From Quiet Quitting to Career Cushioning! How’d We Get Here?
Have you ever heard of 'career cushioning'? It seems to be the latest in a trend of goofy names for silly concepts in the workplace.
Have you ever heard of 'career cushioning'? It seems to be the latest in a trend of goofy names for silly concepts in the workplace.
A recent social media post criticized managers who commit something called 'performance punishment' for penalizing the wrong workers.
Workers are continuing to fight for a national $15 minimum wage, but a new book suggests even that won't be enough. What will?
Are all bosses terrible? If you spend a little time on LinkedIn these days, a crop of 'anti-manager' posts might convince you they are.
A relatively new concept dubbed 'quiet quitting' is gaining popularity among workers. But it's not really about employees leaving their job.
When you seriously consider a job change, is it more likely because of circumstances or do you start listening to an internal clock?
It's no secret that burnout is a growing problem. Experts can't seem to agree on how many stages of burnout there actually are.
I received an interesting comment to an earlier post about self-checkouts and human workers that I thought would be worth discussing.
A California school district recently decided it would eliminate the term 'chief' from its district job titles over concerns about the word.
We see more disturbing patterns when it comes to the workforce since the Great Resignation. One new issue is the salary requirement.
Reports suggest a growing number of businesses are abandoning the traditional Monday-through-Friday schedule for a four-day workweek.
We hear more and more these days about 'burnout' and workers who claim they're at that point. It's easy — too easy — to dismiss those claims.
While browsing online the other day, I found an article on burnout and one line in particular really shocked me.
A CEO apologized to current employees for Zoom call layoffs that reduced his company's workforce by about 15% just before Christmas.
Restaurant owners say the so-called Great Resignation is hitting their industry hard as workers willing to show up become harder to find.
What would you change if you knew that your boss sees your blog and every new post you publish? I hope you already assume it happens.
Patrick is a longtime television producer and digital journalist.
 
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