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The 40 most cringeworthy phrases you're probably using in the office

Gene Marks The Washington Post
May 06, 2018 1:10 am - Do you tell your employees to "give it 110 percent?" Please ... don't. That phrase, according to a survey by OnePoll of 2,000 American workers on behalf of communication...
Corporate boards are still mostly white, mostly male - and getting even older

By Jena McGregor
Apr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Corporate America's boardrooms have long been criticized for being too old, too white and too male. But while the race and gender makeup of corporate boards have come un...
Looking for a bigger salary? These are the companies with the highest median pay

By Jena McGregor
Apr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Most of the attention that's been paid to new rules requiring companies to publish a comparison between CEO and worker pay has focused on one number: The pay ratio. Head...
Want to work for Ikea? Your interview could be conducted by Russian robot.

Peter Holley The Washington Post
Apr 28, 2018 1:06 am - A Russian startup has created a new way to help companies connect with jobseekers and interview them. Her name is Vera, and she's able to interview as many as 1,500 job ...
Should this manager step in to quell gossip?

By Karla L. Miller
Apr 15, 2018 1:00 am - Q: A colleague at my private-sector employer recently let a contractor go for poor work. I was not surprised, nor were most other members of my team. One of my direct re...
Should workers the legal right to ignore after-hours email?

By Jena McGregor
Apr 08, 2018 1:00 am - On the first day of 2017, a new law went into effect in France giving workers the legal right to avoid responding to work email or text messages on days off or at all ho...
He's not a colleague; he's an emotional vampire

By Karla L. Miller
Apr 08, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I started a new job in the past year, working in the branch office of a medium-size business. We stay connected with the main office through an instant-messaging serv...
Morning sickness for a man, fake eyelashes stuck together: The craziest late-to-work excuses

Gene Marks The Washington Post
Apr 01, 2018 1:00 am - "Better late than never?" I'm not so sure. But, of course, we all have those situations when we just can't get to work on time, right? In fact, a new survey by human res...
Prank calls at work aren't just a joke

By Karla L. Miller
Apr 01, 2018 1:00 am - Q: One of our colleagues is known for hiring internet services to make prank calls to others in our department. Apparently, she tells some colleagues when she's chosen h...
When an at-work love triangle starts a company war, stay out of it

By Karla L. Miller
Mar 25, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I work in a large company, under a manager who has had a long-standing affair with the company owner. The owner's spouse also works for the company. The owner is divo...

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