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‘Leave Pity City:’ Watch This Rich CEO Lecture Employees in Disgusting Zoom Rant
No corporate gut punch knocks the wind out of employees the way raise robbing does. Like Clark Griswold receiving a subscription to the Jelly of the Month club in place of a monetary bonus in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” taking…
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17 Smart Ways to Get Through a Recession
As the U.S. economy heads toward a possible recession, it’s always a good idea to have a game plan for surviving such a downturn whether that means developing a side hustle, going back to school, or simply avoiding debt. Here…
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‘I’m Closing Down This Store’: Dollar General Worker Reaches Breaking Point as the Only Employee Who Showed Up for Work
Like that pair of pants you wore in high school that you’ve been refusing to get rid of because you know they’ll fit you again someday, the U.S. labor market is tight. You can scan the windows of local businesses in…
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Looking for a Job with Perks? 21 Companies Offering Impressive Signing Bonuses
This year has been rife with economic uncertainty and while some predict a recession is headed our way, it’s no question that there are still companies battling for the top talent. Thanh Nguyen, co-founder & CEO of OpenComp, predicted in…
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How To Avoid Lifestyle Creep After a Raise, According to Redditors
With so many cheap consumer goods at our fingertips, it’s easy to get carried away after landing a new job or scoring a raise. You start eating sushi every weekend, upgrade your wardrobe, maybe even buy a sports car, and…
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Salary vs. Hourly: Which Is Better for Employees?
Time is money, but when it comes to your paycheck, whether you get paid on a salary or hourly basis can make all the difference. We tackled the hourly vs. salary debate from a worker’s perspective, asking ourselves a simple…
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No $hit: New Study Shows Earning More Money Does Make People Happier
Are you making so much money that you’ve got all your bills set up for auto-pay, and you never even notice your balance lowering? Are you immune to the snarls…
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Think Unlimited PTO is a Pipe Dream? Not Anymore It’s Not
If the idea of unlimited paid vacation time seems like an unattainable dream, it might be time to dust off your resume. A growing number of companies offer this appealing…
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Journalism, Sociology Among the Most Useless College Majors
Ask any fine arts major if their degree helped them land a solid, well-paying job, and you might get an earful about how some college majors are worth more than…
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30 Ways Your Employer Could Be Cheating You
Ideally, an employee does a job and an employer pays them for their work. But employers frequently want more of a worker’s time for the same amount of money or…
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Is Bare Minimum Monday the New Quiet Quitting?
Forget quiet quitting. The newest work trend on social media site TikTok is called bare minimum Monday, and it’s gaining steam with Generation Z and millennials fed up with the rat…
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Major American Companies Accused of Stealing Wages from Workers
According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), between 2017 and 2020, over $3 billion was recovered for workers who experienced wage theft. Some of the largest companies in America are…
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Retired NFL Player’s Surprising Side Hustle Makes Him $5M Fast
Blake Martinez, a former NFL linebacker, decided to forgo playing football after six years and instead focus on his side hustle. That decision has turned into a full-fledged business with…
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Over-the-Top Home Office Pods for Working From Home
The dog’s barking at the delivery man for the umpteenth time, the kids are isolating and on Zoom, and your significant other is wandering through the house taking work calls…
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The Biggest CEO-Worker Pay Gaps in America
Workers at many big-name companies are fighting to unionize, which is quite unsurprising when you consider the enormous CEO-worker pay gaps at many large companies. According to the nonpartisan Economic…
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U.S. Presidents’ Net Worth, Before and After Taking Office
Some presidents, such as George W. Bush, Franklin Roosevelt, and JFK, were born into dynasty families that afforded them wealth and privilege before and after their presidencies. Others, including Andrew…
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Tesla Autopilot Workers Demand to Unionize
If Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn’t too busy fussing with Twitter, he might want to open his mail. Some 800 workers who develop software for Tesla’s autopilot technology in Buffalo,…
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32 People With Side Hustles Earning Over $100K
With inflation continuing to hit consumers’ budgets, housing prices skyrocketing, and recession fears looming, there has never been a better time to start a side hustle. Side hustles are a…
