There are those people that read sites like mine, Employee Evolution, and Cubicle Nation, and they say to themselves, “this is a bunch of garbage”. In fact, many people might think that career development sites that seek to help people find work that they love are living in a fantasy world. After all, […]

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I’m sure that at some point in your working career whether it be long or short, you have had a disagreement with your boss or questioned their reasoning for making a certain decision. Have you ever wondered why you have such a different outlook on the way things should be done from the way […]

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It’s holiday time, and that means many companies will either make their employees very happy little drones, or they will give them a bitter taste in their mouth going into the holiday season. I’m talking about the holiday bonus. Many companies give out a holiday bonus as a token of their appreciation to […]

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Who is this Millenial Generation? If you have a facebook account, have ever posted something on YouTube, daydream about starting your own business, or you could eat cereal for all three meals, then you’re probably a part of the Millenial Generation. From what I have found from having a “real” job for the […]

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If you haven’t read it yet, check out Penelope Trunk’s article about the uses and misuses of workplace stress. She debunks the myth that people work better under stress. You may think that you do, but maybe you should ask your boss which work product he or she likes better. Do they […]

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If you’re coming straight out of college, or you’ve never had a “grown-up” job, then you may have never had to negotiate your salary or commission package. You simply just accepted what the hourly rate was, because the company had a timetable for raises and performance bonuses. But, in the “real world”, there […]

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Recently, I took a position that sent me working remotely from another city with a mixture of working on the road and working at home. Lately, there’s been a lot of working at home at all hours of the day. The transition from working in an office to working at home was hard […]

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Do you hate your job? Well, you’re probably obvious about it. So obvious that your co-workers and your boss can tell you hate it. However, most bosses are too lazy to care, because if they fire you, then he or she will have to pay you severance and find someone else to […]

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If you have never checked out the blog, Career Ramblings, go browse around the site right now. They have a thoughtful article titled, Personal Success Is a State of Mind. The title sounds a little cliche, but they make some very good points. I agree with their thesis that the only thing […]

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There is one thing and one thing only that will always help you get the promotion you want. Maybe there is another position within the company that you are looking for, but you don’t know what to do to separate you from the other competition. I have the secret to help you get […]

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