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Young Americans Choosing “Work To Live’ Other ‘Live To Work’
Unlike previous generations who chose the grind — working extra hours and taking on more tasks in order to prove their standing to employers — Gen Z is taking a different approach. Wages haven’t kept up with inflation, which means purchasing power is reduced. The...
Mentoring Is A Circle: How The CE Group Looks At Learning
Never stop learning. That's the message from the CE Group's founder and CEO Janet Holliday. I had a chance to talk to Holliday ahead of the Business Journal's annual Mentoring Monday event slated for Feb. 26. The event happens simultaneously across all of...
The Outdated Concept Biasing Managers Against Remote Work
Imagine a world where your manager gauges your productivity by the number of hours you spend at your desk. Sounds archaic, right? Yet evidence shows that’s exactly how managers who are taught to “manage by walking around” tend to evaluate their employees. This...
New Year, New Gig: 2024’s Best Jobs Ranked
The United States labor market has started the new year with a bang. The U.S. economy added over 350,000 jobs last month, far exceeding expectations. That means plenty of work for those who want it, yet the number of jobs does not always equal quality. When it...
Time To Turn Your Side Gig Into A Business?
If you’ve been working on a side hustle for any period of time, there may come a point when you’re ready to turn it into a full-time business. Before you make this critical life decision, you’ll want to ensure that you’re absolutely ready to make the jump so that you...
Gig Worker Pay On Delivery Apps Fell By As Much As 15% Last Year
Delivering for Uber Eats and DoorDash as a gig worker got less lucrative last year, according to a new study. Uber Eats drivers saw the biggest decline in gross earnings at 15.4%, according to a study from Gridwise Analytics, which gathers data on...
A Chat With Birmingham Jewelry — A Family Story
Workshifter spoke with Marina Pilibosian Bozabalian from Birmingham Jewelry about her family’s story and five decades of growth a Birmingham Jewelry. PLEASE TELL US A BIT ABOUT THE COMPANY AND THE FAMILY I grew up in this business. My father, Gregory...
Redesigning Retirement
Today’s workforce and workplace are in unprecedented flux. Organizations have serious talent gaps to fill, for all sorts of reasons: high employee turnover, low employee engagement, the dramatic shift to remote and hybrid work, the continuing Baby Boomer retirement...
