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Laughter in the Workplace Can Boost Productivity—and Make You Seem More Competent

It's also good for your health, in more ways than one.

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A Simple Trick for Staying Focused While Working From Home

There's an easy way to separate your work life from your home life, even if they both take place in your living room.

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Attention Remote Workers: Tulsa Will Pay You $10,000 to Move There

Plus, discounted rent, a membership at a coworking space, and other perks.

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Searching for a New Gig? The Cities With the Highest Job Growth in Each State, Mapped

Time to head for Lake Charles, Louisiana?

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Companies Are Using Bonus Cash and Vacation Days to Encourage Employees Not to Smoke

Incentives help.

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Does My Employer Have to Give Me Paid Time Off to Vote?

It depends where you live.

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13 Secrets of Tombstone Engravers

Dealing with death all day isn't as depressing as you might think.

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Looking to Manage Your Time Better? Try the 'Eat That Frog' Technique

It's an analogy. We promise.

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Your Office is Infested With Germs—and In Places You Might Not Expect

You may want to wash your hands now.

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10 Secrets of User Experience Designers

They hate those pop-up tutorials in apps, too.

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Britain Is Forming a Modern Version of the 'Monuments Men'—and It's Recruiting

This is your chance to be the next George Clooney—or at least the next Lieutenant Frank Stokes.

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A Look at the Highest (And Lowest) Paying Jobs in Each State

You do not want to be a projectionist in Iowa.

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Dream Job Alert: Get Paid $25 an Hour Just to Watch Sports

Sign us up.

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Japanese Company Rents Out "Uncles" to Do Your Chores, Give Advice, Or Listen to You Vent

Each "ossan" only costs $9 an hour.

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Looking to Negotiate Your Salary After Receiving a Job Offer? Here's What You Should Say

You don't have to accept the first offer that comes your way.

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These 15 American Cities Have the Most Open Jobs Paying at Least $100,000

Not every city on the list comes with an equally high cost of living.

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The Most (and Least) Valuable College Majors, Ranked

Yes, STEM majors make more. But the most valuable field of study isn't medicine or engineering.

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You Could Get Paid $2000 to Binge-Watch 100 Hours of TV This October

Put your television-watching experience to good use.

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Forget Free Snacks: Natural Light Is the Most Sought-After Office Perk

People want windows more than they want a company gym.

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Want to Be as Productive as Possible? Try the Pomodoro Technique

It keeps you honest about how much time you actually spend working versus goofing off—but it leaves time for a little fun, too.

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The 5 Countries That Pay Teachers More Than the U.S.

America ranks sixth globally in terms of teacher salaries.

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Want Your Colleague to Answer Your Email? Don’t Use These Phrases

Not sure if you saw our last article, but ...

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Calling All Beach-Loving Bookworms: A Luxury Resort in the Maldives Is Hiring Someone to Sell Stories on the Shore

Dream job.

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Get Paid to Write Dirty Jokes for Cards Against Humanity

Put your sense of humor to work.