Employees will always take more money if you offer it. But pay alone isn’t necessarily all it takes to attract and keep good employees. In a survey of employed workers and employers, Forbes Advisor found that 40% of employers say workers leave their job to find a role that offers better employee benefits. The survey also found … Read more
Students are increasingly leaving school — not with a degree, but with a mental health crisis. A new Gallup survey has reported that 41% of students who are currently enrolled in a postsecondary program have considered stopping their education in the past six months. The number has gone up significantly from the first year of … Read more
Sharing isn’t always caring. A third of Americans don’t think the bill should be split evenly if the meals didn’t cost the same amount, new research has found. A February survey of 2,000 US adults explored things people struggle with sharing and found that even with family members, just 26% are OK with sharing personal … Read more
A new study led by the American Heart Association has linked vaping nicotine and THC — the psychoactive component in marijuana — to depression and anxiety symptoms in teens and young adults. “Younger people have long been vulnerable to tobacco use, may experience greater harm from nicotine and other drugs, and may be targeted by … Read more
More people are passing on puff-puff. A majority of Americans support a ban on all tobacco products, according to a new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The poll, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Preventing Chronic Disease on Thursday, asked people if they would support policies for a ban on … Read more
Better safe than sorry. Around one in five people run background checks on their online dates before meeting them, a new survey says — but who has time for all that rigmarole? Some 38% of respondents say they simply “stalk” their first dates online instead. The survey of 1,000 singles, conducted in December by the Thriving … Read more
The typical American admits they’d need an extra four hours in the day to finish their to-do list. A poll of 2,000 adults in December revealed that 60% don’t believe there are enough hours in the day to get everything done. If given extra time, respondents’ priorities would shift. One in five would focus on … Read more
Thinking of hosting friends and family overnight this holiday season? Think twice before inviting out-of-towners to stay with you. A survey of 2,000 Americans (split evenly by generation) found that hosting friends and family during the holidays can lead to losing two and a half hours of sleep per day when preparing to have others … Read more
Physically at work, mentally unwell. Nearly half of Americans claim their jobs “negatively effect” their mental health, new data shows. The Gallup survey asked nearly 16,000 working Americans about their mental health as it’s associated with their jobs. Four out of ten participants expressed negative effects on their mental health due to to work. When … Read more