GOLDMAN: Working out while working up the org chart
Ever feel you’re working with a bunch of dumbbells? You don’t know the half of it. According to “The Hottest New Office is the Gym,” a recent article by Anne Marie Chaker […]
MARGENAU: When in doubt — file a claim
Regular readers of this column know that one of the messages I preach is this: “You have every right to file a claim for any kind of Social Security benefit […]
MARGENAU: Disability myths
There are so many misconceptions about the Social Security disability program. I’ve written a book called “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” It puts to rest all the crazy […]
GOLDMAN: Is quitting work too much work?
Hooray! You’ve decided to quit your job. Now all you have to do is march into your manager’s office and let them have it — the insults you’ve suffered, the unfair […]
MARGENAU: Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice
Do any of you remember the movie: “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice?” It came out in 1969 and starred Robert Culp and Natalie Wood as a trendy West […]
GOLDMAN: How to hop, skip and jump your way to success
Really, I don’t know what’s wrong with young people today. Give a 20- or 30-something a horrible job with a terrible boss and a miserable salary and a zero-point-zero chance for […]
MARGENAU: Going to the top is the wrong way
Let’s say you own a Honda Civic and you’ve got a problem with it. Maybe it leaks oil, or maybe it has trouble starting. Would you go to Honda’s headquarters […]
GOLDMAN: Want to succeed in your career? Ask a mushroom.
Let’s face it: Working in an office is unnatural. Our prehistoric ancestors didn’t spend their days in cubicles. No, Nancy and Nick Neanderthal didn’t punch in or sign in or strive […]
GOLDMAN: Getting suspicious about being ambitious?
Remember the you, you used to be? When it came to your career, you were hardworking. Dedicated. Ambitious to the max. Yes, that was then. This is now, and now, things have […]
GOLDMAN: Want to earn a lot more? Think a lot less.
Ever wonder what’s holding you back at work? It could be something you do when you’re not at work. Thinking. Thinking about how you’re falling behind in your projects. Thinking about how a […]
GOLDMAN: The officeless paper
I know. You’re afraid of AI. If you’re only mildly paranoid, you’re afraid artificial intelligence will take your job. If you’re majorly paranoid, like the rest of us, you’re afraid it will […]
GOLDMAN: It’s lonely at the bottom
It was Elvis who did it. You remember, I’m sure, the lyrics to “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” “Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare? Do you gaze at your doorstep […]
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- Construction firms add 19,000 jobs in July as sector’s unemployment level hits 3.9 percent
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