Archive: June 2008
How bringing baby to work works
Last month I wrote post about employers that allow babies in the workplace. The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce is one such organization. The Chamber's babies-in-the-workplace policy dates back to the nineties, says Vice President of People Programs Evelyn Lemoine....
Take the day off... from email
There was a great piece on NPR Friday morning about how U.S. Cellular, a company based in Chicago, has instituted email-free Fridays. According to one veep at the company, the staff loves it--even those who initially balked or said it...
News flash: Working overtime can make you anxious and depressed
Been burning the midnight oil lately? Then you may be at risk for anxiety or depression. So says a Norwegian study published in the current issue of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (though based on my own quasi-scientific experimentation...
What it's really like to work for your dream employer (and what the job pays)
Want to know what workers at Amazon, Getty Images, Google, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Real Networks, and a host of other heavy hitters in the region have to say about their employers? A brand spanking new website - Glassdoor.com - makes that...
Dads need flexibility too
In today's P-I, reporter Paul Nyhan (aka Working Dad) writes about how despite sharing the parenting load, modern dads can have a hard time finding flexible options in the workplace. As Nyhan reports, there's still a stigma attached to a...
Honey, they shrunk my maternity leave!
Father's Day is approaching fast, which means the media is going hog wild with stories on parental leave. But to keep things simple, today let's talk about moms taking time off when the baby comes; I'll get to dads tomorrow....
What employees want
In my first post on this blog, I mused about what motivates us to do the work we do. Conveniently, employment agency Randstad USA just released its annual World of Work study, which analyzes what drives employee satisfaction. The number...
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