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Money troubles are hard to contain. If your finances are in shambles, the problems can quickly spread, and you probably won't be able to hide them from your boss. Therein lies the trouble: How you handle your money sends a signal to your employers about how you'd handle theirs.
Houston tax attorney David Shoemaker doesn't want to wait around for retirement. Instead, he has opted for a job that gives him three months off each year so he can enjoy life now. Here's how he traded his future retirement for quality of life today.
Raises Are Still Scarce, but Employee Perks Are Coming Back
10:15AM 3/04/2011
To retain and attract top employees, U.S. companies are turning to perks such as subsidized training and flexible work conditions rather than raises. These incentives are finding a welcome among employees, too, especially educational benefits.
How to Exploit Your Employer -- and Why You Should
6:00PM 10/08/2010
In these slimmed down times, employees often pick up more responsibilities at work without receiving more pay. But there is a bright side. James Altucher of Formula Capital explains how you can turn the tables to help your employer while also ensuring a better future for yourself. Here's what you need to do.
People@Work: Plugging the Gap Between Jobs and Skills
2:00PM 9/27/2010
In the U.S., 52% of companies report problems attracting critical-skill employees. And some of the hottest jobs over the next 10 to 15 years require tech skills that most people aren't learning. Here's what some workers and companies are doing about it.
Temporary employment is on the rise as companies beginning to grow again opt to hedge their bets. According to workplace consultant Lynn Taylor, author of "Tame Your TOT" (Terrible Office Tyrant), this trend offers advantages and hazards to employers and employees alike.
"Both sides have gotten...
Staffing CEO Tig Gilliam offers employment advice
5:00PM 6/17/2010
Judging from the headlines, the jobs numbers for May were a huge disappointment. Sure, unemployment went back down to 9.7%, but that's largely because thousands decided to stop looking for work – again. And of the 431,000 new jobs added, only 41,000 were from the private sector. The majority...
Switching Careers: leaving journalism for greener pastures
4:30PM 5/27/2010
News about the economy remains mixed. Unemployment went up to 9.9% in April but employers added 290,000 jobs. Job postings in health care dipped by 5% between April 2009 and April 2010 but increased in the 11 other industries that job search engine Indeed.com tracks, including education.
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Barbie is looking for a new job, and she's exploring several options: surgeon, architect, computer engineer, news anchor, and environmentalist. Barbie's latest career move will be decided by an online vote that ends Wednesday, Feb. 10, and will be unveiled Feb. 12 at the Toy Fair in New...
Conan O'Brien is out of a job now that his last gig on "The Tonight Show" has aired, but like many unemployed people, he'll probably find losing his job to be the best move of his career.
The $32.5 million severance he's getting from NBC is enough to take care of him for life, but that's not the...
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