Human Resources
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Senior citizens are replacing teenagers as fast-food workers
Nov 11, 2018 12:09 am - The sullen teenager grinding through a restaurant shift after school was once a pop culture cliche-as American as curly fries. Nowadays, Brad Hamilton, the teen played b...
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Fewer corporate holiday parties in age of #MeToo?
Nov 11, 2018 12:00 am - Business is going strong, but fewer U.S. companies are celebrating with holiday parties this year. This may be the result of the #MeToo movement, which has highlighted s...
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He needs surgery but cannot take the time off
Nov 11, 2018 12:00 am - Reader: I'm a chief operating officer at a medium-size nonprofit. My boss and I have worked together for many years and have always had a great relationship. Over the pa...
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Analysis: There still aren't enough women at the table
Nov 04, 2018 1:00 am - The last time Kaitlin Savage attended a meeting that included another woman was months ago. Savage works in the solar industry, in which men outnumber women 3 to 1. The ...
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You're the office fixer - but you cannot seem to fix your pay
Nov 04, 2018 1:00 am - Reader: Because I possess the type of soft skills our leadership values, I am increasingly tapped for those skills. This includes being given work others were hired to d...
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Uber, Google and the long, lingering tail of #MeToo
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Two Silicon Valley heavyweights faced fresh headlines this week about prior allegations of sexual misconduct, serving as a reminder to companies that their handling of h...
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How to know where to sit in a meeting
Oct 28, 2018 1:00 am - Reader: I'm a project leader. I recently organized a meeting in our small conference room. After I sat down, my supervisor told me I was sitting in "John's" seat. I apol...
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More top-performing CEOs now have engineering degrees than MBAs
Oct 27, 2018 1:00 am - Yet another reason to consider urging your kids to go into engineering: For the second year in a row, the best-performing CEOs in the world were more likely to have an e...
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Charlotte and Austin outrank San Francisco in study of best places to work in tech
Oct 27, 2018 1:00 am - The best places to live and work for tech professionals aren't in San Francisco or even the West Coast, according to a new study which offers a snapshot of the country's...
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Trustmark board appoints new CEOOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - LAKE FOREST - The board of directors of Trustmark Mutual Holding Co. has selected Kevin Slawin as president and CEO of the nationwide employee benefits provider. Slawin ...