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Five Jobs for "Internet Enthusiasts"

Are you an "internet enthusiast?" Are you one of those people who, if awake, will be online in some way? Do you get the shakes just thinking about traveling somewhere without an internet connection?Well, apparently Ca…
Stop Making Fun of My Job!

Hi, my name is Sarah and I get paid $10 an hour. I work 40 hours a week, and I love checking my bank account online to see that my paycheck has arrived via direct deposit. All in all, it seems like a pretty sweet se…
Your 401(k) Might be Coming Back...

Not all of us were lucky enough to receive 401(k) matching from our employers back when times were good. After the recession hit, hardly anyone received the matching anymore.Many, many employers put a halt to their 40…
Juggling Two Jobs at Once

In this economy, having a job is pretty sweet. So having two jobs is probably twice as sweet, right? On payday, yes, but otherwise I’m not so sure. I’ve been juggling two jobs—one nine-to-five, one freelance—since l…
How To Get Out of Being Late for Work

The Los Angeles Times recently published a fun list of ten excuses to tell your boss when you're late for work. The list: Car problems. A classic. Be prepared to name a specific problem and how you managed to eventu…
20 Best Companies to Work For

Fortune Magazine and CNNmoney.com have released their most recent list of the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For. The data focuses on US. employees and includes part-time workers in addition to full-time workers. With…
How Many Questions Should I Ask At Work?

Oops, there's one. But seriously, I just started a new job and I'm constantly finding myself with a dozen questions on the tip of my tongue. And it's not stupid stuff like "What does this button do...?" It's more li…
The Fastest Growing Salaries in the U.S.

Image Source CNN.com and Career Builder recently used data from CBSalary.com and SalaryExpert.com to compile a list of the 20 jobs with the highest salary growth rate. The data is originally from the Occupational Emplo…
Six Benefits to Unemployment

When you're looking for work, it's easy to forget that having a job isn't always all its cracked up to be. On Recessionwire, a formerly unemployed writer recently posted a list of all the things she misses about…
Two Faced: Separate Facebooks for Work and Play

Facebook has evolved from collegiate social outlet to legit business tool—or perhaps that was degenerating. Either way, most companies these days have Facebook fan pages, which inadvertently encourage employees from t…