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US Companies Should Improve Their Vacation Policy

We aren't really good at taking vacation. We work more then other industralized nations, and are now at at a 40 year low in terms of how much vacation we take. It's pretty clear that are worse off because of this, and that we need to take more time off…

Companies Should Be More Flexible In Employment Terms

Job offers tend to be take-it-or-leave-it, with the employer dictating virtually every aspect of the job and even seemingly unrelated things such as your health care and retirement plans. If you have a valuable skill set, you may be able to negotiate a slightly higher salary, or get a bit…

I Now Work for Rupert Murdoch

This Tuesday I went into the office like any other day. As I walked in I was told that News Corp had acquired my parent company, and thus the startup I worked for. In other words I now work for Rupert Murdoch. My mind started racing, wondering what this all…