Why is tension building in workplaces across the US? Is it normal to feel angry at work? Why we’re feeling the way we feel and how to cope.
Culture & Diversity
5 generations, 1 new workplace
Jeni Kramer
The age demographics of the modern office are more diverse than ever before. The population of employees in the workforce is getting older because people aren’t retiring as early and are generally living longer and healthier lives. This is, of …
Unlimited PTO: A win or lose for employees?
Steph Anderson
At face value, unlimited vacation time sounds like a dream come true. No more agonizing over whether you’re sick enough to head home or if you should power through and stay at the office. No more feeling guilty about taking time off to go …
Job search manifesto: prioritize diverse companies
Steph Anderson
One 10-page document leaked to the public. An angry CEO. A new hashtag that has everyone talking. The #GoogleManifesto has ignited fresh debate on gender bias in the workplace. James Damore, the Google engineer who wrote the memo, was fired earlier this week. In …
A male colleague asserts himself at a meeting and everyone discusses his potential as a future leader within the company. A female colleague asserts herself the next week in a similar manner, however, and people consider her cold and too bossy. We all would like …
Are you aging out of the workforce?
Steph Anderson
You started your career working in construction. After 20 years, the physical demands of the job became too difficult so you transitioned to a management position at a local manufacturing plant. A decade later, the company outsourced all positions. Now …
Women in the draft take equality to new heights
Steph Anderson
Women today are encouraged to lean in, fight for equal pay and break glass ceilings. This is easier said than done, as challenges remain in many industries. One unlikely institution, however, is breaking the mold by offering equal pay and equal …
Do you remember the Friends episode where Chandler takes an internship at an ad agency? Older than the other interns, they initially mistake him for senior management by quickly offering him coffee and calling him “sir.” Although his supervisor is two years …
At no other time in U.S. history has the American workforce varied so greatly in age as it does today. In fact, it’s not unheard of for an 18-year-old to work next to someone pushing 70 — and sometimes those two …