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Why Some People Don't Pay Into Social Security Jan. 29, 2025
In some columns I wrote earlier this month about the repeal of laws that affect people who spent a l... Read More
Title Inflation Sweeps Nation Jan. 23, 2025
I knew there would be trouble the moment I stepped into the waiting room. Any job interview can mak... Read More
Answering Questions From Widows Jan. 22, 2025
I hope there is nothing in the air that is causing old goats like me to keel over. For some reason, ... Read More
Talk Your Way to the Top Jan. 16, 2025
Loose lips sink ships. Also, careers. That's why people at work tend to keep it on the down-low, see... Read More
Less for Others but More for Me Jan. 15, 2025
I had originally planned to use this space to write a follow-up column to one I wrote several weeks ... Read More
Detach Yourself. It's Later Than You Think. Jan. 09, 2025
Now is the winter of our detachment. The fall, the spring and the summer, too. According to a rece... Read More
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2025? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 08, 2025
I write a column like this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself, because it conta... Read More
Coming in 2025: Human Resources Without the Human Jan. 02, 2025
What will be the biggest career trends of 2025? The same biggest career trends of 2024, only worse.... Read More
Social Security Update for 2025 Jan. 01, 2025
It has been my custom for most of the past 27 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
A Honey-Baked Ham for Your Honey-Baked Boss Dec. 26, 2024
I don't want to be judgy, but isn't it getting a little late for you to decide on a holiday present ... Read More
Surprise! The Boss Hates the Holiday Party, Too Dec. 19, 2024
Think you're alone in dreading your company's annual holiday party? Think again. There's a person w... Read More
The History of the Social Security Number Dec. 18, 2024
I have a granddaughter who is a junior in high school. Recently, she needed to write a report for he... Read More
The Office Holiday Party: Get Fired Up or Get Fired Dec. 12, 2024
It's the biggest office party of the year — the annual holiday extravaganza where even the mos... Read More
6 Questions and 6 Answers Dec. 11, 2024
My columns are usually focused on one theme or topic. But every once in a while, I like to just dig ... Read More
Train Your Brain (It's About Time) Dec. 05, 2024
Thinking about using artificial intelligence at work? Here's something you should know. If something... Read More
You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto! Dec. 04, 2024
Every once in a while, I will use a word or phrase — with the most innocent of intentions R... Read More
Workday Rituals That Really Work Nov. 28, 2024
Struggling to get through the workday? You don't need a new job. You need a new ritual. Or maybe tw... Read More
Social Security: A Global View Nov. 27, 2024
I have always been amazed by the number of people who think Social Security is unique to the United ... Read More
Rule Breakers Rule. Or Do They? Nov. 21, 2024
"Think outside the box." That's what everyone says you should do. But what you if you're the kind ... Read More
Give Thanks for Social Security Nov. 20, 2024
I'm dusting off an old Thanksgiving-themed column I ran many years ago. I thought that now would be ... Read More
