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Should Teacher Salaries Be Published for All to See?

Darwin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:34:18 +0000

The other day, a friend sat down at my wife’s table at a kids’ school function and seemed a bit sad and said, “Well, now that you all know what my husband makes…that’s how my day’s going”. My wife and the others at the table actually didn’t know what her husband made (until she made [...]

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Should Americans with No Kids Be Able “Opt-Out” of School Taxes?

2011 Average Raise – Will Raises Stink Like Last Year?

Darwin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:22:32 +0000

With equities markets amazingly breaching prior highs already and unemployment slowing dropping to 9% with projections of 8% by year-end, the data is indicating we are firmly in a recovery now. But it still just doesn’t “feel” like that. The mood is somber, employees are still feeling like they’re on the verge of a pink [...]

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Best Places to Work 2011

Best Places to Work 2011

Darwin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:28:26 +0000

The Best Places to Work is out from Fortune for the year 2011 (source). Given the time of year when many college seniors are thinking about future employers and looking to land their first job, while college freshmen and sophomores are looking to finalize their major specialization (see this list of the Best College Majors [...]

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Jobless Rate Drops to 9.4% – But What’s the REAL Deal?

Darwin — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:14:06 +0000

I don’t mean to be a perpetual party-pooper here, but the headline number for unemployment looks good today – better, at 9.4%. So, why didn’t stocks rally on the news? Why aren’t people exuberantly rejoicing in the streets? The reason is the way the unemployment number is calculated. What actually helps this number is when [...]

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Companies are Hiring Overseas – So What Are You Gonna Do About It?

Darwin — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:48:49 +0000

With the typical opening line one can expect from Huffington Post, the author questions why American companies aren’t hiring: “Corporate profits are up. Stock prices are up. So why isn’t anyone hiring? Actually, many American companies are – just maybe not in your town.” They basically write the same article once a week, criticizing US [...]

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Study Tips from a Guy Who’s Been Outta College for a Decade

Darwin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:28:05 +0000

Since I finished my undergrad over a decade ago, I haven’t put my study skills to work recently. I did an MBA a few years back, but much of that program was based on projects, papers, presentations and team activities, so the past few weeks have been a blast from the past. Going with the [...]

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Yes, A College Degree is Worth It – If Your Major Isn’t Useless

Darwin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:25:53 +0000

There’s been a lot of griping in recent years that students are graduating with boatloads of debt and they can’t land a job, so they’re questioning the value of their degree. Between jobless friends, TV pundits and angry bloggers, you’d think the whole college education system was a giant scam. The confluence of a recession, [...]

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Go Interview for a New Job – Even if You Don’t Want It. Here’s Why

Darwin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:12:35 +0000

You might be very content in your current career situation. Perhaps you view your job security as relatively high, your pay is fair and you like your work environment. That’s great! You’re in a small minority of workers globally right from the start. However, that whole picture can change dramatically overnight. Aside from the obvious [...]

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Workplace Recognition Goes a Long Way. Take the Time

Darwin — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:27:47 +0000

Employees are feeling nervous and under-appreciated these days. If they’re not being laid off, they’re thinking about it. Heck, people are getting fired over 2 cent and for Fantasy Football while they see their 401K Matches disappear. Companies are cutting back and squeezing every last drop of productivity they can out of their workforce so [...]

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Should You Get Your Bonus When Quitting Your Job?

Darwin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:04:37 +0000

Here’s an interesting one. One of my friends turned in his two weeks notice early in the year right around bonus time figuring he had put in his time last year, earned a particular level of bonus, and had timed the departure and announcement right. Boy, was he in for a surprise. When the topic [...]

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