Water Cooler Wisdom

The Older You Are, the Less Stress You Have?

A friend who is in the Communications department at the American Psychological Association kindly provided me with the just-released results of their Stress in America survey, broken down by generations. As soon as I read it, I was itching to share the Read More...

Posted Friday, October 31, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments

Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Employment Trends, Life Balance, Daily Life, Work

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 | 1 Comments

Filed under: Best Practices, Employment Trends, Life Balance, Productivity, Daily Life, Blogging, Work

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It

Can you imagine a workplace with no pointless meetings, no boss hovering over your shoulder, and no punishment for arriving at 9:05AM? Two online friends of mine, Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson , have just released a new book based on their popular Results-Only Read More...

Posted Monday, June 09, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments

Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Employment Trends, Business, HR Issues, Life Balance, Productivity, Work

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

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

SHRM Says 3/4 of Employees Want Out of Their Jobs

More than 75% employees are looking for new jobs, according to the 462 employees and 367 HR professionals surveyed in the 2006 U.S. Job Retention Poll released last week by the Society for Human Resource Management and The Wall Street Journal’s CareerJournal.com Read More...

Posted Sunday, December 24, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments

Filed under: Employment Trends, Business, Job Hunting, Life Balance, Work

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Calling in Sick is a Dying Art

The Society for Human Resource Management reports that CCH Inc ., a provider of HR and employment law information and services, has released its 2006 Unscheduled Absence Survey . The rate of unscheduled absences rose to 2.5 percent in 2006, the highest Read More...

Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments

Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Business, Life Balance, Workplace Humor, News and Politics, Work

Is the American Dream on Steroids?

I'm both frightened and intrigued by a new Center for Work-Life Policy study I found via the Fast Company blog . According to the new research and the CWLP study, work for many has become the ultimate extreme sport - high level, high impact workers pushing Read More...

Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments

Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Life Balance, Work

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