can eliminate many of our seemingly obligatory daily tasks without fear of repercussion. Read More

Advice

5 ways to make your post-vacation transition a little easier Jane Burnett

Coming back to work after a vacation to a place near or far can leave you scatterbrained. All of a sudden, you have to snap right back into work mode, and remember to do a bunch of things as you ease back into your regular routine. Read More

How To

4 very basic skills you might not have (and how to get them)Rachel Weingarten

The bottom line is, if you’re unable to do something, there are more ways than ever to learn to do them and blow up the notion that an entire generation of people can’t figure out basic skills. Read More

Office Life

6 things successful people do when they return from a long weekend Aine Cain

An extra day off makes snapping out of weekend mode that much harder. Read More

Office Life

10 phrases we should always say no matter how crazy our lives become Danny Rubin

Sadly, we can’t slow down our world, even though eating alone at our desks makes us less creative.

Nevertheless, below are 10 phrases we should always find ourselves saying — no matter how crazy life becomes. Read More

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I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

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Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

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7 things you should never ask your boss

There are some things you should just not ask your boss — these 7 questions are things you should stay clear from in conversation.