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You’ll never believe it! According to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll of 1,148 workers ages 18 to 64, about 8 in 10 workers are satisfied with their jobs. That leaves 2 out of 10 who see things clearly. If you don’t know the ...

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Being miserable at work — that’s healthy. Being SAD at work — that’s sick. SAD is the sad little acronym for social anxiety disorder. Yes, it’s a thing. Or so I learned in “How to Overcome Social Anxiety,” a recent article from George ...

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A “monster of disruption.” That’s what people are calling artificial intelligence (“AI” to its friends). (And it doesn’t have many friends.) Artificial intelligence refers to the ability of computers to think like people. Considering what many people are thinking these days, it ...

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Who’s that peeking around the corner? Who’s that peeping over the cubicle wall? It could be nobody. You could be paranoid. Or it could be someone really dangerous. It could be your boss. Working for a boss who doesn’t trust you is a ...

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I’m like you: I love it when I can help a gigantic corporation save money. That’s why I’m offering Google the use of my stapler. I’ll throw in a tape dispenser, too. It will cost me a pretty penny to ...

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Just say no. That’s the message I get from Tea Angelos, the author of “Six Times You Should Say No at Work (and Exactly How to Do It),” a recent article in Fast Company. Saying no is a new concept in the ...

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 When asked how to keep a job in a bad economy, a wise man once said, “If they can’t find you, they can’t fire you.” The success strategy of that wise man, who just happens to be me, would not be ...

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