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These are the cities with the most disengaged workers Jane Burnett

A new survey from staffing firm Accountemps found that out of 28 American cities surveyed, the four that had the most “disengaged workers” were New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami. Overall, employees reported being disengaged an average of “26% of the time.” … Read More

Taking just one photo a day can improve your mood Monica Torres

A photo a day can keep the blues away. That’s according to a new study published in Health that found that posting a daily photo online could boost your well-being. Read More

The cheapest and most expensive cities to start a company Raul Amoros

If you’re seeking a home for your startup, maybe consider something away from the coasts, instead of the old standbys, and save yourself some of that venture capital cash for other aspects of your business. Read More

These are the 10 states where you will have the most fun outside of work Meredith Lepore

Work hard, play hard. However, depending on what state you live in it may be easier to play a little harder outside of work. Personal finance site WalletHub looked at all the states and ranked them for fun levels depending on factors including movie costs to accessibility of national parks to casinos per capita. Read More

15 companies where most employees make at least $100K Meredith Lepore

Looking for a new job but only if you are sure of the salary? Well you are in luck because as of February public companies are now required to disclose a ratio that compares the salary of their CEO with the pay of their median employee. Some of the ratios were a bit to closely aligned with the Economic Policy Institute’s estimation that CEOs were making as much as 270 times that of their average workers in 2016. Read More

These places are paying workers to relocate there Jane Burnett

The labor shortage is so bad in some American cities in the Midwest are resorting to offering people thousands of dollars to relocate and help fill positions. Read More

These are the best cheap summer vacations for 2018 Libby Ryan

Summer travel is expensive, mostly because that’s the time when everyone wants to vacation. But it doesn’t have to be extremely pricey if you know where to go. According to U.S. News and World Report, these are the best budget trips around the country this summer. Read More

Women held only 5.1% of CEO positions in the S&P 1500 in 2016-2017 Jane Burnett

Just 5.1% of CEOs in the S&P Composite 1500 from 2016 to 2017 were women and they comprised only 11.5% of “other top executives,” — positions like CFO and COO. Read More

You may actually be allergic to your office because of this Meredith Lepore

On those hot, humid summer days it is great to come in from your sweaty commute to a nice, cool office except after 20 minutes you are all cooled off and then you begin to freeze. And for one woman that strong office AC became detrimental to her health. Read More

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