Working

Study Finds High Absenteeism in U.S. Workplace
A new study has conducted by Harris Interactive for CCH, Inc. (November 16, 2006)

Gen Y Confusing Workplace With Geekspeak and Chatty IMs
MSNBC. (September 5, 2006)

My Bad Boss Contest Seeks Entries
A new contest called My Bad Boss Contest is looking for stories about bad bosses. (July 10, 2006)

Study Finds There are More Workaholics Than Ever in America
Are you a workaholic? A CBS News suggests that there are more workaholics than ever in America. (June 23, 2006)

Women Earn More Than Men in a Few Fields
A CNNMoney. (March 15, 2006)

Workers Have Vastly Different Reward Needs
SHRM Online reports on the findings of a study that show workers have vastly different needs when it comes to rewards and recognition. (February 8, 2006)

Many Students Lacking in Skills
A shocking new study that found that many students lack the problem solving skills that are important in life and in the workplace. (January 23, 2006)

Don't Become the Office Holiday Fool
Personnel Today has a funny article about the rise in copier service requests around the holidays -- thanks to some inventive worker fun at holiday parties. (December 6, 2005)

Change Careers Within the Same Company
In today's corporate world you hear a lot about people changing jobs or looking for a job with another company in another city. (November 21, 2005)

New Moms Taking Less Time Off Work
A USA Today article cites a new report that found pregnant moms and mothers with new borns are taking less time off work than mothers did in the 1960s. (November 16, 2005)

Japan Faces Shrinking Working-Age Population
Japan faces an interesting problem. (November 9, 2005)

Employees Appreciate Time Saving Concierge Services
A Baltimore Sun article says that concierge services offered by a small but growing number of employers are popular with employees. (October 20, 2005)

Jobs of the Future Include Tissue Engineers and Virtual Reality Actors
In 2000 Time magazine offered a look at the top ten jobs of the future. (October 13, 2005)

How to Spot a Lousy Employer
BusinessWeek's Liz Ryan offers some advice for how to quickly spot a lousy employer in a new article. (September 19, 2005)

Mommy Wage Gap Shows Mothers Earn Less
New findings from the Center for Economic and Policy Research find that women with children earn less than employed single women. (August 29, 2005)

Study: Long Work Hours Increase Illness and Injury Risk
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on a study that has found that long work hours increase a workers chance of getting sick or injured by 61%. (August 22, 2005)

Boredom Widespread in the Workplace
The Washington Post reports on boredom and the working world and finds that boredom is a frequent complaint of both employees and employers alike. (August 19, 2005)

Wasting Time at the Office
Are you wasting valuable company time by surfing the web and chatting with co-workers? Probably. (August 12, 2005)