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Work-Life Balance
1 How-To: Show Your Gratitude at the Office
The Grind
2 What to Say When a Co-Worker Is Laid Off
The Grind
3 Ask Savvy: Smokers' Clique at Work
career
4 How-To: Turn Any Work Problem Into an Opportunity
Poll
5 Your Two Cents: Is It Ever Appropriate to Hug a Co-Worker?
career
6 What Is Your Biggest Work Perk?
Job
7 Ask Savvy: How Should I Critique My Co-Worker?
workplace
8 Have You Ever Left a Good Job Because of Company Culture?
Etiquette
9 Ask Savvy: Should I Tell My Co-Worker She Can't Spell?
career
10 Ask Savvy: My Co-Worker Has It in For Me!
career
11 Who's a Better Co-Worker: The Know-It-All or The Slacker?
Poll
12 No Talking Politics at Work Mentality: So Last Election?
Money
13 Ask a Savvy Bride: I'm Embarrassed to Show My Co-Workers My Wedding Dress
Poll
14 Do You Judge Your Co-Workers by How They Dress?
Poll
15 Which Ugly Betty Character Would You Want as a Co-Worker?
Poll
16 Do You Spend Time With Co-Workers Outside the Office?
career
17 Do Supervisors Have Inherent, Unspoken Privileges?
Job
18 Top 12 Platonic Work Couples on TV
Showing appreciation for co-workers should be as easy as saying, "Thanks, buddy!" But somehow, those two words can sneak through the cracks or come off as disingenuous if they are uttered too often. Office politics, nonstop schedules and confusing etiquette can make thanking your co-workers and boss nerve-racking. Use this simple guide to give gracias to your office mates and when in doubt, just Read more
This Ask a Savvy Bride is part of a Wedding Season series of advice from a savvy soon-to-be bride. Reader GirlieGossip asked for tips to silence her Bridezilla co-worker. If you have a conundrum that you need help with, share it in the Ask Savvy group. Dear Savvy, One of my co-workers is planning her wedding and she won't stop talking about it in the office. She sits in the cubicle next to mine Read more
Wedding etiquette can be tricky. If you have a conundrum like the one below, be sure to ask our Savvy Bride for help in the Ask Savvy group. Dear Savvy, I found my dream wedding dress and I'm absolutely ecstatic about it. I ended up spending much more than I anticipated, but I just had to have it — after all, you only get married once! With that said, I'm embarrassed to show my co-workers Read more
Reader Community Assistant posted a question in my SavvySugar Community group. She asks: Having interned all through college, and even post-grad, I encountered many individuals; some of which I consider my great friends. It was so rewarding working with a group of students that shared my interests and career goals. I had an amazing time and consider some of them great friends. Most of them, I Read more
Americans are pretty happy with their jobs, but their top three complaints are on-the-job stress, salary, and their company's retirement plan for employees, a recent poll by Gallup found. The study also found that the parts the workers like about their job include workplace safety conditions and co-worker relations. I'm wondering — what are you the most satisfied with in your job? What Read more
Working with colleagues every day and sharing space means we only have a certain amount of privacy at work. Whether we like it or not, co-workers will occasionally look over your shoulder to get a glimpse of your screen or paperwork. And, if the boundaries aren't built up, they might even sneak a peek in your drawers. Do you feel like your colleagues respect your privacy? Do Your Read more
Ari Gold's "hug it out" habit on Entourage isn't just for Hollywood types. Eighty percent of SavvySugar readers say it's appropriate to hug it out with a co-worker. Here's what you have to say: Sure. I would give congratulations hugs, thank you hugs (for presents), happy holiday hugs, etc. Of course, I would take those hugs, too. — GlowingMoon I hug my co workers, but I also consider my Read more
No matter what field you're in, the workplace is a tough place to navigate. Between snarky co-workers, demanding bosses, and the occasional rough performance review, your workday can feel like one insurmountable problem after another. But sometimes, all it takes is a little creative thinking to make those so-called problems work to your advantage. Read on to find out how. Read more
Dear Savvy, There's something that's driving me totally nuts. One of the supervisors in the small company where I work keeps sending mass emails with a huge spelling error. The first time it happened, I thought it was an honest mistake and the result of writing the email too quickly. When it happened again, I realized she really doesn't know how to spell this one particular word. If I were the Read more
There are a ton of factors that contribute to whether you’re happy at work: Is your job challenging enough? Are you paid well? Do you enjoy your actual daily responsibilities? But sometimes, all those factors can be overshadowed if you don’t mesh well with your co-workers. CNN Money asked readers to weigh in on experiences they’ve had with good jobs but bad co-workers, and the resulting Read more
