The Wall Street Journal ran an article about the new style of telecommuting. Companies can install spyware on their employees’ computers. They randomly take screen shots. They count keystrokes.
The very idea sends chills down my spine. I’ve always been the kind of worker who works in spurts. I take lots of breaks. I take detours. […]

Advertising executive Prioleau Alexander was fed up. His job was all about office politics and ungrateful clients.
So he embarked on a series of minimum wage jobs: fast food cashier, pizza delivery driver, medical tech, and more.
And he wrote a book: You Want Fries With That: A White-Collar Burnout Experiences Life at Minimum Wage.
For […]

I don’t see many movies these days, but I had to go see The Promotion, billed as a satiric comedy about the contemporary workplace.
I went with a friend who’s been out of the corporate world awhile, as well as her college-age son — a movie buff and will go see just about anything. […]

Q: My company was just sold. My whole job descriptionchanged and my workload nearly doubled with no increase incompensation. Our friendly culture is now snarly andgnarly. I used to love coming to work and now I dreadMondays. Should I quit?
A: Maybe. I say, if your mental and physicalhealth have not been compromised, hang on.
But effective […]

We forget that good events cause stress as much as negative experiences. Today’s paper had an article about promotions. Lots of executives find themselves in positions that call for a whole new way of viewing their careers. They spend more time in meetings. They supervise others instead of doing what they love to do.
The same […]