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We talk a lot about the discrimination women face in science and engineering, but a new study says there may be a bigger reason why women don't rise higher in these fields: motherhood. Right now, science and engineering departments don't know how to deal with profs, postdocs, and grad students who might also want to be moms. But there are some simple changes they could make that would help a lot. More »
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Now that the average American is expected to spend every waking moment at work and people are marrying later, intraoffice romantic mingling is becoming commonplace. But with love comes the risk of the the sweet gone sour and the ensuing management nightmare of trying to keep complaining and infighting to a minimum among jilted exes. Enter the Love Contract— a document that employees who are knocking boots are increasingly expected to sign. More »
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A new survey about top sources of stress reveals that men worry most about work, while women worry most about money and time and family and love and that weird mole and world hunger and and and and and... More »
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How badly do you want to be a telecommuter? It may seem preferable to a lengthy drive followed by sitting in a cubicle hive for hours at a time, while being forced to endure the banal conversations of those around you as you try to get things done. But just how much would you give up to get it? More »
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Anyone who travels regularly wants to believe that federal air marshals are friendly heroes who are aboard every single flight. (C'mon, it's possible). But the reality, unfortunately, is not so sunny. According to a new government report, air marshals might be fine to share a three-hour flight with, but they don't sound like they'd be too great to work with, particularly if you're a woman. More »
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Being young and fledgling in today's challenging employment market is tough for job seeking twentysomethings. But it's even tougher when those job seekers' parents can't resist the urge to further infantilize their offspring by interfering in their professional lives. Yes, "helicopter parenting" has made its way from the preschool to the prep school to the college, and now it's made its way to the workplace. Isn't every generation just awful? More »
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Any job can be a downer on a given day, but now a study has shown that when people work very long hours, their jobs can actually make them depressed—like clinically depressed, not just "my boss is annoying" depressed. That's extremely scary news, seeing as so many of us are glued to our desks, slaving away until we die in our cubicles and no one notices. It's weird that anyone would find that depressing, right? More »
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It's embarrassing. It's uncomfortable. It's devastating. It's something women my age are taught to think is in the past. But, it's not. It is very much alive in 2012.  More »
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Even if you're not, say, the President of the United States, you may well be called upon at some point to give a speech or presentation before an audience. This can be super-stressful! Luckily, we've assembled some tips to help you wow anyone and everyone. More »
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A depressing new study has found that when they solve problems in groups, women tend to do worse than their IQ would suggest. The researchers aren't sure why this is, but we have some theories. More »
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So many of us find ourselves sitting at our desks mid-afternoon, a little bit hungry for something sweet and a little bit bored. We put off eating the chocolate we keep in our drawer for a few minutes, telling ourselves we are virtuous and can resist, but then after staring mindlessly at yet another spreadsheet or annoying email from a colleague, we think "Oh, fuck it. I am just going to eat a few of these M&Ms. I'll be good starting tomorrow." Well, now science seems to have discovered a neat little trick to help you eat a little bit less of that sanity candy starting today. According to new research out of the University of Exeter, if you take a short walk, you'll eat less chocolate. More »
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We've all been there: you show up a little later than you'd planned for work, and, of course, your boss just happens to see you sneaking in, and then you have to explain yourself. Most of us are sensible enough to say something vague, like "problem with my car." And that's smart because, according to a new survey released by CareerBuilder, the most common reasons workers are late to work are traffic, lack of sleep, bad weather, and getting kids to school/daycare. So, if you're making up an excuse, stick to something in one of those four categories if you want it to be believable. What you probably don't want to do is give bizarre, extremely specific excuses like the ones hiring managers in the survey said they received. Here are the ten most ridiculous reasons for tardiness they reported getting from their workers: More »
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When your boss is a jerk to your coworkers, it stands to reason that you'll feel shitty too. But a new study shows that you might feel worse if the victim is of the same gender as you — and women react to their coworkers' mistreatment slightly differently than men do. More »
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Every week or so, a book promises to "break all the rules" and "tell it like it is," and this week is no exception. This time, the mind blowingly predictable series of yawn bombs will be dropped on the world of business networking. Specifically, the role of sexy sex mcsex and sexiness in networking. What widely accepted stereotypes will be enforced this time? Let's find out! More »
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Everyone tells you to seek out mentors in your career, but how exactly do you do that? And how do you interact with a mentor when you get one? Never fear, we have some answers for you. More »
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A mean boss can apparently screw up your life at home as well as at work — a new study shows that people with "abusive supervision" in their jobs can take it out on their partners. More »
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The generation currently entering the workforce can barely even remember the dark days before Al Gore invented the internet. These "digital natives" would — nay, will — have their phones implanted into their arms someday, and if they're forced to go more than 20 minutes without checking Facebook they may start shaking uncontrollably and begging you to "like" them. It's all terribly frightening for adults who spent their formative years playing tic-tac-toe in the dirt with a stick, but thankfully Cisco has performed a study to bridge the generational gap in the workplace. More »
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A survey of 1,000 professional women found that one in five women has never had a professional mentor, and more than half have never had a female mentor. The survey, by networking site LinkedIn, found that while having a mentor is nearly universally beneficial to professional women, women who have not ever had one say they don't because they've never found anyone suitable. More »
