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Getting Layered at Work Feb. 15, 2024
When it comes to doing your job, you?re productive, responsive, cooperative, creative, caring, suppo... Read More
Looking for Motivation at Work? Join the Crowd. Feb. 01, 2024
2024 is only one month old and already the reality of your job situation has set in. It isn't prett... Read More
If You Have a Lot To Teach, You Probably Also Have a Lot To Learn Jan. 26, 2024
An intern is working with me for the spring semester. This is new for my department as the opinion e... Read More
Start the Year Wrong! Jan. 25, 2024
You have no one to blame but yourself. January is almost over and you're still driving yourself craz... Read More
What We Expect From Government Jan. 24, 2024
I have been writing this column since 1997. So this will be my 27th year of helping people better un... Read More
Overcoming the Job Loss Blues Jan. 22, 2024
Losing a job can be as traumatic as losing someone you love. In fact, studies show the loss of a job... Read More
There's Next-Level Humanity in Remote Work and I Am Here for It Jan. 19, 2024
The polar vortex struck this week and blew my whole week sideways. School was canceled for my son bu... Read More
Death to the Credentialocracy Jan. 19, 2024
The summer after junior year, my college expelled me. Six years later, I returned and graduated with... Read More
Not All Bureaucrats Work For the Government Jan. 17, 2024
Well, this week I learned that not all bureaucrats work for the government. They can be found in any... Read More
What It's Like When No One at Work Likes You Jan. 11, 2024
I like you. Let's get that straight, right at the jump. Of course, I'm a person with low expectation... Read More
Women and Social Security -- Common Misunderstandings Jan. 10, 2024
Whether you're a man or woman, Social Security rules can sometimes be confusing and hard to understa... Read More
Who I Am Determines What I Write Jan. 10, 2024
What I've been thinking about this first month of 2024 is how much who I am determines what I wr... Read More
Helping Young Men Reach Their Ambitions Jan. 05, 2024
Colleges and universities are preparing for the spring 2024 semester, and one current trend will be ... Read More
Want to Succeed in Business? Ask an FBI Agent. Jan. 04, 2024
The way your manager treats you is a crime. Might as well treat them the exact same way. Thinking ... Read More
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2024? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 03, 2024
I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it ... Read More
Social Security Update for 2024 Dec. 27, 2023
It has been my custom for most of the past 27 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
Yes, College Is Worth It Dec. 27, 2023
At first glance, the price of attending college may seem astounding. "In 2023-24," reports the Colle... Read More
Medicare and the 'Temporarily Rich' Dec. 20, 2023
Before I write today's column, there are two important and seemingly unrelated observations I must m... Read More
Putting the 'Ew!' in Annual Review Dec. 14, 2023
Of course you're worried. The end of the year is around the corner and with it lurks the dreaded an... Read More
A Great Christmas Gift Idea Dec. 13, 2023
Want a great Christmas gift idea? How about giving yourself and your friends the best book about Soc... Read More
