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A Bad Commute Impacts How You Perceive Your Job

Americans spend 29.6 billion hours a year commuting.

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Open Offices Are Bad for Productivity, Study Finds

But executives don't see the problem.

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Try This Spin on Brainstorming for the Best Results

Studies show that writing down ideas works better than saying them aloud to a group.

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5 Tips for Staying Productive After a Breakup

Practice these five habits to stay on task at work, even if your mind is somewhere else.

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After-Hours Work Emails Are Bad for Our Emotional Health, Study Says

After-hours work emails can cause emotional exhaustion and burnout.

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How to Turn an Above-Average Performance Review Into a Raise

Most performance reviews are positive, but they don't always lead to more pay.

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Why This Social Media Startup Made All of its Salaries Public

A social media company called Buffer is trying to encourage transparency by making all its employees' salaries public.

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Study: Millennials Obsess About Work More Than Older Generations

And it's stressing them out.

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The Top 35 Companies for Working Remotely Part-Time

Looking to work from home? Here's a good place to start.

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Buckingham Palace Is Hiring a Live-In Dishwasher

No prior experience is required.

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The Easy Way To Become a Better Schmoozer

Just focus on the qualities you share with your future pal.

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8 Helpful Tricks To Be a Better Public Speaker

We’ve all heard the basic public speaking advice to speak slowly, take deep breaths, and make eye contact with members of the audience. But what else can you do to become a better public speaker?

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New Zealand Town Recruiting New Residents With Land and Home Deals

Currently, the town doesn't have enough residents to fill its more than 1000 open jobs.

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The Best Cities in America to Spend Your Retirement

From weather to culture to cost of living, these are the places to be.

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Why Are Weekends Two Days Long?

You can thank hangovers.

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6 Tips for Getting Through a Hard Conversation

Take deep breaths.

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Study Shows That Working Long Hours Increases Health Risks for Women

Data collected over a 32-year span has revealed some alarming consequences of working more than 60 hours a week.

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6 Tips for Quitting Your Job—Without Burning Any Bridges

Take a minute before bursting into your boss's office.

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How to Decide if You Should Work for Free

Is there ever a right time to work for free? Experts say maybe.

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Large Norwegian Study Links Workaholism to Other Conditions

There’s no doubt that work addiction is destructive, but there's more to it than pathology.

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What Would You Sacrifice for a Better Work-Life Balance?

Would you rather live without your phone for a year of have your HR director move in with you?

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Leaving Work at Work Is Now a Legal Right in France

The new law protects an employee's "right to disconnect."

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Women Paid Less Than Men in Nearly All Major U.S. Occupations

Find out just how much less.

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Survey Shows Class of 2016 Feels Prepared to Enter the Workforce

The transition from student to employee is not always easy, but the class of 2016 feels more prepared than classes that came before.