There has been a lot of press around the magic number of $75,000 a year when it comes to your salary impacting happiness. Once you’re making that salary, as explained by Money, “the influence …
Whether you’re bored at a meeting or just daydreaming at your desk, doodling with a pen and paper can be just the creative release your brain needs during a hectic workday. Not only that, studies …
In the “terrible things we kind of hoped weren’t true” category, it seems that employers really do tend to look past stay-at-home-moms (SAHMs) when it comes to hiring.
Kate Weisshaar, associate professor of Sociology at the …
Empathy is essential for successful leadership. Unfortunately, a new study finds that only 40 percent of leaders are empathetic.
New research from DDI, a leadership development organization, has found that empathy is one of the most important leadership …
If you want high pay and a sense of purpose, working in tech might be right for you. But it’s not all free cereal and stock options in the industry. Satisfaction varies widely from employer to employer.
March Madness is an exciting time for college basketball fans — and a potential productivity nightmare for their employers.
“Between streaming games during work hours to filling out brackets to just discussing the games with co-workers, it’s likely …
Even if you love your employer, you might not describe them as heroic. The usual definition — daring, noble, courageous — applies more often to exceptional people, not exceptional organizations.
Here at PayScale, we’re hoping to change …
Even if you don’t know your true IQ score, you probably still spend time trying to “get smarter.” But what you might not realize is that to be better at your job, you don’t need to boost your …
When you think of work-from-home jobs, do you think of low-paying gigs? If so, it’s time to realign your expectations.
The typical telecommuter earns $58,000 per year, according to research from Global Workplace Analytics. Seventy-five …
Almost 95 percent of work-from-home jobs have location requirements, according to FlexJobs, a job search site specializing in remote, part-time and contract jobs.
If that comes as a surprise, consider: even if you can perform all …
Do you get a total compensation statement from your employer?
If not, you might want to ask. Depending on your company’s level of pay transparency, these total compensation statements can tell you everything from the value of your …
The gender pay gap is worse for mothers than it is for childless women.
In the United States, where companies are not required to offer paid maternity leave, the motherhood penalty makes sense: left to juggle the …