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The hidden truth behind job market numbers and how they influenced the vote

Work Life

While official data shows growth in sectors like healthcare and local government, the daily experience of rising costs and economic uncertainty tells a different story. When the bare minimum, like food and gas, are breaking the bank, buyers tend to cut costs where they can, but it’s not a sustainable fix.

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These industries might benefit most from a 4-day workweek

Work Life

The ethos has piqued interest across industries, including tech, healthcare, finance, retail, and even government, as hybrid and remote work are the norm in our economy. “The four-day work week is not conditional,” says Swift. It’s a mindset.” with successful outcomes. “The

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More companies are offering child care at work. Is it a good idea?

Work Life

“In the absence of government intervention and investment, a lot of businesses have been stepping up to make sure that their employees can access affordable child care,” says Samantha Melvin, an assistant research professor at the Erikson Institute, an independent graduate school for early childhood education.

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How can HR leaders manage challenges in the new realities of working at home?

Vantage Circle

Many have offered helpful administrative and logistics tips for working at home (e.g., We supplement tips on administrative logistics to offer guidance on how to overcome four challenges and to pay attention to three critical success factors for working at home. television, internet, food, and family matters).

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unexpected gift card, suspect meat in the cafeteria, and more

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I used to do restaurant work, and I know this goes against every food safety rule out there. This can easily cause food poisoning, salmonella, and even E. I am an analyst at a government agency. This could even kill people. What should I do? What can I do? I like the people I work with. I’m protective of them.

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Ask a Manager speed round

Ask a Manager

To save costs, they’ve started rotating between fast food places, wings, and premade sandwich boxes, none of which have vegetarian options. Would I be out of line to request some more inclusive food options, or at the least a la carte sides? They accommodate dietary restrictions well during actual meetings/company provided food.

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my manager is terrible at PowerPoint, having employees’ backs against racist clients, and more

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Possibly relevant: many such clients are severely impoverished and we’re providing services to them via government assistance, which can be hard to get again if the client is fired–this is the source of a lot of my hesitance about jumping to that option.