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Priya Dua suffers from epilepsy, but she considers herself a hard worker who has not allowed her condition to derail her career. But her last job as an account manager for a San Diego company tested her resolve.
Divorce can be hell, but it can be even more hellish if the husband and wife work together.
Elizabeth Nill, 61, had a dream of becoming a president of a community college when she went to Harvard Business School in the late 1970s. But even though colleagues told her she didn’t have the temperament for such a job, she spent years pursuing her dream.
Checking references seems more like guerrilla warfare lately. Hiring managers want to find out everything they can about you before they offer you a job, and conventional tactics don’t seem to be enough.
One of the biggest hurdles for working couples trying to balance work and family is finding good and affordable day care. But for some reason, many mothers think arranging and paying for child care is mainly their concern.
Your employer may soon want to muscle in on your Twitter followers and Facebook friends.
When talk show host David Letterman went public last week with the revelation that he had affairs with women who worked for him, he pointedly said he hopes “to protect my job.”
Computers may be an everyday part of modern life, but millions of Americans still find them a challenge. For them, finding a new job can be especially difficult.
Workers who have employer-sponsored health insurance may be surprised to learn how much more they’ll have to dish out for health care next year.
Msnbc.com readers share their stories about government-subsidized job retraining.
The killing of a Yale student has shined a spotlight on the issue of workplace violence after police arrested a colleague at the lab where she worked and charged him with murder.
In the past year, the explosion in the number of jobless people has taxed the nation’s underfunded unemployment insurance system, sometimes resulting in delayed payments.
The number of “discouraged workers” — individuals who have given up the job search — have reached an all-time high. But putting your job search on hold will only delay success.
Even though federal dollars earmarked for sustainable industries are starting to trickle in, that doesn’t mean green jobs are plentiful.
Female managers are 137 percent more likely to experience sexual harassment than their rank-and-file counterparts, according to a new study.
Many think COBRA will be an easy choice when they head out their employer’s door, but often they experience sticker shock when they see the price tag. There are other options.
Many unemployed who think COBRA insurance is too expensive don’t know a discount exists — and some have been given bogus information about whether they’re eligible.
If you were one of the thousands to receive an e-mail recently listing available jobs with the Central Intelligence Agency, you may have thought it was just another cyber scam.
Richard Laermer, CEO of New York-based RLM PR, has noticed a disturbing trend lately. Employees who quit aren’t giving the customary two weeks’ notice, and some are even breaking noncompete agreements they signed.
Richard Laermer, CEO of New York-based RLM PR, has noticed a disturbing trend lately. Employees who quit aren’t giving the customary two weeks’ notice, and some are even breaking noncompete agreements they signed.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone tell you what to do with your career? Someone who can make job-hunting decisions for you when you are laid off or looking to switch your line of work?
There’s been a furlough frenzy in corporate America lately, and employee rights may be getting lost in the shuffle.
The blogosphere has begun to chronicle a disturbing phenomenon in offices around the country — endless stretches of uninhabited desks and cubicles where friends and colleagues used to sit.
Generation X is increasingly 'whatever' at workThey're antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement.
Teacher shortage has given way to teacher glutWhen Lilli Lackey started college, talk of a growing teacher shortage gave her confidence that a job would be waiting for her when she got out.
So you're not perfect, and you've been told so ...Whether it's a bad performance review or an unexpected scolding from the boss, negative feedback hits workers squarely in the ego.
Working with a spouse doesn't always work outDivorce can be hell, but it can be even more hellish if the husband and wife work together.
The reports out on the dummy box, which sometimes sounds like the town crier on steroids after a night of heavy drinking, are saying that the bill is 2000 pages long.
In UK, Kids as young as 9 to receive career adviceLONDON (Reuters) - Children in British primary schools as young as nine are to receive advice via internet sites such as YouTube on their future career paths under a new scheme, the government said on Monday.
Trick or beer? Some office parties may be BYOBThe U.S. economy may have begun to recover in 2009, but holiday office parties are sinking even further into the dumps.
If you aren't part elf, then this might helpIf you're hunting for holiday work, you may have better luck this year but pickings will still be slim for would-be workers hoping to snag extra Christmas cash.
Employees starting to pay for poor healthA small number of companies have linked health factors to what employees pay for benefits, but the practice is expected to grow now that some federal rules have been finalized, spelling out what's allowed by law.
Competition for jobs even tougher nowThe number of U.S. job seekers competing for each opening has reached the highest point since the recession began, according to government data released Friday.
The New Gender Gap At first blush, the history of women in the workplace seems a trajectory of success.
Survey: Fewer workers fired for faking illnessThe number of employees calling in sick to work with fake excuses is holding steady at one-third among U.S. workers but fewer are getting fired for it, according to a new survey.
Even as layoffs persist, good jobs go beggingIn a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits.
Dreams still ablaze at stuntman schoolIn this job market, people will do some crazy things.
Lack of computer skills foils many job-seekersComputers may be an everyday part of modern life, but millions of Americans still find them a challenge. For them, finding a new job can be especially difficult.
Gray hairs not the issue for older workersThere's still a perception out there that older workers may not be able to carry their weight around the workplace, but it is often more a feeling older workers get than a blatant act of discrimination. Your Career, by Eve Tahmincioglu
Maybe the boss doesn't hate you ... or doesIt could be a sideways look, an unanswered e-mail or a meeting held without you that triggers the first nagging doubt.
Readers share their retraining storiesMsnbc.com readers share their stories about government-subsidized job retraining.
Get paid to be a do-gooderWant a job making the world a better place, earning a salary at the kind of work people usually do for nothing? Even in a down economy, there's some great news.
Funeral science: One business that's still aliveIt's not an easy or particularly lucrative way to make a living, but students of mortuary science say the promise of a stable job is worth it.
For unemployed, Labor Day is hardly a holidayEvery day it's a battle. The nearly 15 million unemployed Americans won't enjoy Labor Day as a relaxing respite from work.
More big businesses hire professional tweetersMultinational corporations, such as Ford and Coca-Cola are beginning to use social media to increase positive sentiment, build customer rapport and correct misinformation.
Managers find it hard to make demandsBE CLEAR, BOSS: As a manager, you're expected to make demands of other people. So why do many find it so hard?
In your lifetime, you'll do only one more thing than sleep -- work. Does God care how you do it? Good question while looking toward Labor Day weekend. And The High Calling offers some fresh insights.
State fairs hiring, and seeing lots of applicantsA year's worth of failed job leads prepared Richard Briggs for anything, including night shifts as a Minnesota State Fair custodian.
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