DEAR ABBY: My boss, who recently separated from her husband and is getting divorced, has moved within walking distance of work. The problem is, she can’t drive, and her daughter needs to be taken to and from school. I offered to help her out with her daughter, but now she’s asking me to take her … Read more
There’s currently a lawsuit case in progress brought by an employer against a former employee who posted a negative review about the company online. Of course, those smart enough will use a bogus email account and post online at a library far from home while using an Internet guest pass, rather than risk a review … Read more
Volunteering remotely is a new trend — give back while gaining valuable skills and experiences virtually, opening up the prospect for more people to get involved and give back. Gigs might involve mentoring, helping with phone banking or helping organizations promote fund-raisers, for example. Just because it’s remote doesn’t mean it’s less valuable than an … Read more
For some freaky sweeties, the “F” in WFH is taking on a whole new meaning. Thanks to remote work, Wednesday isn’t the only “hump day.” A September 2023 report has found that one in four, or just over 25%, of work-from-home employees are having sex on the clock — and naughtily using the “fire,” “smoke,” … Read more
He didn’t mean to craft a rags-to-riches story when he left his parents’ wholesale tire business in 2017, but Queens native Jared Kugel, 36, was so sure that the world needed a search engine for tires that he even convinced an investor he met on LinkedIn to provide the seed money for his startup. “My … Read more
My husband pushed a colleague at work. He was in his face and my husband felt threatened. The guy went into the manager’s office; the police were called, and my husband was fired. The other guy regretted this and is coming to court this week to support my husband and drop the charges. The company … Read more
As the pastel banner on the almost-stale motivational cookie cake in the pantry proclaims, teamwork makes the dream work. Post pandemic, boomers, millennials and Gen Z folk alike are back in the workplace, tasked with adapting to a new kind of office etiquette. From oversharing to disquieting staring, coitus betwixt coworkers and quiet quitting, pay … Read more
Veterans are no strangers to crushing entrepreneurship. Stepping out of combat boots and into bootstrapping businesses, vets owned nearly 2 million businesses and employed more than 5 million workers in 2018, according to the US Small Business Administration. Margo Jordan exemplifies this by prioritizing a mission to boost self-esteem among children. She founded Enrichly, a … Read more
Working a full-time job, more specifically the traditional job hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., maybe too much for Gen Z to bear. “Gen Z, discovering the real world. It never gets old,” the Washington Examiner’s Kaylee McGhee White recently said on “Making Money with Charles Payne.” “And I say this as someone who is … Read more
Money is an important aspect of life, and the ability to talk about money matters could help individuals grow their personal finance knowledge. However, the hesitancy to discuss personal finance topics continues to plague certain generations. A new survey by Forbes Advisor uncovered differences and similarities across generations (Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers) when … Read more
We’re approaching the five-borough behemoth that is the New York City Marathon next Sunday, and we’ve discovered that folks who can log 26.2 miles can teach us a thing or two about juggling personal and professional goals. Ahead, training lessons that translate to the boardroom or C-suite. Daryl Holman Jr.Holman Jr., 31, who resides in … Read more
I’m a new leader at my company, and while I’ve only been in the job for three weeks, I’m already seeing what the big problems are, and how to fix them. This includes changing a lot of the talent on the team. My question is, how long should a new leader wait before making changes … Read more
These frisky 9-to-5ers are gettin’ busy at work — and they’re eagerly filling up every position. Getting along with coworkers is key to workplace harmony. But getting it on with sexy staffers at the office is typically taboo. The naughtiness of colleague coitus notwithstanding, an October 2023 survey on the Top 10 professions in which a person in a … Read more
There’s a guy on my staff who runs a betting pool each Friday for the Sunday football games, for anyone in the office who wants to join. Isn’t that illegal? As a manager, if I allow it to continue, can I get into trouble? I wonder if any readers are old enough to remember “The … Read more
Ah, the unavoidable joy of working with people who make “awful” look like an art form. While every office has that person, it doesn’t have to be as difficult to deal with them as you may think. “Navigating the modern professional workplace often means we encounter co-workers who seem to possess a unique talent for … Read more
I’m a sales leader and I have a woman on my team who is an absolute rock star at her job. She’s our biggest revenue earner and has the best customer relationships, and if we lost her it would have a huge negative impact on our company. The problem is, we are both single and … Read more
Introvert: In years gone by, the word seemed like a curse. It described a shy, socially awkward worker, cowering in a corner, hoping to be invisible. When an introvert was identified, they were encouraged to be more outgoing and extroverted. For an introvert, it was soul-crushing. Jackson Heights resident Skylar Liberty Rose, 49, knows this … Read more
The average employee spends 10 hours and 47 minutes a week drafting emails that few recipients read, according to new research. The survey of 8,000 small business employees (split evenly between Americans and Brits) asked respondents how much time they spend on emails: they draft an average of 112 emails a week, spending just over … Read more
OK, boomers — it’s time to get fluent in Gen Z. The younger generation’s head-scratching lingo is befuddling elder coworkers as it seeps into Slack channels and Team chats across the nation. Born between the years of 1997 and 2012, Zoomers have shaken up the corporate world by introducing their chronically online colloquialisms in the workplace, … Read more
Ah, to conquer the world while remaining relaxed on your couch, with only minimal effort. Could it be possible? “With stress levels and burnout rates at an all-time high, it’s not hard to see why trends like ‘lazy girl jobs,’ ‘quiet quitting’ and more are emerging post-pandemic as a response to the ‘hustle culture’ which … Read more