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Stocks fall on bad job news: President Bush might want to hurry up on his stimulus package, as one piece of bad economic news begat another Friday.; Alex Koppelman Jan 4, 2008
Shrinking the wage gap: Lower-level female employees benefit from other women breaking through to upper management, a new study says.; Erin Renzas Oct 8, 2007
My friend suddenly died -- and I think I want his job!: Is there a delicate way to tell his boss that I'm not job hunting, but I think I'd make a great replacement?; By Cary Tennis Sep 25, 2007
The boss's incompetent son wants an employment reference!: I got put on the spot and lied for him once, but I can't do it again.; By Cary Tennis May 17, 2007
I was fired because I was the fall guy. What do I say in interviews?: I got shafted in my last job, and I'm still angry about it.; By Cary Tennis May 14, 2007
Have computer, will earn more: June hourly wages tick up, but long-term, inequality will only grow.; Andrew Leonard Jul 7, 2006
Japan wants to keep women in the workforce: As the nation's population shrinks, new measures are being designed to keep women working.; Rebecca Traister Nov 21, 2005
Running on empty: Barbara Ehrenreich set out to write a "Nickel and Dimed" for the white-collar worker -- but everything fell apart when she couldn't nab a corporate job.; By Ira Boudway Sep 7, 2005
The Afghan effect?: The president can no longer blame Osama bin Laden for economic stagnation and job loss -- his war in Iraq has been abysmal for business.; By James K. Galbraith Sep 21, 2004
Get up, stand up, social network: Can online networking offer a leg up to the disadvantaged? The founder of Street Tech aims to find out.; By Paul Lamb Jul 20, 2004
From programming to delivering pizza: Sure, there are jobs to be found in the so-called economic recovery. You want extra cheese with that, sir?; By Katharine Mieszkowski Feb 3, 2004
Poisoning the roots of the techno-boom: An engineer's perspective: Outsourcing jobs to India doesn't just hurt workers but also threatens the health of the entire American technology sector.; By Jeff Taylor Jan 14, 2004
The phones don't stop: I can barely bring myself to do my job, the reprimands are getting serious, my co-workers are getting fired. How did I get here? More important, how do I get out?; By Gilbert Neal Jan 9, 2004
Welcome to the machine?: Consumers love ATMs, self-checkout machines and airport boarding-pass kiosks. But what about the workers who get automated out of existence?; By Farhad Manjoo Sep 18, 2003
Take this tech job and shove it: Sure, there are plenty of opportunities out there -- if you have 10 years of experience and are willing to work for free.; By Farhad Manjoo Mar 13, 2003
The revolt of the wage slave: It's better to take out your own trash than to spend a life working for the Man, says former Al Gore speechwriter Daniel Pink.; By Katharine Mieszkowski May 31, 2001
Den of thieves: Greedy CEOs like Bank of America's Hugh McColl are squeezing the shareholders for gigantic salaries, no matter how the company is doing.; By Merrill Goozner Mar 23, 2000
Don't ask, don't sell: My parents' experience as network marketers soured me for the new wave of home parties.; By Kerry Ose Mar 2, 2000
"Tech guru": What Americans wanna be when they grow up: Survey finds that people respect the nerdly calling but don't want to slog through the math.; By Janelle Brown Oct 1, 1999
Vocational fiction 101: Writing the perfect resume takes more than extensive experience, it takes a perverse imagination.; By Carol Lloyd Sep 16, 1998
No interns need apply: The high price of slave labor.: By Susie Bright Feb 13, 1998

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