Gen Y: No jobs, lots of loans, grim future
The Millennials are the first generation of American workers since World War II who have cloudier prospects than the generations that preceded them.
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read moreGen Y: No job, lots of loans, grim future
The Millennials are the first generation of American workers since World War II who have cloudier prospects than the generations that preceded them.
Generation Y – United States – World War II – History – Twentieth Century
read moreIs your boss younger than you?
Do you work for a manager who is younger than you? Does this age dynamic make work life challenging or frustrating for you? Tell us, and we might feature your story on an upcoming segment on TODAY.
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read moreDisabilities act anniversary; still long way to go
Monday is the anniversary of the signing of the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act, but we have made little progress when it comes to democratizing the workplace.
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read more90 percent of soon-to-be brides plan wedding at work
Planning a wedding is so time consuming that nearly nine out of 10 women surveyed confessed to using company time to plan the big day. The survey also revealed most women believe they did more wedding planning than their partner.
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read moreBody art seen as less of a workplace barrier
Tattooing has become so common employers are increasingly forced to choose between rejecting inked employees or having a severely limited job candidate pool, experts say.
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read moreFive great pet jobs for animal lovers
Pet jobs for animal care and service workers are expected to outpace jobs in other sectors and grow by 21 percent from 2008 to 2018. If you love animals, these jobs are for you.
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read moreCouple charged with GM hybrid tech theft
Federal authorities in Detroit charged a Michigan couple Thursday with stealing information about hybrid vehicle technology from General Motors and attempting to put it to use for a Chinese car company.
read moreUPS jumps 6% on blowout quarter
Shares of UPS surged Thursday after the world’s largest delivery company reported sales and earnings that beat analysts’ expectations and raised its outlook for the rest of the year.
read moreNewark mayor: No toilet paper for city offices
In a desperate attempt to fill a $70 million budget hole, Newark’s mayor is taking a chainsaw to the town’s budget — even going so far as to cut toilet paper from the 2010 budget.
read moreHouse votes to extend jobless lifeline
About 2.8 million jobless Americans are one signature away from getting the unemployment benefits back.
read moreNew blood changes Detroit’s old ways
The news that General Motors is paying $3.5 billion for AmeriCredit, an auto finance company, is another signal that change is coming to Detroit — and quickly.
read more5 way to keep your cool in a scary market
You knew it couldn’t go on forever. And deep down, the spectacular run-up in stocks that began when the bear market bottomed in March 2009 was actually making you a little nervous. An 80% surge in just 13 months was starting to feel a lot like bubble t…
read moreExisting home sales fall 5.1%
Sales of existing homes fell 5.1% in June, an industry group said Thursday.
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