If you change diapers, help the elderly or disabled with daily needs, or work in the service industry, you’re in one of the 3 job positions most prone to depression, according to a survey conducted by the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The report is available on the agency’s website.
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At CareerBuilder.com, a recent article (cross-posted here at CNN.com) asks you if you’re committing “Seven Deadly Workplace Sins.” They’re the same ones you’re probably familiar with - pride, gluttony, lust, etc. - but applied to the workplace and office politics. It even offers a bit of “salvation” - practical advice to “atone” for the “sin.”
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So says Penelope Trunk, aka “The Brazen Careerist” in this excellent post. I found #2 - “Stay the most focused when things look the most difficult” - to be exquisitely helpful (not to mention timely). Launching your own solo practice is hard work, there’s no question, and things can be tough going at first. For […]

As this article from CareerBuilder.com (via CNN) clearly shows, there are multiple downsides to the repetitive long hours many self-confessed workaholics put in regularly.
Rachel Weingarten, the marketing consultant profiled in the piece, seems like a poster child for the evils of workaholism. She says it’s been “over eight years” since her last vacation; she […]

Here’s a list of 20 tips that might help you keep the boss happy. I especially like these two:

Understand how you’ll be evaluated. That includes not only formal evaluation procedures but also your boss’s more informal expectations.
Project positive energy. That’s a no-brainer in my book, but I’m constantly surprised how many people think they can […]

This article from MSN Careers outlines the four worst offenders at work - The Talker, The Kiss-Up, The TMI (too much info) and The Gossip - and offers solid tips for dealing with each. What doesn’t work: ignoring it. You’ve heard the old saw: “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and […]

Or fire you, as the case may be. Wise Bread, a wonderful site whose motto is “Living Large on a Small Budget” (seems apropos for my other blog, too!) has a post everyone should read which can really open your eyes about those “little things” you’ve maybe noticed at work lately. Out of the loop? […]

Penelope Trunk, the Brazen Careerist, has a column up at Yahoo.com’s Finance site that’s worth a look. Titled “Making Yourself More Likable At Work,” it’s full of good, common sense advice that we could all stand to remind ourselves of from time to time. The most arresting part of the column comes under the heading […]

As reported by Law.com, eleven states are considering legislation that would empower employees who’ve been subjected to abusive bully bosses to sue those bosses for the damages that result. The article reports that the laws would give “victims of abuse like taunting and yelling the right to sue for damages.” The states where such laws […]

If you’ve never had a disagreement with your boss, count yourself extremely fortunate. For the rest of us, though, disagreements are commonplace in the work environment. Each party has differing points of view, of course, and different personalities (which sometimes clash). Complicating those facts of life, however, is the inescapable conflict of interest - while […]