Carol Kleiman

Q. I found a new job and that Friday I gave two weeks' notice. But Monday, when I showed up for work, I was told to leave immediately. My personal...

Nationwide, employers assign middle managers a major share of the responsibility for implementing corporate policies on work/life balance. And that's an enormous task. "Employees want to feel ... good about...

Julia M. Beatty had been a receptionist at Periodontics Ltd., a busy dental practice in Chicago and Skokie, for 13 years when she decided to leave. Beatty, who has an...

Q. I've been employed by the same company for 20 years and am really questioning the direction they are taking and if I want to follow. I don't think I...

Marti Pechnyo is "sandwiched." That means she's responsible both for dependent children and elderly parents. "I'm stressed on occasion, but I don't feel lost or overburdened because my company gives...

Here are some insights into health-insurance premium reimbursements for employees who have access to other coverage: I recently asked readers if any of them had gotten paid for declining their...

Q. I'm a stay-at-home mom but would like to go back to work in a couple of years. I want to take some courses toward my degree from home so...

An agonizing problem for millions of working parents is finding affordable child care. "Affordable care is something that doesn't force the family to live in poverty--it should be no more...

Memo: To laid-off and soon to be laid-off Andersen employees From: Carol Kleiman, Tribune Jobs columnist In Re: Surviving Unemployment Being laid off is a devastating event, but there are...

Do looks actually matter to potential employers? Yes. Even though everyone likes to think we're above all that and appearances don't count, they do--especially in a job interview. According to...