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I was having dinner with friends the other day when the conversation invariably turned to Facebook. One friend said he'd all but stopped using the social networking site because he'd accepted friend requests from too many coworkers and could no longer keep track of who...
I've seen too many articles in the past six months that tout entrepreneurship as the cure-all for getting laid off. (Heck, I've probably written a few of them myself.) If you count yourself among the 25 percent of laid-off workers who are considering starting their...
Before we slide into June I thought it worth noting that May marked the one-year anniversary of this blog. And I wanted to take a quick trip down memory lane to revisit some of the ground Nine to Thrive has covered in the past year....
I know I've been writing about vacations a lot lately, but between the three-day weekend, this glorious weather, and the smell of barbecue wafting through the air it's hard to resist. So I hope you'll indulge me in one more post about getting away from...
We all know that taking time off work for a vacation can come with its own set of stressors: The 18-hour day you have to pull before you leave just to make sure all your projects are put to bed (or is that just me?)....
So you've checked your investment portfolio, spoken with a couple of financial gurus, and decided that you can no longer afford to retire this year (or this decade). That's not necessarily bad news. As the Associated Press reported Monday, a new British study found that...
Last week a moderator on an e-mail list I subscribe to challenged everyone on the list to give up Facebook, Twitter, and our third Internet addiction of choice for a week. (My third Internet addiction? Checking other authors' book rankings on Amazon. Now you know:...
File this under bittersweet silver linings: The recession has had at least one positive effect on the jobs of 77 percent of workers who are still employed, according to a survey announced this month by staffing firm Accountemps. In a national poll of U.S. adults...
It's no secret that despite laws designed to prevent it, pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is not only alive and well, but on the rise. Unfortunately, it can also be hard to prove. Make no mistake: Employers can and do legally lay off pregnant women all...
Who better to give advice on career change than someone who's been there, done that -- and that, and that, and that, and that? Over the course of 40 years, local author and greeting card designer Karen Burns has held 59 jobs and has worked...
If you're more concerned with what swine flu could mean for your bank account or job security than your health, you're not alone. For many employees, the federal directive that those with flu-like symptoms stay home from work and King County's latest directive that flu-ish...
