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Graying workforce: more older workers, fewer young ones

If Junior can’t get a job, blame Grandpa.

June 29, 2012 | 1 Comment

Have you ever gone over your boss’s head?

Have you ever gone over your boss’s head?...

June 28, 2012 | Post a comment

What are the laws on overtime pay?

Would you please describe the legal definition of salaried versus hourly employees? I am retired, but a friend is working for a small non-profit that will not pay overtime or give comp time, yet requires all employees be "docked" for personal time off.

June 27, 2012 | Post a comment

FBI forensics leader Kera O'Reilly's cool job

What do you do? I am a special agent in the FBI Seattle Division and serve as the senior team leader of our Evidence Response Team (ERT). The ERT gathers evidence in an expert, competent and systematic manner so that...

June 26, 2012 | Post a comment

Some companies give workers unlimited time off

Unlimited time off is a core part of what employers call results-only work environments, or ROWE -- where workers are not measured on the time they put in but on the product they turn out.

June 25, 2012 | 1 Comment

Pinterest resumes: Should you get on board?

One man’s resume making the rounds on Pinterest presents previous jobs as steps along Darwin’s theory of evolution, while another lists a woman’s work experience as “entrees” on a restaurant menu.

June 22, 2012 | Post a comment

Do you discuss your personal life at work?

Do you discuss your personal life at work?...

June 21, 2012 | Post a comment

How to prevent rocky work past from haunting you

By Marie G. McIntyre / McClatchy-Tribune News Service Q: In my previous job, I basically committed career suicide. I gossiped, backstabbed and yelled at important people. I assumed my co-workers were out to get me, even though I had no...

June 20, 2012 | Post a comment

Cyclist Tommy McCarthy's cool job

What do you do? My main job is lead trainer/cycling instructor at Flywheel Sports in South Lake Union. I am also a cycling coach for Team Survivor NW, a life coach with Seattle Life Coach, a Lululemon ambassador and a...

June 19, 2012 | Post a comment

Baby boomers: It's not too late for a career move

Think changing jobs is difficult? It can be even harder if you're a baby boomer.

June 18, 2012 | Post a comment

Thanks, Dad: Readers share fathers' work wisdom

In honor of Father’s Day, NWjobs asked readers to share what their fathers taught them about work. Here are excerpts.

June 15, 2012 | Post a comment

Are headphones at work a good idea?

Are headphones at work a good idea?...

June 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

Fake wedding ring at job interview a bad idea

Q: I was thinking about wearing a wedding ring to my next job interview in order to appear less as a loser and more as a connected adult who can maintain long-term relationships.

June 13, 2012 | Post a comment

Got 15 minutes? Be a micro-volunteer

Dianna Hamilton has five children and works as a data analyst for UnitedHealth Group, so she doesn’t have much time to volunteer. Now she doesn't need much.

June 11, 2012 | Post a comment

Let it go: Office grudges can hurt you more than co-worker

Rick was … well, to put it politely, ticked off. Someone he had worked with and trusted for years had betrayed him. And he wasn’t in the mood to forgive and forget for eight years.

June 8, 2012 | Post a comment

When do you pick out what you're going to wear to work?

When do you pick out what you wear to work?...

June 7, 2012 | Post a comment

How to escape a chatterbox manager

By Marie G. McIntyre /McClatchy-Tribune News Service Q: My manager has an annoying habit of talking nonstop about her family. She goes into great detail about her daughter’s clothes, her son’s sports activities, or her mother’s latest trip. I obviously...

June 6, 2012 | Post a comment

Microbiologist Karlyn Beer's cool job

What do you do? I'm a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington, and I work at Institute for Systems Biology, studying how microbes navigate their way through complicated and ever-changing environments. I work with a single-celled organism native to...

June 5, 2012 | 1 Comment

Not naturally charismatic? Make yourself more appealing

People known for their charisma must have been born with it -- because if charisma could be learned everyone would have it, right?

June 4, 2012 | Post a comment

Shhh! We're trying to work here

Phones ringing, copiers and printers chugging away, computer keyboards tapping all day, co-workers chatting about, well, anything — it all leads to distracting noise in the office.

June 1, 2012 | Post a comment