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13 cognitive biases that really screw things up for you Travis Bradberry

The human brain is a natural wonder. It produces more than 50,000 thoughts each day and 100,000 chemical reactions each second. With this amount of processing power, you would think our judgment would be highly accurate, but that’s far from the case. Read More

The employees at this company aren't allowed to wear shoes Monica Torres

What the startup, Gusto, actually does — helping businesses with human resource management tools — is less interesting than its unusual office policy … no-shoes allowed! … Read More

Should part-time employees get full benefits? This CEO thinks so Monica Torres

Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman announced that salaried and hourly employees would get access to the same bereavement, parental leave, family sick leave and sabbatical packages. Read More

Study: An open office plan can end up being sexist Monica Torres

Open office plans are designed to break down the physical and metaphoric walls between us, but a new study found that they were guilty of putting up new kinds of barriers between employees, reinforcing the same gendered hierarchies that they aimed to deconstruct. Read More

What to wear to an interview – whether it’s business casual, creative or informal Paige Breaux

We’ve all been told you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but when it comes to job interviews how you look definitely influences whether or not you’ll get the job. Read More

This group of workers sleeps on the job more than any other Jane Burnett

Employees in some industries have a habit of sleeping on the job in certain places — but some people do so more than others. Research from Amerisleep shows that construction workers are sleeping on the job (despite not being allowed to) more than any other industry. Read More

5 former career rules that Millennials completely flipped Sami Allen

It’s no surprise that millennials have changed the career game, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. But one thing is clear: Workplaces are changing. And these five former career rules are no longer, thanks to the new generation. (Not gonna lie — we’re all about it.) … Read More

Survey: 44% of executives have approached employees 'about inappropriate attire'Jane Burnett

We all know that it’s entirely possible to mess up in the personal style department at work. In fact, new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam showed that 44% of top managers have approached an employee because of “inappropriate” clothing. Read More

The Future of Work

This California ruling could decide future of contracted work Monica Torres

This month, the California Supreme Court challenged the entire gig economy’s business model, ruling that a contractor must be classified as an employee if they do jobs that are part of the “usual course” of the company’s business. Read More

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