Who will win America’s worst employer contest?
As pageants go, here's one whose contestants might want Steve Harvey to spare them the crown. The Center for Popular Democracy on Wednesday debuted the Worst Employer in America Pageant...
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Digital eye strain worse for multitaskers, survey finds
It used to be that staring at a computer screen all day was bad for your eyes. Now we interrupt that staring to look at our smartphones, smartwatches, tablets and...
Dark side of leadership: Narcissism. Meanness. Depression.
Narcissism. Meanness. Immodesty. Even depression. The personality traits that can make people intolerable to work with — and, especially, for — are sometimes what landed them in positions of power...
10 tips to jump-start your job hunt before you get lazy
Do you remember, about 365 days ago, when you raised a champagne flute and pledged to find a new job in the coming year? Well, here you are, still hunched...
Teamsters reach tentative pact with Coca-Cola, end strike
Coca-Cola workers who have been on strike for nearly a month are heading back to work after their union reached a tentative three-year contract with the company. Teamsters Local 727,...
Go behind the scenes at the Four Seasons
Flora Lacy, a housekeeper at the Four Seasons, was smoothing the duvet on a bed she had almost finished making when she caught a glimpse of the unacceptable: a tiny...
For decent pay and job growth, consider optometry, elevator repair
If 2016 is looking like a good year to start a new career, may we suggest ... optometry? The Bureau of Labor Statistics this month published its biannual Occupational Outlook...
Do you work for a living? Here are 4 job issues to watch for next year
From overtime to paid sick leave, the coming year could bring major changes on the workplace front. Here are four issues to watch: Overtime overhaul The Labor Department is poised...
Unemployment rates rise in all Illinois metro areas except Chicago
Nearly all of Illinois' metro areas saw their unemployment rates creep up in November compared to a year earlier, with the Chicago metro area alone in reporting an improvement. Year-over-year...
In prepping youth for corporate America, nonprofit highlights the power of pretend
Dawn Harris was known as the quietest of her nine siblings. So quiet you could "forget she is in the room," says her dad, Kevin Harris. But over the past...