Workers Work Archives: Page 7

Outsourced Careers Now Includes Journalism (November 28, 2006): Outsourcing continues to expand to new industries as more companies look for ways to offshore jobs to other countries where hiring workers is considerably cheaper.

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

Cubicle Humor: My Cubicle Parodies James Blunt Song (November 13, 2006): The My Cubicle parody of James Blunt's song "You're Beautiful" offers some comic relief for the many workers stuck in cubicles five days a week.

Helicopter Parents Hovering at Job Fairs (November 7, 2006): The term helicopter parents really fits with these over-helpful parents.

Should You List Hobbies on Your Resume? (November 3, 2006): The Ashbury Park Press has an article about the pros and cons of listing your hobbies on your resume.

Red Bull's Office Includes a Slide to Lower Levels (October 19, 2006): Tired of cubicles and ordinary office space? The photograph on the right comes from the Red Bull headquarters in London.

Teleworker Army Grows (October 5, 2006): USA Today has a terrific article about the growing number of people who spend a good portion of their day working at a cafe or tea room that offers a wireless connection.

Wal-Mart Seeks More Flexible Workforce (October 2, 2006): A New York Times article says Wal-Mart is seeking to increase its part-time workforce from 20% to 40%.

Casting Call for Cube Fabulous (September 29, 2006): Monster and Shorn Entertainment have launched a casting call for Cube Fabulous, an office makeover show.

Working Mother Names 100 Top Companies For Working Moms (September 27, 2006): Working Mother magazine has released its list of the top 100 companies for working mothers.

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

Office Jobs Often Lead to Weight Gain (August 31, 2006): An CBS article provides some unsurprising data that shows many people gain weight from office jobs.

Forbes Lists 10 Surprising Six-Figure Jobs (August 24, 2006): An article from Forbes lists ten surprising six-figure jobs.

Getting a Job in Silicon Valley (August 16, 2006): Guy Kawasaki has a great post about how to get a job in Silicon Valley.

Website Lets Workers Complain About Bosses (August 15, 2006): Boss Bitching calls itself a user driven social content website that allows anonymous postings of stories about bosses.

Bush Stem Cell Veto Could Create U.S. Brain Drain (August 7, 2006): George Bush's veto of a new stem cell bill is likely to send U.

Future Tech Jobs Will Need Versatile Workers (August 1, 2006): Future technology jobs will require less raw programming talent according to an article in Computerworld.

Fired for Smoking (July 21, 2006): A CBS News article on AOL discusses a Lansing, Michigan insurance called Weyco that actually fired some workers for being smokers.

ZoomInfo Compiles Web Information about Companies and People (July 14, 2006): ZoomInfo describes itself as a search engine for discovering people, companies and relationships.

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