Category: Your Job
4 Reasons to Stop Banning Social Media at Work
There is no denying that the typical office environment has changed over the last decade, with the majority of employees now sitting in front of a computer screen for long periods of time. The once-seen boundary between work and life has become blurred, predominantly due to social media becoming increasinglyRead More
Bad Bosses: They Cause More Than Just Headaches
Regardless if you work in a local chicken shack or a Fortune 500 company, a bad boss can ruin the entire experience for you single-handedly. It doesn’t matter if you enjoy the work or not, a bad boss will seemingly go out of their way to undermine you at everyRead More
Want to Seem Smart? Don’t Try
Have you ever tried throwing in a few big words during a job interview or meeting in the hopes that it would make you seem smarter? If you were lucky, your imaginative use of synonyms got you the job or earned you the respect of your coworkers. But it’s moreRead More
Considering a Career Change? Avoid These 7 Mistakes
They say the grass is not always greener on the other side, and in many cases, this may be true. Similarly, we may think our current career as a bunch of baloney and another career (which we have long been daydreaming about) as something that is just what we need.Read More
Stop These 10 Habits & Be Happy at Work
No matter how detailed my to-do list is or how diligently I try to stick to it, I always find myself overwhelmed at 2 p.m., making a mad dash to get things done. This end-of-the-day crunch time leaves me exhausted and dreading what the next morning holds. So how doesRead More
9 Tips to Do More Every Day
Time is an illusion. Time is the fourth dimension. Time waits for no man. These little philosophical quips may give us pause for thought, but in a hectic and demanding office environment, the only thought about time is, “Where did it go?” All of a sudden, the day is over,Read More
8 Tips for Effective Meetings
Most people I know hate having meetings. Correction: They hate having unproductive meetings which have a single outcome of wasting everyone’s time. However, done correctly, an effective meeting can get a lot done in a short space of time. A meeting should have an agenda and a plan at theRead More
5 Steps to Creating More Time
Good Morning! You plop down at your desk and boot up your computer. Congratulations, you have 100 new emails. Your boss stops by, “Hey! Can you meet with a new vendor at 2:30? Thanks.” Ring, Ring. “Hello. Development is questioning the need for 3 new interfaces. Can you meet withRead More