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7 Ways Your Looks Affect Your Pay

It might not be fair, but the way you look plays a part in how much you’re paid. Looks Do Matter Discriminating against people based …

10 Things You Should Never Tell Your Boss

Here are some things your boss never needs to know about you or your life. Keep Personal Info Personal Discrimination in the workplace is illegal. …

11 Ways to Raise Employable Kids

The strength of tomorrow’s workers depends on parents today. Get a Job, Kid! Family togetherness is a wonderful thing, until your thirty-year old starts sending …

Overqualified? You May Be Underemployed.

Are you employed, but over-qualified for your current job? Are you working part-time, but looking for full-time work? If you answered yes to either of …

Cash Compensation is Money in the Bank

Cash compensation comes in two forms: base salary and variable pay. As the term implies, cash is any type of compensation paid in the form …

Getting Paid for Business Travel Shouldn’t Be a Trip

Taking a business trip is often part of the job. You may even enjoy the trip, but that doesn’t make it a vacation. Business travel …

How Do You Feel about Your Boss Snooping on You?

The rise of technology has led to growing concern over surveillance in the workplace. Monitoring employee productivity is not a new trend, but tech has …

A Blunt Discussion About Recreational Marijuana in the Workplace

As an employee, you want to make sure you are following proper workplace etiquette. Simple things like not speaking too loudly in the office, cleaning …

Patagonia gives PTO for Employees to Hit the Polls

Patagonia, the popular outdoor retailer, is providing its employees paid time off on November 6th so they are able to vote in the 2018 U.S. …

Is Your Commute a Drag? Here are the Average Commute Times in Each State

Commuting can be the bane of many people’s existence. If you’ve ever had a long commute, you know it can be incredibly insufferable. Sitting in …