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Recession Intensifies GenX Discontent At Work: Generation X Vs. Baby Boomers, GenY

AP | MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Baby Boomers, Retirement, Sociology, Economy, Generations, Generational Divide, Recession, Geny, Unemployment, Millenials, Workplace, Office, Genx, Business News

CHICAGO — They're antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement. A good number of them...

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Can a Friendship Fall Apart Over a Small Slight?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

What seems like a minor slight to one friend can be blown out of proportion by another. It's always uncomfortable when there is a schism between two close friends, especially if they work together.

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Resisting the Urge to Gossip

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Managers need to find ways to promote informal communication while minimizing destructive gossip and knife-in-the-back criticism that impairs relationships, lowers morale, and decreases productivity.

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California: An Example of State Action on Workplace Flexibility

David Gray | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Family-Work-Issues, Family-Leave, Family, Workers, Workplace, California, Politics News

Work family conflicts are real and growing. There is a mismatch between the needs of families and the structure of work. Creative public policy is part of the solution.

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Why Breaking Up Is So Hard to Do

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Women have an extraordinarily difficult time ending their friendships, even very toxic ones. It's not surprising. Like divorce, the potential losses can be staggering, extending well beyond the friendship per se.

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Sexism and the Workplace: Have We Come a Long Way (Baby)?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 10.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Fiancial Crisis, Microcredit, Elinor Ostrom, Workplace, Financial Services, France, Elizabeth Warren, Sexism, Obama Administration, Sheila Baer, Feminism, Mad Men, Ann Dunham Soetoro, Business News

The reality is that, even if you are a female executive at Goldman Sachs, you will never be part of the "boys' club" -- and guess what, it's still a boys' club.

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Shriver Report: Get Married, Have Kids, Then We'll Speak to Your Issues

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Workforce, Social Security, Singled Out, Pay, Divorce, Children, Matrimania, A Woman’s Nation, Gloria Steinem, Nonfamily Households, Media, Childless Women, Business, Ideology, Consciousness-Raising, Friendship, Compulsory Heterosexuality, Politics, Compulsory Mothering, Singlism, Discrimination, Breadwinners, Health Care, Couples, Family, Women’s Media Center, Taxes, Connection, Single-Person Households, Wives, Compulsory Marriage, Money, Women’s Movement, Suze Orman, Shriver Report, Singles, Maria Shriver, Time Magazine, Mothers, Gender, Education, Oprah Winfrey, Career, Workplace, Unmarried America, John Podesta, Adrienne Rich, Living News

I'll highlight some remarkable and conventional-wisdom-defying findings from the report that were published but never headlined.

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Workplace Health May Be Declining

cnn.com | Sarah Klein | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Paid Sick Days, High Cholesterol, Depression, The Balanced Life, High Blood Pressure, Workplace, Health, Wellness, Living News

Amid the highest unemployment rate in recent decades and massive job losses around the country, most workers feel happy to at least be employed. What ...

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The Work-Life Tip Sheet: 10 Steps to a Successful Workplace

Deborah Frett | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Working Women, National Work and Family Month, Workplace, Living News

Over the years, there's been plenty of shaming big employers -- picketing, signs with attack slogans, marching in the streets. But the game of us-against-them doesn't work.

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Are You A Backdoor Assistant?

Lilit Marcus | Posted 10.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Office, Friendship, Sarcasm, Workplace, Work, Humor, Assistants, Relationships, Lillit Marcus, Comedy News

There are some people who seem to have a problem telling the difference between a friend and an assistant. This leads to an insidious and sometimes deadly phenomenon - the backdoor assistant.

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Multitasking: 6 Ways Slacking Can Benefit You At Work

cnn.com | Anthony Balderrama | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Efficiency, Unitasking, How to Relax, The Balanced Life, Unitask, Multitask, Relax, Wellness, Slacking, Stress, Multitasking, Career, Workplace, Work, Health, Lazy, Job, Stress Relief, Laziness, Slacker, Slackers, Productivity, Relaxation, Living News

In a culture where we're constantly being told to be better than everyone at everything, slacking off can be the right way to go for your health and y...

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Managing the Kanye West and Joe Wilson in Your Workplace

Natalie Holder-Winfield | Posted 09.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Politics, Joe Wilson, Workplace, Business, Kanye West, Bully, Home News

From Kanye West to Joe Wilson, there are all sorts of tell-tale signs that rudeness is becoming the norm in our society.

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Setting Up Your Co-Workers

Nicole Williams | Posted 09.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Co-Workers, Career Advice, Careers, Love, Dating, Office Romance, Relationships, Workplace, Romance, Workplace Taboos, Style News

If you decide to brave the matchmaking mayhem, make sure the conditions are right (and be prepared for an inevitable awkward moment or two).

