Ask A Manager: What should you do if you're overqualified?

Alison Green answers your questions on being overqualified and credit checks.
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One in five U.S. workers are exposed to a hostile work environment

Aug 17, 2017
Workers who frequently interact with customers were more likely to experience abuse or harassment.
Workers have been exposed to verbal abuse, unwanted sexual attention, threats, or humiliating behavior. 
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Could work-based learning help rural towns prepare students for a new economy close to home?

Aug 14, 2017
One small fishing town in Maine is trying something new to help the next generation gain valuable work skills: a new charter school focused on the idea of work-based learning — designed to put students into the community and expose them to different kinds of jobs in their state.
Sixth-grader Easton Dundore shovels mulch used to grow vegetables inside a student-designed hoop house at the Harpswell Coastal Academy in Harpswell, Maine.
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How to make the most of your side hustle

Jul 24, 2017
How 44 million Americans make the most of their spare time.
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The long tradition of being bored at work

May 19, 2017
Sometimes, you just have to get through it, says Mary Mann, author of "Yawn: Adventures in Boredom."
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I just copied your boss on this email

Apr 20, 2017
Cc'ing supervisors erodes trust between co-workers, a new study says.
Some co-workers use email's cc function as a weapon.
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