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What Is the Value of a Company Car?

Q: My company recently decided to eliminate company cars as a perk for any employee. Since they have always maintained that the benefit was “part of …

Should I Stay or Should I Go? 7 Arguments For and Against Leaving Your Job

Over the last two years you’ve heard it: “Consider yourself lucky to have a job.” Whether coming from the manager sugar-coating furloughs and four-day work weeks, or …

Understanding Raises and Promotions

Get yourself into the habit of recognizing when you have been doing a good job for an extended period. This is the classic signal that …

Self-Employment: Is it Worth It?

Pay Yourself Right When Being Your Own Boss The dream of working independently is a reality for almost 10 million people in the United States, …

The 10 Best Work Movies of All Time

They Didn’t All Win Oscars, But These Work-Related Movies Hold a Special Place in Our Hearts And the Oscar Goes to… The nominees for this …

What’s Your Personality Style?

Find Out Why You Get Along with Certain People at Work Have you ever wondered why it is that you seem to get along with …

What to Do When Your Less Qualified Coworker Makes More Money Than You

Don’t Freak Out After Discovering a Coworker Brings Home a Bigger Paycheck Maintain the Proper Perspective For the most part, you and your colleagues get …

What Expenses Should My Employer Pay If I Work From Home?

Q: I have started a new job under the assumption that I would be working out of my employer’s home-based office for about four months. Now …

5 Reasons to Let Employees Work from Home

Telecommuting Can Increase Employee Satisfaction and Productivity Research conducted by Pennsylvania State University suggests myriad benefits of working from home. Telecommuting can reduce business expenses …

Will My company Take Back My Unvested Options If I Get Laid Off?

Q: I was awarded 25,000 options at my last job. Recently, the company laid off 100 employees, including me. I was not vested at this …