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• Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Juggle and Be Merry

  Juggling multiple jobs is becoming more and more common, as people seek work that will provide an additional paycheck or personal satisfaction that is lacking in Job #1. Over at Stepcase Lifehack , Thursday Bram, a writer who has done this herself, has Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Employment Trends, Life Balance, Productivity, Daily Life, Blogging, Work

• Easing Commuter Shock: The New In-Demand Perk?

  I was recently interviewed for Yahoo! Hot Jobs for a story on how the continuing upward pressure on gas prices is forcing many workers to change how they get to their jobs and to seek added benefits that offset commuting costs. In a recent survey by the Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Compensation, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Daily Life, News and Politics

• The World Beyond 9-5

  Remember when you were a kid and stayed home from school because you were sick? Remember how weird it was to watch all those daytime TV talk shows and think, “so this is how the other half lives.” Remember how it was even stranger when you accompanied Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Life Balance, Technology, Daily Life, Work

• What Happened to Sick Days?

  Actually using sick days when you’re sick seems to be a thing of the past. Anne Fisher at Fortune reports on a recent poll by ComPsych , a major provider of employee assistance programs and other outsourced human-resources services. The firm surveyed Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Productivity, Daily Life, Work

• A Solution to Painful Commutes

  On Friday, I drove from Chicago to Racine, WI to meet a new client. Because I left my house at an odd time, my trip there was cake. I put in a few good CDs and jammed along to them as I cruised effortlessly along the highway. The meeting went well, and Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 03, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Life Balance, Daily Life, Work

• Get Thee To A Doctor - Or Face the Consequences

  Fortune 500 companies across America are kicking off major wellness initiatives that aim to improve employee health and cut medical costs. These programs, which are being implemented by organizations such as Scotts Miracle-Gro , IBM , and Microsoft were Read More... Posted Monday, March 19, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Life Balance, Daily Life

• Napping at Work: A Moot Point?

  This week, the human resources field is abuzz with the news that napping at work can help prevent heart disease. The catalyst? A study just published in the Archives of Internal Medicine , which is being covered in thousands of news outlets, including Read More... Posted Saturday, February 17, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Business, Daily Life, News and Politics, Work Attachment(s): http://im.rediff.com/getahead/2005/jan/24nap.jpg

• It is ADHD or Just Life in Corporate America?

  Over at CareerHub , Andrea Kay has a great post about people seeking career assistance who claim they have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She names some workplace strategies for coping with the disorder – including executive assistants, Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Employment Trends, Business, Daily Life, Work Attachment(s): http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/large/adhd-18223.jpg

• Is Working Hazardous To Your Weight?

  CareerBuilder.com has reported the results of a recent survey, “Work and Health 2006,” which indicate that nearly half of all workers have gained weight on the job. Forty-six percent of workers report they have gained weight since starting their current Read More... Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Daily Life, Work

• Scary Workplace Personalities

  Did any of your co-workers manage to scare you more than usual this Halloween? According to staffing firm Accountemps , ghosts and goblins that traditionally make their appearance on October 31 may have office counterparts whose behaviors bedevil their Read More... Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Employment Trends, Daily Life, Workplace Humor

• Who Wouldn't Want to Work Here?

  After reading Patrick Kiger’s article in Workforce Management , I can’t help but spread the word about Best Buy's amazing new Results-Only Work Environment . ROWE, as it’s called, is a radical experiment whose aim is to redefine the very nature of work Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 7 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Daily Life Attachment(s): http://www.cmkconsulting.co.uk/images/p-unicycle-man.jpg

• To Speak to Someone in Her Living Room, Press 1

  For those of you who can't stand vegetating in an office building from 9-5 every day, the American workplace is evolving in your favor. In the last few years, telecommuting has become all the rage, and the number of workers working from home and other Read More... Posted Friday, April 14, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Life Balance, Daily Life