workplace
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How to Be the ‘Personality Hire’ at Your Next Job
You know the token “funny one” at your workplace? Well, those coworkers are self-aware, and they’re speaking out. It’s called being a “personality hire,” and the term is trending on TikTok from those claiming that their charisma landed them their job, rather than the qualifications on their resume.
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How to Avoid Dead-End Tasks at Work (Without Risking Your Job)
Every job comes with a variety of expected duties, some of which may be helpful, longterm, for earning you a promotion — and some of which never will. For example, if you are a teacher, designing and implementing a new curriculum might help put you in line for a promotion, while volunteering your time for…
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Everything You Should Stop Doing on Your Work Computer
Employee monitoring software — which you can safely expect to be installed on your work-issued computer — allows your workplace to view every site you visit, every email you’ve sent, and even all the personal passwords you save. Maybe you’ve already come to terms with the fact that expectations for privacy have been essentially eradicated.…
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How to Set Boundaries With Work Friends (and Why You Should)
When the lines between “work-friends” and “real-friends” get blurred, you risk creating awkward workplace situations or even serious hurdles to getting your job done. Yet if you’re friends with coworkers on social media, or have spent the past year with them on constant video calls, you probably know a lot more about your coworkers compared…