Carol Kleiman

`Vacation deficit disorder." "The stranglehold of overwork." "The incredible shrinking vacation." "Vacation starvation." That's how Joe Robinson of Santa Monica, Calif., describes what's happening to paid time off for U.S....

Marketing experts have long touted the importance of branding an individual product to establish its identity in a crowded consumer product market. Now a former advertising and marketing executive suggests...

Q. At my performance review, my boss said I deserved a raise, but he said the only way I could get one is if he fired someone else in the...

Here's an update on work/life laws, programs and options: - Family time: Everyone wants it, and most working people say they don't have enough of it. Now there's an effort...

With human resource departments pared down to the bone at many companies, it is becoming common to outsource hiring procedures--at least in the early phases of recruitment. And the result...

Q. My boss just called me to set up a meeting with me as soon as possible. She said she has "a few things" she wants to discuss. I feel...

`It's more than perfect! It can't be described! It's a huge weight off our shoulders!" No, Charles Taylor, a junior in the school of music at Northwestern University in Evanston,...

Here are insights into today's labor market and some answers for employers, employees and job seekers: Answering machine answers: If you're looking for a job, it's not enough to have...

Q. I have a co-worker who constantly does battle with the boss and is trying to line up sides against her. Though my co-worker often is right, I don't approve...

Here's a novel way to achieve balance between your job and your personal life: Eliminate the "job," with its connotations of drudgery. "It's a myth that a `job' is the...