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Remote Work Needs to End Jun. 08, 2022
America needs to go back to work. Elon Musk ordered Tesla employees back to the office full time las... Read More
The Graduation Speech Your Kids Really, Really Need to Hear May. 10, 2022
This column, which originally appeared in May 2009, is one of the most requested and reprinted "Suc... Read More
Caregiving: The Job You've Never Thought Of Apr. 07, 2022
Q: After a 15-year admin job, I wanted more control in my schedule. It was risky, but I found a webs... Read More
The New Job Numbers: A Healthy Economy? Apr. 02, 2022
The United States added 431,000 new jobs last month, a sign, we are told, of how healthy the economy... Read More
Networking: The Only Way To Get Hired After a Felony Mar. 31, 2022
Q: I had an excellent career for more than 14 years in information technology, but I made a serious ... Read More
Forsaking the Family Business Mar. 17, 2022
Q: I have worked on automobiles all my life. I was so experienced that after high school, I opened m... Read More
How To Find Good Bosses Mar. 10, 2022
Q: I've been thinking about the bosses (all men) I've had from my past jobs — the jobs I loved... Read More
Best Coping Skill: Compartmentalize Your Life Mar. 03, 2022
Q: I have suffered from a long and difficult divorce from a husband who ruined my credit. I have an ... Read More
Quitting May Mean Surviving Feb. 24, 2022
As she walked out of his office, a stapler flew by her, missing her shoulder but smashing into the f... Read More
Bad Feelings About a Good Economy Feb. 09, 2022
The U.S. economy is doing its best impression of a Formula One car, racing at high speed while negot... Read More
Democrats Should Seize the Good News Feb. 08, 2022
Fabulous jobs numbers, a fading pandemic and a president doing his job with quiet competence should ... Read More
Dealing with the 'Noncompete from Hell' When Hiring an Employee Feb. 08, 2022
"I run a small service business that's been around for 30 years. As I get older, I'm getting tired o... Read More
I Did Not Want to Manage, But Now I Do Jan. 27, 2022
Q: A management position became available in our small but important department. I was the most expe... Read More
Union Bosses Against Union Jobs Jan. 04, 2022
Why don't the union bosses in America represent their union members anymore? Could it be because the... Read More
Reigniting Lost Passion Is Possible Dec. 16, 2021
Q: A friend and I were talking about what we had thought we wanted to be when we were in high school... Read More
The Future -- Your Future -- Is 'Out There' Dec. 14, 2021
"I was downsized from a large corporation about a year ago. Having given up finding a full time posi... Read More
Bad Interview May Signal Bad Management Dec. 02, 2021
Q: I've read articles about how job candidates dress and behave in job interviews: how they ask pett... Read More
What It Takes To Break Out Of The 9-to-5 Rut Nov. 18, 2021
Q: I grew up knowing I would have to work to support myself. I have no problems with that. I have a ... Read More
The Nation in the Bubble Oct. 13, 2021
This week, the Biden administration received just the latest slap in the face from cruel reality: An... Read More
Best Reasons for Quitting a Job Sep. 30, 2021
Q: I am unhappy in my job, but I want to know the best reasons for quitting so I don't do something ... Read More
