As the school year draws to a close and fewer teens plan to spend their summers scooping ice cream, carrying golf clubs and working other hourly jobs, parenting and career counseling experts say today's young people are forgoing valuable life and workplace lessons needed to become successful and happy adults.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is injecting himself into the campaign by Disneyland resort workers demanding to get paid a "living wage."
Roberto Rodriguez works at a meat-packing company in Nebraska's capital. For years, most of his colleagues were fellow Mexicans and Central Americans. These days, the men standing by his side increasingly are Middle Easterners.
Q: After a team member left the company, I found indications that he was trash talking about me with other team members. Now I am having trouble trusting them and their loyalty to me and the team. How can I handle this?
Months after surgeons removed part of her jawbone due to cancer, Adrienne Frank was still recovering. She needed a feeding tube because she couldn't eat, had trouble speaking and was suffering a lot of pain.
Q: Despite having a stellar employment record, I am concerned about two incidents mentioned during my recent performance review. Both involved accusations which were completely unfair.
A new analysis about Uber drivers' wages finds that they take home about $9.21 an hour, or less than minimum wage in many of the biggest markets where the ride-hailing service operates.
The number of foreign-born workers in the U.S. labor force has reached 27.4 million, or 17.1 percent of the total number of workers, according to figures released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At first, Thomas Daniels thought he was being called to the warden's wing of the federal prison in Fairton, N.J., to discuss one of the educational programs he ran for fellow inmates.
When the man in the teal hoodie mentioned that he had trained as a pharmacy technician, Lachelle Hill's voice rose in excitement. "Why don't I see that on here?" the state job counselor asked, pointing at the paperwork on the table between them.
Q: One of my employees is impossible to manage. "Amy" fails to follow required procedures, refuses to collaborate with others, and consistently ignores instructions. Her behavior is so disruptive that people avoid working with her on projects.
Q: I volunteered to take on a new project and am now freaked out as I'm way over my head. What do I do to keep this from harming my reputation and career (or my company)?
