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Do work requirements for welfare recipients work?

by Paulina Velasco and Jana Kasperkevic
Apr 13, 2018
The president seems to think so, but not all experts agree.
President Donald Trump pushes a shopping cart as he tours the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' food distribution center at LDS Welfare Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, De. 4, 2017, alongside LDS President Henry B. Eyring (L).
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Ask A Manager

Ask a Manager: Ask Me Anything Edition

by David Brancaccio
Mar 30, 2018
This month we ask Alison Green about raises, regional wages, religion at work and more.
Children wave their hands at a private nursery school January 28, 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland. 
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Women and the gig economy: "Every job you have is essentially the last one"

by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Kimberly Adams
Mar 23, 2018
A recent Marketplace-Edison Research Poll found that only 39 percent of gig workers are women.
A dog walker awaits dogs to go on a crosswalk in New York, April 8, 2013.
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Do corporate wellness programs work?

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 16, 2018
A new study says they help employee retention, but not employee health.
Would you be more likely to go rock-climbing if your company picked up part of the tab? 
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Ask a Manager: When your co-worker is driving you nuts

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Feb 9, 2018
Alison Green of the Ask a Manager blog gives her best workplace advice.
A chimpanzee eats fresh fruits at Rome's Bioparco zoo on August 4, 2016.
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Why having a work spouse is good for you

by Jana Kasperkevic
Feb 9, 2018
It makes you more engaged.
Having a coworker to share jokes with can go a long way towards making you happier at work. 
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Even HR agrees that the day after the Super Bowl should be a holiday

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 30, 2018
About 27 percent of employees have skipped work after the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl can take a lot out of the person.
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How new direct selling companies like LuLaRoe are benefiting from social media

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 8, 2018
Facebook groups and Facebook live videos are the new Tupperware parties when it comes to LuLaRoe, which is growing fast despite some criticism and lawsuits.
Brenda Reider shows off her favorite LuLaRoe products. 
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Facebook has been ranked the best place to work for the third time, according to Glassdoor reviews

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 7, 2017
Despite the criticism Facebook has faced over the past year, its employees love working there.
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A tale of two Thanksgivings: one spent at work, one spent with family

by Jana Kasperkevic
Nov 23, 2017
With Black Friday sales starting at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, some retail workers lose out on time with their families.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a few of the biggest shopping days of the year.
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