What’s the No. 1 reason people continue working for their employer? Is it the pay? The benefits? A lack of better options? …
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One More Reason to Hit the Gym: You’ll Make More Money at Work
We don’t need a study to tell us that working out is good for us. But showing us that regular exercise is linked to higher salaries is a different matter.
Why $50,000 May Be the (New) Happiness Tipping Point
A landmark 2010 Princeton University study showed that money really can buy happiness — up to a very specific point. The researchers (including Nobelist Daniel Kahneman) found that up to about $75,000, annual income closely …
What Teens Worry About: Drugs, Sex and … Future Salaries?
A bunch of new surveys about teens and money all point one direction: The kids are learning less and feeling terrible about it. Where is the adult supervision?
5 Tips to Help You Ask For a Raise
Many of us become visibly nervous before engaging in career negotiations, especially if we’re asking for a raise. So how can we make sure we don’t psych ourselves out before asking our boss for more money?
The End of the Full-Time Salaried Job
In 1997, author Dan Pink noted in an article in Fast Company magazine that there were approximately 25 million “free agents” in the U.S. A free agent, much like in sports, is a person who does not have any commitments that …
Is It a Bad Idea to Friend Co-workers on Facebook? How About Your Boss?
It’s nice to have a friendly work environment. But in some cases, work friends shouldn’t be Facebook friends. Why not? A status update published on a Tuesday night can easily turn into office gossip on Wednesday morning. Even …
How to Ask for More Money at Work
Now may not be the right time to ask for a raise. But it’s a good time to lay the groundwork.
The Best Place in the World to Work
No, seriously, the entire world. The Great Place to Work Institute (we didn’t know it existed either) just ranked the best multinational company workplaces around the globe. And the winner is …
5 Tips on Asking for a Raise
One of the best ways to increase your income is at the source: during salary negotiations either when you land a job or during a performance review.
In recent years, of course, many people have been more worried about keeping …
Are stay-at-home moms worth more?
Salary.com released its annual Mother’s Day findings on what it thinks moms ought to be paid. (Figure out your own worth on the site’s Mom Calculator.) From its release:
For 2008, Salary.com determined that the time mothers spend performing the 10 most popular “Mom job functions” would equate to an annual cash compensation of $116,805
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Are you willing to take a lower salary?
Another finding in the Jobfox survey below:
…the professions in highest demand among employers found that some median salary ranges being asked for by job seekers dipped $10,000, compared to a month ago. Median salary ranges demanded by job seekers fell for workers seeking jobs in:
Software Design/Development, with a median salary
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