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  Ten Things Everybody Does At Work -- But Nobody Will Admit

  MotivationBest PracticesBusiness Intelligence Perspectives

  Business ManagementBusiness Process ManagementProductivityStandardsTeam WorkTime ManagementJob TrendsEmployee RetentionBusiness IntelligenceLeadership, CareerLifestyle

  Dear Liz, I manage a team of six people. We hit our goals and my boss "Arnie" is happy with my performance and my team's results. However, I have problems with my fellow managers. They say I have a "sloppy" management style and that I'm not professional. They say my leadership style creates problems for them because their employees aren't allowed to "get away" with the things I let my employees do. For instance...

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  The Moment I Realized I Was Working For An Idiot

  Business Intelligence PerspectivesBest PracticesMotivation

  Job TrendsHiringEmployee RetentionLifestyleLeadership, CareerBusiness Intelligence

  Dear Liz, I started my current job in January 2017. I'm a regional sales executive for an enterprise software firm. My original boss "Eliza" got promoted around my six-month anniversary. They hired a new manager for our department. My new manager "Philip" told us flat out at our first staff meeting that he is...

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  I Just Found Out Why My Manager Hates Me

  Leadership, CareerJob TrendsTeam Work

  Dear Liz, I work for a manufacturing firm. I've worked here for three years with no problems. I know I'm good at my job because the managers all tell me how much they depend on me. I had a great relationship with my old manager, Ben, but he left the company at the end of 2017 to...

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  I Spent 15 Years Studying Why People Hate Their Jobs. This Is the Top Reason Why

  StandardsBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesBest Practices

  MotivationJob TrendsHuman ResourcesHR ManagementEmployee RetentionLifestyleLeadership, CareerBusiness Intelligence

  Finding a career path that makes us feel satisfied and successful isn't easy. It's not something they teach us in school, which makes the journey that much more challenging. For the past 15 years, I've been devoted to studying the deep disconnect people feel between themselves and their jobs, and the findings are disturbing...

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  Here's Exactly How Much Paychecks Changed After Tax Reform For People At Every Income Level From $20,000 To $269,000 A Year

  GovernmentJob TrendsCompensation, Benefits

  IRSLifestyleLeadership, Career

  The new tax law, which changed the 2018 tax brackets, went into effect at the start of this year. By February, many Americans began to notice a bump in their take-home pay because of the law. The IRS released new guidelines in January, known as tax-withholding tables, that help employers calculate how much to take out of employees' paychecks in taxes, Business Insider's Bob Bryan reported. That amount is paid to the IRS in the employee's name. At the end of the year...

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  Severance Agreement Debacle: How One Tiny Error Almost Cost This Firm Millions

  StandardsBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesBest Practices

  Job TrendsHuman ResourcesHR ManagementHiringCompensation, BenefitsLeadership, CareerLawBusiness Intelligence

  Here's a cautionary tale about just how badly severance agreements can wind up if they're not being reviewed closely enough. An employee had been employed for 28 years when his employer was bought by another company. After the sale, the employee was laid off and was offered a separation agreement that included, among other benefits, pay for 34 weeks. The employee returned the signed agreement to the company, and that seemed to be that...

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  These 3 Words Just Cost An Employer $50K

  HiringHR ManagementHuman Resources

  Job TrendsRecord KeepingBest PracticesBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesStandardsCompensation, BenefitsFinancial strategyFinancial ReportingBusiness IntelligenceLawLeadership, CareerFinance

  A recent lawsuit taught managers what not to say as the EEOC showed, once again, that a small comment can end up costing an employer big. Diverse Lynx, an IT staffing firm in Princeton, NJ, was slapped with an age discrimination suit after rejecting a older applicant. 'Age will matter'. According to the EEOC...

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  From Cocktail Requests To Naps: The 10 Worst Job-Interview Performances

  Best PracticesJob TrendsHuman Resources

  HR ManagementHiringLifestyle

  With half of employers making their minds up about candidates within the first five minutes of the interview, both parties know how important it is to make a good first impression. Nevertheless, there are countless mistakes job candidates make in their interviews, both common and downright strange. A recent survey from CareerBuilder asked...

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  Employee Refuses To Sign Disciplinary Notice-Now What?

  StandardsBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesBest Practices

  Job TrendsHuman ResourcesHR ManagementLeadership, CareerLawBusiness Intelligence

  You've done the hard part: documented an employee's poor performance or misconduct, discussed it with the employee and his manager, and written up the proceedings. One last step and you can all move forward; he just needs to sign your report on the disciplinary action. But, wait! He's protesting the discipline and is refusing to sign. Now what...

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  Retirement Account Or Bank Account? Employees Cash Out 401(k)s In Record Numbers

  StandardsBest PracticesRecord Keeping

  Job TrendsCompensation, BenefitsIRSFinancial strategyFinancial ReportingFinanceLeadership, Career

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that today's mobile workforce is changing jobs nearly a dozen times. For 35- to 44-year-olds, a little over a third take jobs that last less than a year. It doesn't allow for a lot of time to sock away money in a 401(k) account and as a result, many workers are cashing out what little they have. It's a serious problem because too often people don't realize...