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Women, Men, and Happiness: We're All in Transition

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Joan Williams, Marcus Buckingham, Happiness, Women, Gender Roles, Workplace, Employment, Feminism, Gender, Living News

The huge societal shift brought about by women's move into the workforce has only begun to play out, and its consequences are truly complex. So when telling this story, we should be careful not to isolate our focus to just women.

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11 Benefits Of Working For Someone Else

divinecaroline.com | Damsels In Success | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Career, Workplace, Boss, Work, Working Life, Career Path, Career Advice, Jobs, Careers, Job Search, Living News

Based on my experience in the past decade of earning a living as both an entrepreneur and an employee, I believe that working as an employee can add t...

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Nine Ways to Boost Morale at Work

Nicole Williams | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Pizza, Workplace, Morale, Economy, Kickball, Bonuses, Expense Accounts, Recession, Tgif, Living News

Here aresome ways to motivate your team and make them feel loved -- before you end up staple-gunning each other to the desks.

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Can Womenomics Ease the Stress of Work/Life Balance?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Womenomics, Michelle Obama, Mommy Track, Workplace, Opt-Out Revolution, Katty Kay, Working Women, Calire Shipman, Work-Life Balance, Lisa Belkin, Family Life, Professional Women, Stress Reduction, Family, World News, Bbc, Living News

A whopping 87 percent of women would like more equilibrium between the competing areas of their lives. Two professionals have entered the conversation with a new book.

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Are You Happy At Work? 12 Questions To Ask Yourself

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Career, Workplace, Work, Happiness, Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin, Living News

A list of twelve questions, where, if employees answered "yes" and were happier in their workplaces, they tended to work in business units with higher levels of productivity, profit, retention, and customer satisfaction.

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Bullying In The Workplace Linked To Sleep Problems

NYTimes.com | Tara Parker-Pope | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Workplace Discrimination, Workplace, Work, Sleep Disorders, Effects of Bullying, Bullying, Sleep, Insomnia, Tara Parker Pope, Sleep Deprivation, Living News

New research shows that victims of work bullying often have sleep problems once they get home. The trauma of bullying in the workplace is so great tha...

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When Your Friend Becomes Your Boss: How To Preserve Your Job And Friendship

Christine Hassler | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Career Advice, Twenty-Something Advice, Promotions, Friends, The Balanced Life, Work, Communication, Career, Workplace, Boss, Christine Hassler, Living News

If you are yourself asking the question, "why him not me?" answer it via self-reflection and investigation...

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Proving Workplace Age Bias Isn't Easy, But the Case Is Strong

Mark Miller | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Eeoc, Careers, Workplace, Age Discrimination, Business News

Age bias is widely acknowledged to be a key factor in job loss and hiring practices.

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Buyout...Just Another Word Meaning "Take This Money and Don't Sue Us!"

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Fired, Career, Workplace, Salary, Package, Job, Careers, Buyout, Business News

To me, the words "buyout" and "package" are white-collar slight of hand. It's is a dirty trick of smoke and mirrors.

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When Comedy Meets Workplace Diversity

Natalie Holder-Winfield | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Abercrombie & Fitch, Insensitivity, Business, Workplace, Comedy, Multiculturalism, Diversity, Ruben Navarrette, Workplace Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, George Lopez, N-Word, Comedy Central, Stand-Up Comedy, Dave Chappelle, Workplace Taboos, Entertainment News

The same slurs, epithets, and offensive language that comics use to get laughs can create disrespect in the workplace, school and in other social settings.

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Why Employer Relocation Packages Are Becoming As Extinct As Jobs: Times Are a Changing Unless You Work for Oprah That Is!

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Fired, Relocation Package, Relocation, Buy-Out, Workplace, Ny, Employment, Oprah, Jobs, Buyout, Harpo Productions, Getting Fired, Ibm, Job-Recession, New York, Recession, Armonk, Career Advice, Career, Business News

Relocation: if you can find it, is almost always worth it.

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Should You Be Using Your Vacation Days?

Nicole Williams | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Living, Vacation, Boss, Business, Work, Time Off, Blackberry, Bad Bosses, Blackberry Addiction, Work-Life Balance, The Boss, Summer Vacation, Vacation Time, Sick Days, Workplace, Vacation Travel, Paid Sick Days, Family Vacations, Living News

Can't wait to ditch the Blackberry and escape from the grip of The Man? Think again. This won't be the completely stress-free trip you'd imagined.

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