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25 Best Jobs for Work-Life Balance

Want a job with great work/life balance? Go for a career in digital marketing, recruiting, technology or engineering. Wait, technology and engineering? Aren’t they some […]

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Amazon Issues Scathing Response to New York Times Exposé

Remember that New York Times story about Amazon‘s “bruising” and “harsh” corporate culture? You know, the one detailing how the cut-throat environment makes grown men cry at their desks? Well, […]

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These Philly Companies Offer Unlimited Paid Vacation

It sounds like a dream come true — unlimited vacation from work. While most workplaces in Philadelphia have traditional paid-time-off policies, a few have decided to […]

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Why Private Offices Should Be Banned and Open Environments Should Rule the Workplace

Do you remember a time in your career when you had to have “a talk with the boss?” You likely walked into what felt like the […]

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Study: 94 Percent of Philly’s Top Companies Have a Male CEO

Philadelphia is facing a serious crisis regarding gender equality in the workplace, according to a new study. In fact, women held only 13 percent of […]

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Hey Urban Outfitters, Stop Treating Employees Like They Won the Cool-Job Lottery

Urban Outfitters — known for its hipster-chic clothes and dorm-room-esque decor — made news for all the wrong reasons last week. Urban sent a message to salaried employees […]

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The Checkup: Here’s How Many Extra Calories You Burn Using a Standing Desk

• You’ve probably wondered: Is a standing desk worth it? A new study found that people with adjustable standing desks — the ones that lower […]

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Urban Outfitters Ends Controversial Employee Policy Amid Government Pressure

Urban Outfitters is the latest retailer to end the controversial policy of on-call scheduling — at least in New York state. Announcing the change on his […]

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5 Ways to Get a Promotion and Climb the Corporate Ladder Like a Boss

Before you go searching for a new job in hopes of a more coveted title and salary, take a look around your current office. The opportunity for […]

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Fired for Farting? Pork Roll Maker Sued for Wrongful Termination

In perhaps one of the most bizarre allegations of wrongful termination, a woman claims her husband had been fired from a pork roll manufacturer for excessive farting. […]

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Meet the Only Philly Company on Fortune’s 100 Best Workplaces for Women

Fortune magazine released its 100 Best Workplaces for Women rankings — and just one Philadelphia company made the list: Brownstein Group. The Center City-based advertising, branding […]

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Study: 100 Years Until We Reach Gender Equality at Work

Despite great strides by women in the workplace, a new study offers some grim numbers about gender parity in the United States. It’ll take 25 […]

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The Checkup: How to Extend the Fridge-Life of Your Favorite Foods

• Dana Gunders of the Natural Resources Defense Council wrote the book on not wasting food (literally), and she says you can cook with milk […]

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Cheat Sheet: How to Have the Best, Most Productive Workday Ever

We all have off days at work, and sometimes they’re simply unavoidable. I mean, after all, you can’t help the fact that six people in […]

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In PA, Women Are Paid 79 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Men

Hillary Clinton has put the wage gap between men and women at the forefront of the her economic policy — and made it a hot-button issue […]