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Why People Get the ‘Sunday Scaries’
The end of a weekend has always been unpleasant, but there is something distinctly modern about the anxiety many people feel on the eve of a workweek.
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The Dark Shadow in the Injunction to ‘Do What You Love’
How managers hijacked the hierarchy of needs for their business practices.
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OPM Issues Guidance for Federal Employees Looking to Work for the Census
Helping with the count gives civil servants a chance to earn extra money and be part of history.
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Job Recruiters Are Wary of 3 Things on Social Media
When you're searching for a job, it might be best to avoid certain kinds of posts on your social media accounts. New research investigates what job recruiters avoid.
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U.S. Workplaces Are Nowhere Near Ready to Contain a Coronavirus Outbreak
Americans tend to work even when they are sick, in part because of a lack of paid sick leave.
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Federal Employees Are on the Frontlines of the Fight Against the New Coronavirus
Agencies are taking special precautions to protect those workers, officials said Monday.
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It’s Becoming Rarer for Federal Agencies and Employees to Settle Over Adverse Actions
And employees who take their cases to a judge are increasingly losing.
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Whistleblower Protection Agency, Judge Clash Over Which Feds to Protect From Reprisal
A narrow interpretation of a new law could discourage federal employees from reporting wrongdoing, agency says.
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Postal Workers Union Endorses Bernie Sanders
Labor group calls Sanders a champion of USPS employees who will fight to preserve the mailing agency.
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Senator Calls on Interior to Reintstate References to LGBTQ Employees in Workplace Discrimination Guidance
Department says its policies have not changed and cites support for LGBTQ workers.
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Agency Officials Are Increasingly Retaliating Against Whistleblowers With Impunity, IG Says
Lawmakers and advocates say Trump's attacks on the whistleblower that kicked off his impeachment will have long-lasting negative effects.
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Don’t Just Fake It: ‘Deep Acting’ Emotions Pays Off at Work
"Grin and bear it" might seem like the best strategy for emotion regulation at work, but new research suggests trying to really mean it will benefit you more.
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Ageism Can Shorten Life Expectancy
Ageism can have real consequences for the health of older people, including shorter life expectancy and reduced access to health care, researchers say.
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Why Bosses Should Let Employees Surf the Web at Work
Employers tend to see "cyberloafing" as a waste of time, but a new study suggests it serves an important function for workers.
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Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Current Standard for Federal Worker Age Discrimination Cases
Justices appeared to find the Trump administration’s egg-less baking analogy difficult to stomach, but also probed the hypothetical limits of installing a lesser standard to prove age was a factor in personnel actions at federal agencies.
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Report: Feds Are Increasingly Interested in Leaving for Certain Private Sector Jobs
An estimated 50% pay gap in technology jobs could be a driving factor, researchers say.
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Census Is Now Fielding 25K Job Applications Per Day
Despite some early setbacks, Census says its hiring efforts will prove "swimmingly successful."
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OPM Abandons Effort to Make It Easier for Feds to Transfer and Re-Enter Government
The agency had already hit key milestones in its employee digital record project.
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Seeking ‘Assorted Weirdos’ for the Civil Service Across the Pond
The kind of people who “don’t conform to the horrors of human resources” are encouraged to apply for work in the British government.
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