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How you can encourage your company to make an impact | Ladders Ladders Contributor

Every company wants to turn a profit and keep their shareholders happy, but I know from experience that businesses can make money and be a force for good. Read More

6 signs you are stupidly bored with your job Lindsay Tigar

Do you worry your current gig has lost its appeal? Here, career experts give the undeniable signs it’s time to seek a new opportunity or make a change ASAP. Read More

Health

Study: Hurting a voodoo doll that represents our bad boss makes us feel better | Ladders Monica Torres

To figure out what drives employees to the extremes of retaliation, a new experimental study sought to give employees haunted by abused supervisors an outlet for their frustrations without having them resort to fists. Researchers recruited 229 employees and asked them to take their job frustrations on an online voodoo doll representing their abusive boss. Apparently, when your boss is a pain in the neck, sticking pins into a doll’s neck that represents our boss soothes us. Read More

Productivity

11 things you need to do before your first day of work | Ladders Sami Allen

You want to make a great first impression and appear at the top of your game even though you don’t know what to expect. Check these tasks off your to-do list the night before the big day so that you’re completely prepared. Read More

Interview Tips

4 Signs of a dysfunctional workplace you can spot in an interview | Ladders Ladders Contributor

At first, you’re excited about all the possibilities: a name brand company, a higher salary, a more prestigious title. Those perks make you happy for a while, but eventually, the shine wears off and you start to question the bigger picture. Read More

Office Life

3 ways to make a new coworker feel like part of the team Jane Burnett

It’s one thing for an employee to feel like they aren’t yet part of “the office tribe,” but that’s where you come in when it comes to new hires— here’s how to make them feel welcome. Read More

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Survey: Other than salary, benefits are the top reason someone would jump ship Jane Burnett

The top thing (outside of more money) that would cause an American worker to jump ship for a new job is “better benefits.” … Read More

Office Life

How to handle ghosting in the workplace Lindsay Tigar

Career experts shed their best advice for dealing with this spooky situation, all while maintaining your professional cool. Read More

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I face ableism in the workplace: What I wish my company did differently Annamarie Houlis via Fairygodboss

Only when we stop defining people with disabilities as “disabled people” instead of referring to them as “people with disabilities” will all employees be treated with the same respect. 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

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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.