Human Resources
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Apprenticeships are coming to white-collar office work
Oct 22, 2017 7:19 am - Andrew Skelnik grew up in what he calls a "strong blue-collar background" in Chicago. His father was an electrician, his uncle was a carpenter and his first job out of h...
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Survey: White men rule the business world but still feel left out at work
Oct 22, 2017 7:18 am - More than a third of Americans in a new national survey said they think the heightened focus on diversity at work has overlooked white men, according to the consultancy ...
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Essay: Working at Google seemed like a dream job. But the reality?
Oct 21, 2017 7:17 am - The banner atop the Google Careers portal caught my eye back when I was one of 3 million hungry applicants: "Do Cool Things That Matter." It speaks at once of the tech i...
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Survey: Sharp divide in how men, women view corporate efforts at gender equality
Oct 15, 2017 7:19 am - Corporate executives like to say gender diversity is one of their top priorities. They mount publicity campaigns, tout their equal pay measures, start up women's network...
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Are biased workers entitled to protections?
Oct 01, 2017 7:16 am - In the early days of this column, I responded to a reader about socializing at an office party with a "bigot" of a co-worker who subjected others to "talk of collecting ...
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5 types of jerks at work and how to cope with them
Sep 24, 2017 7:22 am - Ten years ago, the typically sober and staid management book genre welcomed an off-color title to its shelves. Despite a name unable to be printed in a family newspaper,...
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Wife wonders if spouse's job-hopping is smart
Sep 24, 2017 7:17 am - Q: My husband changed careers a few years ago to a niche retail industry. Six months after starting in an entry-level position, he was recruited to manage a startup in a...
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Yes, you can be fired for missing work during a natural disaster
Sep 17, 2017 7:15 am - Two days before Hurricane Irma was expected to hit South Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., urged residents to flee inland as though their lives depended on it. "You need...
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The new job vs. the counter-offer
Sep 17, 2017 7:15 am - Q: After close to a decade in my current job, I started applying to new jobs because my salary has remained stagnant, and I was concerned about layoffs. I have accepted ...
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How to help a daughter move beyond being fired
Sep 10, 2017 7:16 am - Q: My 20-something daughter worked for several years at a local retail chain. She was fired after knowingly and repeatedly letting a customer take advantage of her at th...