Your road rage can build trying to get to and from work. It’s a double edged pain. Even those of you who work from home you still have to fight through traffic to get to meetings, dropping your kids off or catching a plane. You can’t escape the car culture that we live in. We …
Editor's note: This is a guest from Lisa H. (aka RunningBear) of Getting to Zen What makes my boss so great is that he treats his employees like human beings and not like resources that are there just to help him achieve his goals. Although he is my manager, everything that I do for him feels …
I always knew that having a good relationship with my managers was important, however, I didn’t realize how important it was until four years into my career. Looking back on my working life, I could have had many more opportunities for advancement had I worked on building strong relationships with those I reported to. You …
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Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Eileen Habelow, Ph.D. of Randstad You work with them about 8 hours a day, 250 days out of the year. Depending on your line of work, you may see them more than you see friends and family. Your co-workers are an integral part of your ability to do …
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Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Eileen Habelow, Ph.D. of Randstad December is one of those contradictory months during which we use the most vacation time but feel the most stressed. Why is this? Add up the limited time in the office, the fact that everyone on vacation isn’t responding to email or voicemail …
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I’ve had some real “fire cracker explodes in your hand” kind of days. You know those days when you take a chance and it back fires in your face. The old Karl (before Work Happy Now) usually got all depressed and sulked for days on end when I had a lousy day. I now practice …
Editor's note: This is a guest post from Lisa H. (aka RunningBear) is the founder of Getting to Zen. I liked this article because negotiating can actually be fun if you have the right tools and attitude. About 3 and half years ago I was in the awkward position of having to negotiate my salary for …
Has your boss ever put an extra task on your plate because they had to disperse the work due to a round of layoffs? You shake your head because you wonder why (put co-workers name here), who loves his hourly coffee breaks, didn’t get the extra work. You can’t complain now because you don’t want …
