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Time for a Time Management Time Out Feb. 20, 2025
You've decided that improving your time-management skills is essential to reducing your stress, boo... Read More
In Trump's America, Humor Has One Foot in the Grave Feb. 15, 2025
"Maybe you just aren't fun anymore," a reader wrote to me recently. With all due respect to this rea... Read More
DeepSeek vs. DeepSleep Feb. 13, 2025
You've heard about DeepSeek, of course. It's the recently released low-cost Chinese-built artificial... Read More
Unplugged or Unhinged -- the Choice Is Yours Feb. 06, 2025
A job like yours? It's like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. It hurts like heck when you'... Read More
We're Living in an Episode of 'Jerry Springer' Feb. 01, 2025
I recently watched two documentary series that unpacked slices of zeitgeist from the 1990s and 2000s... Read More
It's Here: Tattletale AI Jan. 30, 2025
Does your boss know what you really think of them? Do your co-workers understand the steps you are t... Read More
A Few Questions About the Gulf of Mexico Jan. 25, 2025
Hi! What is the Gulf of Mexico? I will answer the question with more questions, an old sales trick... Read More
Title Inflation Sweeps Nation Jan. 23, 2025
I knew there would be trouble the moment I stepped into the waiting room. Any job interview can mak... Read More
Ladies, It's Time To Hand the Country Back to Men Jan. 18, 2025
You may have heard that a new president will be inaugurated on Monday. By Donald Trump's side, repor... Read More
Talk Your Way to the Top Jan. 16, 2025
Loose lips sink ships. Also, careers. That's why people at work tend to keep it on the down-low, see... Read More
Listening Better, Fighting Less and Asking More in 2025 Jan. 11, 2025
The final dinner of winter vacation is funereal, death incarnate, the dissolution of rum ball-soaked... Read More
Detach Yourself. It's Later Than You Think. Jan. 09, 2025
Now is the winter of our detachment. The fall, the spring and the summer, too. According to a rece... Read More
How To Know You're Aging Rapidly Jan. 04, 2025
One way to know you're in your 40s is that you still open BuzzFeed listicles. I'm sorry, it was beyo... Read More
Coming in 2025: Human Resources Without the Human Jan. 02, 2025
What will be the biggest career trends of 2025? The same biggest career trends of 2024, only worse.... Read More
Let's All Agree To Not 'Improve' in 2025 Dec. 28, 2024
January is rearing its perky, crunchy, healthy little head. That means we are contractually obligate... Read More
A Honey-Baked Ham for Your Honey-Baked Boss Dec. 26, 2024
I don't want to be judgy, but isn't it getting a little late for you to decide on a holiday present ... Read More
Holiday Inflatables Are Horrific, but Follow Your Bliss Dec. 21, 2024
This may come off like another Festivus gripe, just an unpopular opinion about a pointless seasonal ... Read More
Surprise! The Boss Hates the Holiday Party, Too Dec. 19, 2024
Think you're alone in dreading your company's annual holiday party? Think again. There's a person w... Read More
Will Trader Joe's Save Us? Dec. 14, 2024
Almost two years ago, I begged Joe — Trader Joe, that is — to send another of his clever... Read More
The Office Holiday Party: Get Fired Up or Get Fired Dec. 12, 2024
It's the biggest office party of the year — the annual holiday extravaganza where even the mos... Read More
