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Should I Take a Job That Pays Less Than Unemployment?

Posted April 15, 2009 - 08:37 by Linsey Knerl

Career Building

The statistics are in. While the unemployment rate was last counted at 8.5%, the underemployment rate (those who quit looking for work or have taken part-time jobs in lieu of a desired full-time job) is up to 15.6%. So what should you do if you’re offered a lower-paying job while on unemployment? Should you take it?

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How much money should a CEO make?

Posted August 8, 2008 - 09:47 by Andrea Dickson

Career and Income, Small Business Resource Center

According to the Institute for Policy Studies, in 1980, American CEOs earned over 40 times more per year than the average American worker. Today, the average American CEO from a Fortune 500 company makes 364 more than that same worker, and 70 times more money than a four-star Army general. Is that fair?

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The Federal Minimum Wage Increases This Week - Are You Getting a Pay Raise?

Posted July 21, 2008 - 21:40 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Career and Income, Consumer Affairs

My first paycheck

On July 24th, 2008, the Federal minimum wage in The United States will increase from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour in accordance to the 2007 amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. This is a 70 cent or approximately 12% increase from last year. Are You getting a pay raise?

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HOW MUCH?! The free stuff you’ll have to pay for, sooner or later.

Posted November 28, 2007 - 21:06 by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs

Not free

I flew to New York for business over the weekend. As I looked at the list of $8 pay-per-view movies and $5 snacks available, my mind went back in time to a few years ago, when free beers flowed, meals were complimentary and in-flight movies were standard. Then I looked around at other free services that have gone bye-bye, including free air for your tires, free doggie bones at the butchers, extra cheese on pizzas, school supplies, national parks and the good old 411 operator assistance, and I wondered…what else will soon cost you?

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10 important signs that your job sucks

Posted May 1, 2007 - 17:18 by Troy Hadley

Career and Income

my job sucks

As someone who has had to make the decision to leave more than one lousy job, here's my 10 signs for knowing when to leave. I don't take the decision to quit lightly, and I don't think anyone should. See if the problems can be fixed first.

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Earn More Money by Demanding It

Posted March 29, 2007 - 10:39 by Andrea Dickson

Career Building

It can be very easy to be manipulated into accepting a lower salary than you are worth. Part of this is a lack of information - it's hard to know what a job should pay. The other part is simply a matter of confidence; you often have to simply expect more in order to get it.

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Does it pay to be a jerk?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Extra Commentary

Ann Coulter recently managed to remind us that she's still around by saying yet another stupid thing.

Now, I'm not going to defend or attack Coulter. I think what she said was a dumb attempt at a bad joke, but I'm not interested in what Ann believes. I'm interested in how she manages to survive by doing little more than upset people.

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