What Are The Best Companies to Work For in America?

Annually, Fortune Magazine highlights the 100 best companies to work for in the US. Thanks to the economic downturn, many people are looking to recession-proof their jobs, and part of that includes changing jobs.
Here’s the latest list (below), from the February 4, 2008 edition.  Find the full Fortune 100 list online.
It’s worth noting that eBay [...]

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Utah Tries Four Day Work-Week

On August 4th, Utah will begin its move to a four-day work week, a move that should save up to about 20% of the state’s expenses by 2015.
The change will apply to about 17,000 employees, roughly 80% of the state workforce, [Utah State Governor] Huntsman says. Public universities, the state court system, prisons and other [...]

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Wanted: Real, CREATIVE ways to cut commute costs. NOW.

I saw an email from Yahoo’s Hot Jobs career center just now and clicked hoping for some great advice on cutting my commute costs.
Well, lets just say what I read was, um, more of the same:

Take the bus
Carpool
Ride your bike
Telecommute

With oil predicted to hit $150/barrell in a month, and prices at the pump currently over [...]

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Early Morning SocNet Adds

Some social-network administration I’ve been doing includes:

I just joined Friendfeed and Lijit.
Twitter says Jeff Barr will be in town today, but his Dopplr doesn’t say where.
Note that Jeff Barr got me hooked on twitter in December 2006 (woah).
I’ve gone through all my little accounts and updated my icons to be the same… the now-famous “guy [...]

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Does Your Boss Know What You Do?

Tiffany Monhollon’s question — Does your boss know what you do? — was provocative enough to take a read. Her experience with managers that have enough on their plate that they don’t know everything about your day-to-day processes is normal and expected, if you’re doing your job.
A popular management axiom is that an employee who [...]

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