Articles filed under Washington Post
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The surprisingly high number of Americans getting absolutely no raisesDec 02, 2018 12:16 am - One of the great puzzles of this economic expansion has been the tepid increase in wages, even as the unemployment rate has declined to 3.7 percent, its lowest point sin...
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Your next job interview may start with a textDec 02, 2018 12:12 am - If a recruiter texts you about coming in for an interview, which smiley face - if any - is OK to use in response? How long is too long when texting an answer about which...
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You know your data is at risk when you shop. How about at work?Dec 02, 2018 12:10 am - These days, data breaches that expose personal information seem to happen so often that consumers have come to expect such failures. "There is data fatigue," said Terry ...
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'Recovery-friendly' workplaces welcome those with imperfect recordsDec 02, 2018 12:09 am - After years of drug addiction and homelessness, Kenny Sawyer found himself staring at a job application at Hypertherm, a New Hampshire company that makes industrial cutt...
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Apps take the legwork out of house-huntingDec 01, 2018 6:00 am - House hunters have reached a point where they don't necessarily need to set foot inside a home to make an offer on it. Smartphone technology allows them to take virtual ...
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13 gift ideas for the tech lover on your listDec 01, 2018 12:19 am - What's a better gift than the future? These are the innovative gadgets and services we've tried and loved over the past year. Oculus: Go Virtual Reality Headset The Ocu...
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Review: Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri - which one should you pick?Dec 01, 2018 12:00 am - Sure, you could chose a smart speaker based on sound or price. The go-to gadget gift of the season is available from Amazon, Apple and Google with better acoustics, new ...
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Inside TikTok, the app for firefighters who enjoy lip-syncing to 'Baby Shark'Dec 01, 2018 12:00 am - Camille Gates' husband would stare at his phone for long stretches of time, laughing at amateur music videos on an app called TikTok. Look, he showed Gates, nurses like ...
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One start-up's new strategy for attracting top talent: Free electric scootersDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - Whether it's in-office yoga, access to arcades, travel stipends or "beer bashes" featuring Gwen Stefani, technology companies are well known for luring millennial employ...
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Southwest apologizes after gate agent allegedly mocks 5-year-old named AbcdeNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - A Texas mother is calling out a Southwest Airlines employee who she said mocked her 5-year-old daughter's name and posted a picture of the child's boarding pass on socia...