Work/Life Balance

happiness

Find Your Happy Place: How Optimism Affects the Economy

3:32 pm, October 12, 2011

It’s not just the economy that affects ours moods—it might actually work the other way around, too.

travel

The World’s Most Painful Commute: Mexico City

11:00 am, September 09, 2011

The stress levels Americans associate with our hellish commutes pale in comparison to those experienced in other parts of the world, according to an annual report ...

switching careers

The End of the 40-Hour Work Week

2:30 pm, July 05, 2011

Higher-level workers are being pressured to put in 50 hours or more a week, while lower-level employees are often asked to work nights and weekends, a new report ...

family

Dads Finding Work/Life Balance More Difficult

1:32 pm, June 16, 2011

More working fathers are struggling today than ever before with the competing desires to take care of their children and to advance their careers, according to a ...

job hunting

7 Toxic Co-Workers

7:00 am, June 07, 2011

From the office gossip to the morally questionable upward climber, MainStreet looks at the toxic co-workers who might be plotting your demise from the next cubicle ...

summer

The Summer Friday Survival Guide

7:00 am, June 03, 2011

Not everyone is lucky enough to take three-day weekends in the summer, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any ways to soften the blow of being the last one in ...

job hunting

The Workplace of the Future

11:57 am, May 17, 2011

A new report suggests that during the next five years, workers will only head into the office occasionally, as traditional workplaces give way to more collaborative ...

switching careers

10 Companies With the Best Work/Life Balance

7:00 am, May 16, 2011

Even in a tough economy, some companies provide enough flexibility, perks and guidance for their employees to thrive not just professionally but in their personal ...

 

8 Ways to Thank Your Employees

7:00 am, April 26, 2011

Wednesday is Administrative Professional Appreciation Day but if you don’t have enough cash to spring for gifts, here are some great ways to praise and encourage ...

careers

Mexico: The Hardest Working Country

12:30 pm, April 13, 2011

Americans may grumble about their 9-to-5 jobs, but it turns out that we have more leisure time than many countries, according to a new study.

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