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Are You Challenged Enough at Work?
Although some of us may dream of getting paid to do nothing all day, being challenged at work is actually crucial to job satisfaction. If we’re not challenged enough, we feel bored, restless, and unproductive. If our tasks are too challenging, we feel overwhelmed and stressed.
Would You Rather Be a Talk Show Host or a Politician?
It's hard to pass judgment on a career you haven't had, but forget education, relevant experience, and interview contacts for a second. Which career do you think is cooler?
Would You Rather Be a Talk Show Host or a Politician?
Your Two Cents: Are You a Fan of All-Inclusive Resorts?
Couples Retreat opens this weekend, and though the plot looks silly, I can't help but be romanticized by the deep blue water and tropical resort featured in the trailer. Piña coladas? Palm trees?
Your Two Cents: Do You Invite Co-Workers to Your Parties?
Including co-workers and your boss in your wedding day can be a sensitive subject. Inviting friends you've made at work who also serve as friends outside of the workplace seems like the right choice, but it can still be dicey and cause hurt feelings. On this week's The Office, the entire branch road trips to Niagara Falls to attend Pam and Jim's nuptials.
Would You Rather Be a Natural Food Chef or a Trainer?
It's hard to pass judgment on a career you haven't had, but forget education, relevant experience, and interview contacts for a second. Which career do you think is cooler?
Would You Rather Be a Natural Food Chef or a Trainer?
Would You Rent an $1,850 Apartment With No Bathroom Sink?
The next time you're kvetching about your apartment's shortcomings, consider 27-year-old Atossa Movahedi's one-bedroom Chelsea apartment. The New York Times tells the story of Atossa's search for something within her price range that wasn't a studio and located in one of her preferred neighborhoods. After living with roommates in various Manhattan neighborhoods, she was determined to find a place to call her own for about $1,600 a month.
Your Two Cents: Which Bad Office Behavior Is Worse?
Your Two Cents: Which Bad Office Behavior Is Worse?
Not washing hands before returning to work.
Conducting business over the phone while on the toilet.
Do You Rinse Dishes Before Loading the Dishwasher?
It's second nature for me to rinse a dirty dish before placing it in my dishwasher; it's what I was taught to do growing up, and the habit always made sense until I came across a tip from Consumer Reports.
The value focused publication suggests that if saving money and water are household goals, we should do the opposite and resist rinsing. CR estimates that just 10 percent of Americans have stopped prerinsing their dishes.
Your Two Cents: Are You Paid a Fair Salary?
A friend of mine admits that she's overpaid. I appreciate her honesty, but there's a little feeling in my gut whenever the subject comes up — a nip of envy, if you will. My pal with the inflated paycheck is in the minority of women who admit they make more than they deserve, according to a recent survey of 4,000 women conducted by Woman's Day and AOL Living.
Your Two Cents: Is There a Cupcake Bubble?
Here at Sugar HQ we're crazy about Kara's Cupcakes, but it seems everyone has their preferred cupcake supplier. From Sprinkles, Crumbs, and Magnolia to the smaller businesses that bake up delicious minicakes with fluffy icing, stores that profit from a cupcake craze have popped up like frozen yogurt shops over the past few years.
Their appearance has become so noticeable that one economic writer wonders if cupcakeries are the bulk of a bubble that's waiting to pop; he questions the durability of the boom, the relative expense of cupcakes, and fears it's a reactionary trend without staying power.
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