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Where Do Workers Receive the Most Vacation Days?
Ah, vacation. There never seems to be enough time away from it all, but that's not necessarily the case for workers everywhere. In some places there's no pining for days off because they are plentiful.
Want to Work Less? Try Sharing Your Job
We all know that it’s important to maintain a happy work-life balance, but sometimes that’s easier said than done. Over the past decade, more and more employees, most of them women, have turned to job sharing to strike that balance. Job sharing allows you to essentially split a job (and its title, responsibilities, and salary) with another person, meaning you both work part-time.
Are You Guilty of Sharing TMI at Work?
It's easy to get comfortable at work — logging long hours with your co-workers during company retreats and office happy hours can blur the lines between business hours and social hour. But when it comes to sharing personal anecdotes, too much can affect the way you're perceived at the office.
In some cases, sharing stories can bring you closer to your co-workers in a good way.
I'm Asking: What Do You Do Right After Work?
While our workdays all look similar — coffee run, emails, to-do items, lunch, meetings, calls, and planning — we all wind down in different ways. What is the first thing you do when you call it quits for the day?
15 Tips For a Better Work-Life Balance
Staying on top of your A-game and maintaining a healthy work-life balance can feel like an oxymoron. Most of us experience an uneven pull between our social lives and work commitments, which isn't surprising considering the current economy and fact that employees everywhere are working overtime to show they're an indispensable part of the team. Nevertheless, it's important to establish a healthy harmony between your job and personal life.
I'm Asking: Do You Go Out on Weeknights?
Planning a girls' night during the week with my closest pals is always a challenge. One is a go-getter whose assistant does all her scheduling so putting anything on her calendar involves at least six emails — and she never leaves the office before dark anyway. One is committed to picking up her stepchildren from after school care everyday at five and one has to take the ferry to the suburbs.
Complete This Sentence: If I Had the Time I Would . . .
When we spend most of our time working, talking about work, and thinking about what needs to get done tomorrow, it's easy for some of our interests to fall through the cracks. I've put learning a new language on the back burner for a while, but if I had the extra time, I'd spend it taking language classes. What would you do if you had the time?
The Best Places For US Women to Have a Career and Kids
Some places are more welcoming to women with a juggle than others. According to ForbesWoman, New York is the best place for women who have a career and kids based on an assessment of earnings, unemployment rates, cost of living, crime, access to health and day care, per pupil spending and number of parks.
In the first annual list of the Best Cities for Working Mothers, Austin ranks as number two behind NYC.
Do You Stress More Before or After a Vacation?
A vacation itself can be bliss, but the days or weeks surrounding it can be a nightmare. Between making arrangements, packing, and trying to get ahead at work before you leave, you may want to call off your vacation before it even starts. On the other hand, unpacking, dragging yourself back into work Monday morning, and catching up on what you missed when you return can be pretty anxiety-inducing as well.
How-To: Unwind After a Rough Workday
Shaking off a rough day at work isn't always easy. Let go of the workday blues when you leave the office by taking time for yourself. There are plenty of ways to detach from the day's events and none of these ideas involve retail therapy — no need to make things worse by spending money you may not have.
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