Employment - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/employment/?source=rss&aim=employment en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST I hate my boss! By Cary Tennis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/25/crazy_bosses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/25/crazy_bosses/index.html?source=rss I can't believe the things she does! Should I just quit? But I can't find another job! Don't persecute the climate change believers By Andrew Leonard Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/climate_change_is_a_religion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/climate_change_is_a_religion/index.html?source=rss A British judge rules belief in climate change deserves the same workplace protection as religion or philosophy I'm being jerked around at my agency By Cary Tennis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/02/cockblocker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/02/cockblocker/index.html?source=rss I report straight to the top, but now some hot shot has moved in Stocks fall on bad job news By Alex Koppelman Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/04/economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/04/economy/index.html?source=rss President Bush might want to hurry up on his stimulus package, as one piece of bad economic news begat another Friday. Shrinking the wage gap By Erin Renzas Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/08/wage_gap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/08/wage_gap/index.html?source=rss Lower-level female employees benefit from other women breaking through to upper management, a new study says. I get so impatient I'm going to explode! By Cary Tennis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/28/impatience/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/28/impatience/index.html?source=rss People meander, they chitchat, they drift, they ruminate ... and I contemplate mayhem Risky career move: Suing your alma mater By Andrew Leonard Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/05/monroe_college/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/05/monroe_college/index.html?source=rss Trina Thompson says Monroe College promised her a job and didn't deliver. Don't laugh: She might have a point Laid off again: Should I move with my 12-year-old? By Cary Tennis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/31/should_i_move/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/31/should_i_move/index.html?source=rss I have a job offer in the Bible Belt, but my roots are in the Northeast Jack Welch to women: Work and family don't mix By Andrew Leonard Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/14/jack_welch_and_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/14/jack_welch_and_women/index.html?source=rss The former CEO of GE says that if you want to get to the top, forget about that "work-life balance" Does the wind industry really employ more workers than coal? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/30/wind_industry_employment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/30/wind_industry_employment/index.html?source=rss Wind power is growing like gangbusters, but still only accounts for 1 percent of electricity generated in the U.S. So how do the numbers add up? At 56 I want an art history degree By Cary Tennis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/07/art_history/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/07/art_history/index.html?source=rss I hit the wall in my dead-end job, I'm sleeping on a friend's floor, but I have a dream! Oil up, jobs down By Andrew Leonard Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/03/oil_and_jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/03/oil_and_jobs/index.html?source=rss Same old song and dance: A new record for the price of oil, and more bad employment numbers for the U.S. economy I stood on principle and was harshly reprimanded By Cary Tennis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/16/workplace_conflict/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/16/workplace_conflict/index.html?source=rss I refuse to apologize for taking a stand that is in the best interests of the company. My friend suddenly died -- and I think I want his job! By Cary Tennis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/25/dead_friend_s_job/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/25/dead_friend_s_job/index.html?source=rss Is there a delicate way to tell his boss that I'm not job hunting, but I think I'd make a great replacement? The boss's incompetent son wants an employment reference! By Cary Tennis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/17/reference/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/17/reference/index.html?source=rss I got put on the spot and lied for him once, but I can't do it again. I was fired because I was the fall guy. What do I say in interviews? By Cary Tennis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/14/fired/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/14/fired/index.html?source=rss I got shafted in my last job, and I'm still angry about it. Have computer, will earn more By Andrew Leonard Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/07/wage_inequality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/07/wage_inequality/index.html?source=rss June hourly wages tick up, but long-term, inequality will only grow. Japan wants to keep women in the workforce By Rebecca Traister Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/21/japan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/21/japan/index.html?source=rss As the nation's population shrinks, new measures are being designed to keep women working. Running on empty By Ira Boudway Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/09/07/ehrenreich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/09/07/ehrenreich/index.html?source=rss 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. The Afghan effect? By James K. Galbraith Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/21/osama_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/21/osama_economy/index.html?source=rss The president can no longer blame Osama bin Laden for economic stagnation and job loss -- his war in Iraq has been abysmal for business. Get up, stand up, social network By Paul Lamb Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/20/social_networking_justice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/20/social_networking_justice/index.html?source=rss Can online networking offer a leg up to the disadvantaged? The founder of Street Tech aims to find out. From programming to delivering pizza By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/03/mcjobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/03/mcjobs/index.html?source=rss Sure, there are jobs to be found in the so-called economic recovery. You want extra cheese with that, sir? Poisoning the roots of the techno-boom By Jeff Taylor Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/14/outsourcing_foundation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/14/outsourcing_foundation/index.html?source=rss An engineer's perspective: Outsourcing jobs to India doesn't just hurt workers but also threatens the health of the entire American technology sector. The phones don't stop By Gilbert Neal Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/09/call_center_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/09/call_center_two/index.html?source=rss 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? Welcome to the machine? By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/18/automation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/18/automation/index.html?source=rss Consumers love ATMs, self-checkout machines and airport boarding-pass kiosks. But what about the workers who get automated out of existence?