Archive: July 2012
Therapeutic riding instructor Kelly Chaplin's cool job
What do you do? I am a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International advanced instructor at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center [in Woodinville], and I work here as the senior instructor. This means I teach people with disabilities how...
Let's get on board with paid leave for new parents
By Rex Huppke / Chicago Tribune We are living in the Golden Age of hypocrisy. There's an obesity epidemic, and we're baking hot dogs into pizza crusts. People spend tens of thousands of dollars on off-road vehicles that will never...
Is your desk chair going to be the death of you?
By Karen Burkett / The Miami Herald When Citrix Systems redesigned its Fort Lauderdale, Fla., offices last fall, managers had a mission in mind: Kick-start creativity by getting employees to talk more and sit less. The new layout encourages workers...
Should you be able to volunteer while on company time?
Should you be able to volunteer while on company time?...
Q&A: New employee wants to suggest changes
By Marie G. McIntyre / McClatchy-Tribune News Service Q: Since joining this company a few weeks ago, I have noticed a lot of areas that need improvement. However, I'm not sure how honest I should be in sharing my views...
Good Job: Northwest Harvest's Jennifer Chew
What do you do? I am the volunteer program manager for Northwest Harvest. Together with a volunteer team in western, central and eastern Washington, we recruit and manage thousands of volunteers to serve clients at our Cherry Street Food Bank,...
When you're happily married -- to a job
Sheryl Cattell’s passion for her work is so intense she is often still at her desk at midnight. “I just go into a zone and literally have no idea of space and time,” Catell says.
No simple solutions when unemployment benefits run out
When Rick Goral was laid off from an art director position, he didn’t expect to rely on unemployment insurance benefits for long. But after months of looking for work in a field with low turnover, he realized he needed to do more than apply for openings.
How often do you work overtime?
How often do you work overtime?...
Q&A: Contractor wants ungrateful staffer's job
I have been contracting for a company for more than a year. I am reliable and hardworking. I have a co-worker in a full-time position who takes personal calls, even chatting online with a webcam. He’s loud and has a foul mouth.
Conservation director Jim Wharton's cool job
What do you do? I use education to inspire conservation of our marine environment. [At Seattle Aquarium], I work with a team of passionate, creative educators and volunteers, and together, we try to infect our audiences with a little of...
Work-life balance out of whack? Try these tips
In today’s busy world, prioritizing between your work and your personal life can be a huge challenge. But studies show that a poor work-life balance can result in unhealthy levels of stress, unhappiness and reduced productivity.
Quit whining: What to do when office griping turns chronic
Most of us do not work in a lounge chair on a white sand beach. And so we complain about work. But even if we were on that beach, we’d probably still find something to gripe about
Has an employer ever failed to pay you?
Has an employer ever failed to pay you?...
One more resume thing to think about: QR codes
By Diane Stafford / The Kansas City Star Just when you think you have your resume looking pretty good, James Alexander suggests a Botox injection. Actually, he’s just using Botox as a metaphor for an infusion of youth. How so?...
Take a stand over wrong office chair
I am over six-and-a-half feet tall, yet I have the same size desk chair as my much shorter co-workers. Every day, I have pain in my neck, back and shoulders from slumping.
Interpreter Hua (Barbara) Robinson's cool job
What do you do? I am a Chinese freelancer interpreter and translator. I do oral interpretation in person and via video and phone in consecutive and simultaneous modes, as well as written translation and proofreading between English and Chinese. The...
Interview tip: the more research, the better
By L.M. Sixel / Houston Chronicle I tend to do a lot of research before I make decisions big and small. From reserving a hotel room to choosing new investments in my 401(k), I study traveler review websites, ask friends...
Are you an introvert? Check out these career tips
Pop personality quiz: True or false? You’re the kind of person who prefers small groups. Big networking events make you feel like you’re dying inside. Small talk isn’t really your thing.
Is now a good time to change careers?
Is now a good time to change careers?...
Boss's lousy people skills leave workers in tears
I supervise three technicians in a busy medical clinic. These employees recently complained to management that I belittle them, show them no respect and occasionally cause them to leave work in tears.
Ballet dancer Carrie Imler's cool job
What do you do? I am a principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet. How does someone get a job like yours? Many years of practice! I started training when I was 5 and a half years old and have been...
In demand: Industry can't haul in enough truck drivers
A job seeker looking through classified advertisements in North Carolina is very likely to see trucking companies from as far away as Massachusetts and Nebraska calling for applicants for open positions they cannot fill.
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