Career Advice

If you’re thinking of leaving a comfortable job, you’re not on your own. All the major media outlets and recruitment sites are talking about the Great Resignation of 2021 and 2022. The pandemic has caused many people to look at their…

If your boss wants you to work overtime without pay, and you are a non-exempt worker (see below), you don’t have to put in extra hours without getting paid. That is one of the many provisions of the Fair Labor Standards…

Have you ever said to yourself, “My 9 to 5 job is killing me”? Is it killing your body because it’s physically demanding, torturing your soul because of negativity, or demotivating you because it’s dead-end? Do you have to quit a dead-end…

If you are dealing with malicious complaints at work or a situation where an employee making false accusations against co-worker, you first need to consider if the complaint falls under U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission laws. EEOC grievance laws cover workplace complaints that…

You sign up for a job and expect to work a certain shift and days. However, you understand that your employer might ask you to stay because of emergent business needs one day. You might even know how versatile working…

Many people have complained to family and friends, saying that “my job has destroyed my confidence”. This is a sad commentary on how some businesses create or promote a toxic work culture, while others simply turn a blind eye to…

As I was talking to my best friends one day over coffee, I began to relay to them the trials and tribulations I was experiencing with my boss. I had been dealing with headaches, loss of sleep, and stomach sickness…

While at your job, you may encounter an event or interaction that leaves you frustrated or uncomfortable. When determining how to handle difficult situations at work, you have to evaluate the best path to pursue and to consider if you might…

The excitement of starting a new job can be overshadowed when the reality is “my boss won’t train me” and you don’t quite know how to handle the dilemma. Maybe your boss is extremely busy. Maybe they have a philosophy…

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” –Phil Jackson (1945- ), Basketball Player, Coach, and Executive When a person applies for a job, they provide a resume and other evidence…