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The shadow workforce emerges

By Oscar Wright I once heard an intriguing question: Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks? That’s analogous to the question: Should employers require the same expectations of all employees no matter the excuse if circumstances were to greatly differ? As the economy begins to show signs of improvement, a new shadow workforce that emerged in […]

My Internet addiction puts on a new face

Email is the gateway drug. Facebook is where you end up. “Lurking” on Facebook you begin. “Posting,” “liking,” and “commenting” is where you end up. And once you’re there, just as with other drugs, you respond to a new master. Your life is no longer your own. I tell this story from the point of […]

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He’s made himself pretty clear

Dear Annie: I have been in love with “Cliff” for four years. We bought a home together two years ago, but soon after, he became unemployed, angry and spiteful. I tried to tough it out, believing it would eventually get better, but when Cliff became verbally abusive, I took my two kids and left. I […]

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