Human Resources
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Boss labors under delusion that new mom should work 3 days after childbirth
Aug 04, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I have worked at a smallish company (about 100 employees) for six years. Only one other employee has ever taken maternity leave there. Earlier this year, I was thrill...
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Alight Solutions acquires Hodges-MaceAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Alight Solutions, a developer of technology-enabled health, wealth and human capital management and financial solutions, said it will acquire Hodges-Mace,...
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Forget Silicon Valley, it still pays more to be a doctor in America
Jul 21, 2019 6:14 am - Tech jobs are supposed to be the golden door to wealth in 21st century America. But some things haven't changed since the last century. Remember when your mother told yo...
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America's youth think they can save the world and get rich
Jul 21, 2019 6:00 am - People have been trying to pigeonhole millennials for years, particularly when it comes to those revered 20th century totems they keep destroying. You know, movie theate...
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'Smelly' co-workers give their side of story
Jul 21, 2019 6:00 am - In last week's column about dealing with a co-worker's personal odor, I asked for comments from readers who have been on the receiving end of such complaints. Reader 1: ...
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Striving for an improved workplace cultureJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - Finding a mix that managers, employees agree on can be difficult
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Boss' refusal to address employee's odor doesn't pass the smell test
Jul 14, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I have a co-worker, “Gus,” who smells really bad, like laundry that is dirty or has sat too long in the washer and become mildewed. My co-worker “Jane” thinks the sme...
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Wearable technology soon could allow your boss to track your performance
Jul 06, 2019 6:09 am - The rise of wearable devices like the Apple Watch and Fitbit offer us the ability to turn our daily lives into an never-ending catalog of interpretable data: tracking ho...
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The gnawing anxiety of having an algorithm as a boss
Jun 30, 2019 6:00 am - I recently got the internet in my apartment fixed, and my technician had an unusual request. I'd get an automated call after he left asking me how satisfied I was with t...
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How a networking newbie can make a great first impression
Jun 30, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I was unimpressed with the letter writer in a recent column about time-wasting networkers. Networking is a complex skill set. The law student who annoyed the writer w...