Whose Portrait is on Your Paycheck?
By Barbara Poole
How often have you been introduced to someone, and the first question you’re asked is, “What do you do?” Probably more than a few times. It’s a fact of life: people judge others by where they work, and what they earn. In certain circles, people are judged by how many letters of the alphabet they [...]
Another Smart Member Wins a Prize
By Barbara Poole
Congratulations to member ccuhsnick, who’s just won an Amazon gift card for entering and winning our weekly drawing. Who’s next? It could be you! Register and make just one comment on any piece of content on the site and be entered into the random drawing. There are two more gift cards waiting. If you enter [...]
Escape from Corporate America
By Barbara Poole
With journalistic flair, author Pamela Skillings bares all - the good, the bad, the ugly - and the misery - endured by corporate employees across the United States. Through anecdotes and characters all too painfully real, Pam recounts the corporate life that sent her packing from her own circle of hell in corporate America. Her [...]
We Have a Winner!
By Barbara Poole
Congratulations to the first $50.00 Amazon Gift Card winner, peteybear! Thanks for being a Member, and commenting on the site! There are still 3 more Gift Cards up for grabs in our weekly drawing, along with the brand new, magnificent 8 GB iPod Touch. Come on, what are you waiting for? Register and share your comments [...]
The Corporate Rockstar
By Barbara Poole
Just what is going on in the business world? Has cyberspace given license to people all over the universe to lob insults, affronts and other atrocities over the Internet? Where are the wackiest real life headlines culled from the Web and hung out in all their glory? Meet Rodger Roeser, impresario behind the Corporate Rockstar. [...]
Participate. Learn. Win?
By Barbara Poole
One of my big goals when I started Employaid was giving people a place where they could communicate. I found that in too many companies communication isn’t encouraged but rather stifled. So I wanted to create a place where workers from every type of career could come and learn. A place that would serve as [...]
What’s The Secret of Work and Life Balance?
By Barbara Poole
“I would have enjoyed getting together, but I did not have the time.” Or, “I wish I had more time with my family, but I haven’t been able to leave work on time in months.” Are these time managment issues? Are they an example of schedules gone wild under the pressure of attempting to combine [...]
Bullied Beyond Belief
By Barbara Poole
Imagine being shot down every time you speak. How about being threatened, or stone walled? How about being verbally abused about your appearance? Sound ugly? It is. And it is happening in offices everywhere. Bullying isn’t about what is being said, although that is painful anough. Bullying’s real message is anger. As the economy worsens, bullying is becoming even [...]
Are You Out of Control for 8.5 Hours a Day?
By Barbara Poole
What kind of working world exposes workers to so much stress that a new term was coined to describe it? Who else has suffered down in the trenches of a “high stress, low control job”? Well folks, welcome to the American workplace.
According to an article from NursingCenter.com , “Women experiencing “high stress, low control” situations anywhere [...]