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Bullying is supposed to be a junior high thing, but everyone knows it doesn't always end when childhood does. Today we have some tips for dealing with bullies, mean girls, and mean guys who are long past their cafeteria days. More »
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Here's the bad news: Female professionals can do all sorts of proactive things and still lag behind men in terms of career advancement. The good news: one strategy has been shown to help — and that would be tooting your own horn. More »
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We've all been there: trapped in a seemingly neverending conversation with no obvious way out. How do you escape without hurting the other person's feelings. Never fear — whether you're at a party, on the phone, or stuck in an email chain, we have exit strategies for you. More »
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We live in troubled times. We're fighting wars everywhere, Wall Street has been occupied, people are still adding -gate to the end of scandal names even though it doesn't make any sense. And to make matters worse, we're becoming increasingly incapable of not acting like complete assfaces toward our spouses and partners after we get home from work. How in heaven's gentle name will we address this growing concern? More »
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Do you have something uncomfortable to tell someone? Like maybe she smells bad, or he needs to wash his hair more, or everyone can see her underwear when she bends over? Here's how to break the news with minimal fallout — and how to decide if you should keep silent instead. More »
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If you're looking for a good place to have a hypoglycemic attack, Walgreens isn't it. In 2008 the company fired Josefina Hernandez for eating a bag of chips when she felt an attack coming on, even though she paid for them as soon as she was able to leave her cashier's post at a San Francisco store. Hernandez had worked for the store for 18 years and had no disciplinary record, but the company said it has a zero-tolerance policy for stealing. Now the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens for discriminating against disabled people. While the company says it values its employees, it seems it values a $1.34 bag of chips slightly more. More »
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Well, the unhappiest white-collar worker, that is. A survey of such folks reports that the least happy among them is "a 42 year old, unmarried woman with a household income under $100 thousand, working in a professional position (i.e. as a doctor or a lawyer)." More »
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So you're a workaholic, but how does your daily routine compare to that of other work-obsessives around the world? Tribe HR has crunched the global numbers for how long an average person's workday is. The numbers show that Mexicans work the longest, at 10 hours (both paid and unpaid), and they also have the highest average of unpaid work at 4.2 hours. The country that works the least is Belgium, with a mere 5 hours of devoted work per day. Swoon. More »
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Like mildew, awkwardness tends to breed in enclosed spaces. Living or working in cramped quarters can create difficult situations for even the most socially adept of us. Today, we'll show you how to handle it. More »
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Unless you're able to get some reading done before you nod off on the train, there's really no up side to a long commute. Whether you're stuck in traffic or getting far to close to fellow commuters on a packed subway car, traveling to work can be tremendously draining. And while the daily trek isn't fun for men, researchers have found that it's even worse for women. More »
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It's nearly impossible for people to stay on task when placed in front of a computer with Internet access, and that may not be a bad thing. Researchers found that browsing the Web can make workers refreshed and more productive, and it's less disruptive than making personal calls, texting, or emailing. More »
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Timothy Judge, the Franklin D. Schurz Professor of Management in the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, has a new research project, "Do Nice Guys — and Gals — Really Finish Last? The Joint Effects of Sex and Agreeableness on Income." His study finds that men benefit from being "disagreeable" in the workplace. Women do not. More »
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A Sudanese-Australian man was having trouble getting a job interview. So he sent out applications under a fake, white-sounding name — and callbacks started rolling in. More »
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In a 20 minute interview with OMG!, Kris Jenner uses the word "work" thirteen times. When asked, "How do you respond to people who call you a pimp?" she answers: More »
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A new study of 3,000 college-educated women between the ages of 33 and 45 has found that almost half of them are childless. This has already been seen as a cause for worry. More »
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You know, I never tire of a male vs. female comparison piece that starts off with some slight variation on the Mars/Venus schtick. This article checked that box. More »
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According to a new study, long commutes aren't just annoying — they could also increase the risk of divorce. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5805385&view=rss&microfeed=true It's Friday, you've had a long week, and you keep nodding off at your desk. Coffee's just not getting the job done on its own, and you really don't feel like dumping vials of miniature energy drinks into your system just to get through a few hours of work. The good news is that you don't need to: Here are a few simple tricks to wake yourself up naturally, quickly, and without spending more money. [Lifehacker] More »
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Here's something kind of sinister: employers can use your public Facebook profile to evaluate your personality, and experts say it's just as accurate as common personality tests. More »
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How do you relieve stress and anxiety when you're on the job? Do some online window shopping? Hit up the vending machine for some chocolate? Take a smoke break? One Brazilian woman masturbates. Eighteen times a day. More »
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A study of 1,042 American workers has found that women feel guiltier about "boundary spanning work demands" — email or phone contact for work-related purposes — after hours. More »
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A father is suing his former law firm, alleging that they punished him for taking paternity leave. The case highlights something that's obvious but often overlooked: work-life balance is a men's issue too. More »
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