Behind the reporting of a women’s career survey
I guess when you introduce the topic of gender and money, people always want to know more. I received an embargoed copy of the Pew Research Center's study Wednesday afternoon,...
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Pew: More young women value high-paying career than men
How would Don Draper feel about this? A recent Pew Research Center study has found that young women are placing more value on a high-paying career than young men. But...
Unemployment among those with disabilities climbs to 14.6%
The unemployment rate for people with disabilities averaged 14.6 percent for the first quarter of 2012, almost 74 percent higher than the 8.4 percent rate for those with no disabilities,...
Office Space: Chuck Taylor at Englewood Construction in Lemont
When it comes to building, Englewood Construction Inc.'s portfolio runs the gamut, from hotels and hamburger shops to American Girl stores. That helps explain the appearance of Chuck Taylor's office...
Plausibility of business ethics
Business ethics. Those two words might seem like an oxymoron in the wake of housing bubbles, credit crunches, robosigners and whistle-blowers. But to the 145 companies that made this year's...
I’m 6’3″ …
"Stand up straight," my mom would tell me, pulling my shoulders back. It was a phrase I heard quite often growing up. But my poor posture didn't stem from laziness....
Survey: Tech support pros are asked to fix toilets, plug in cords
Who knew Internet technology professionals wore so many hats? Those tech gurus we lean on to fix our mind-boggling computer problems are also often asked to address such requests as...
Office Space: Brad Schneider
Within moments of sitting in the first-floor office of digital consulting firm Rightpoint, it's difficult to ignore the stomping and cheering from the upstairs neighbor, the Cara Program, which helps...
Office space: Renato Zanichelli
It's an ordinary office, really. An L-shaped wooden desk. Two windows overlooking the top floor of a parking garage in the Loop. Bookshelves lined with company awards. Family photos on...
OFFICE SPACE: 50 years of service, and counting
If one thing is common among employees who have dedicated 50 or more years to one company, it's that work has become a second family. "I don't feel the difference...