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Dear Abby: My coworker has been filling the office drinking fountain with lead-filled water

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Dear Abby: My coworker has been filling the office drinking fountain with lead-filled water

DEAR ABBY: The floor I work on has a cluster of offices surrounding a central kitchen area. Fifteen of us share the appliances, including a hot water reservoir with a tap. The building is old and has lead pipes, so a service brings in large plastic bottles for a water cooler. Usually, whoever arrives first … Read more

Nearly half of us are burned out at work — and these five jobs are the biggest culprits

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Nearly half of us are burned out at work — and these five jobs are the biggest culprits

We need a break. Four in 10 Americans are suffering from burnout at their job, a recent survey showed — with five careers leading the pack in worker washout. Career networking site LinkedIn surveyed over 16,000 U.S. workers earlier this year to come up with the disheartening data. New research shows which careers are more burnout-prone … Read more