Not too long ago I wrote to you about how to become the best of the best at your company. There were just a few steps that it seems most people miss, and really it just boils down to being extremely knowledgeable (yes, reading about work outside of work), applying that knowledge to be one…
You are going to laugh when you read this, but I fought hard for the right to work from home. I dug up emails and studies to use as examples when I met with my boss. I argued that I did my best and most creative work “from home,” and I was more productive during…
Not even a century ago if you had made it through high school you were considered well educated and you could easily get a good job. Soon, as more and more people became “well educated” you would need to get a college degree in order to get a good job. Now many people with college…
I never really considered myself anti-establishment, but talking about corporate office politics gets me fired up. I’ve been out of college and working in the corporate world for four years now, and I have to ask, what is with all the corporate mantras and office politics malarkey? Despite my age I’ve worked at a number of offices…
Anyone who manages a business knows that employees need motivation to stay productive. Simply having a job is not enough to keep people going, and many bosses out there struggle with motivation. The reasoning often goes, “If I pay them enough, they will be motivated to work hard.” Unfortunately most people are not very motivated…
Much of the time those who are studying complain about being a “poor college student.” There is no reason to live this way. With so many jobs available, especially to those willing to work odd hours, college students can make the resolve not to live broke. Work Study Ideally you could land a work study…
Last week the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate had crept its way back up to 8.3 percent. It seems like no job is secure anymore, so being able to have multiple sources of income has never been more important. Whether you are fully employed and looking for a side job, unemployed…