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GOP releases full convention roster
The Swampby Frank James The Democratic National Convention isn't even half over and already we're looking ahead to next week's Republican version which Republicans have dubbed the "Country First" convention to tie in with the overarching theme of Sen. John McCain'...Tags: Dennis Hollingsworth, Political Candidates, Massachusetts, California, Elections
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When your old boss comes calling
Emotionally, jobs can be like lovers. We fall for them, fight with them and sometimes lose them. The Great Recession left millions of Americans jilted by their jobs. But as the economy continues its slow recovery, some find their old flames back on...
Tags: Rex Huppke, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Employment, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Harris: Digital startup makes move to challenge Facebook
The idea behind Cayova, a startup moving its headquarters to Chicago via Dublin, is that the time we spend in the digital world and the information we share about ourselves is a valuable commodity to marketers. So why shouldn't we, as consumers,...
Tags: Online Advertising, Social Media, Dublin (Ireland), International Power Plc, Richard M. Daley
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No reservations about backing Shiftgig
A sweet spot for Chicago tech is helping old-line companies become more efficient. Think Groupon. Think GrubHub. Add Shiftgig. Launched in January, the LinkedIn-style online community helps service workers find jobs — and restaurants, hotels,...
Tags: Teachers, Chicago Restaurants, Economy, Business and Finance, Social Media, Corporate Officers
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Co-worker friending and cubicle dancing
If you're mad it's Monday, remember: Tuesday is just a Monday that has had an extra day to practice.
(I'll give you a moment to think about that.)
OK. As much as I'd like to be a philosopher, I remain a newspapery question-answerer. So, on to the...Tags: Rex Huppke, Alprazolam (drug), Social Media, Crystal Lake, Pension and Welfare
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The case of the disappearing boyfriend
I was with my boyfriend for about seven months. Everything was fantastic, as far as I knew, until one day he just decided to disappear. No, really, I mean disappear. I couldn't get in touch with him via text, phone calls, anything. One night we were on...
Tags: Michael Jackson
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What are the laws on working OT?
Listen, I really don't want you guys to feel bad about forgetting my birthday. Just because I'm sitting here writing this column on my birthday, doing my best to preserve the integrity of the American workplace, doesn't mean I expect anything in return....Tags: Rex Huppke, U.S. Department of Labor, Michigan Avenue, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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Is it OK to quit without a new job lined up?
In 1978, a country music singer named David Allan Coe took every worker's darkest fantasy and captured it in a song that would become a soundtrack for days of office angst. A burly man — he looks like Hank Williams Jr. eating Willie Nelson —...Tags: Rex Huppke, Social Media, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Music, Entertainment
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References, and how to avoid giving them
Not long after becoming America's most beloved workplace-advice columnist (self-proclaimed), I learned that our nation's economy is based largely on companies that generate surveys about workplace issues.
Approximately every 12 seconds, I receive a press...Tags: Rex Huppke, Harris Interactive Incorporated, Kronos Incorporated, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Media Industry
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Do job titles mean anything anymore?
There was a time when job titles were simple. You were either "the boss" or "not the boss." That has changed dramatically now that we have fancy things such as workers rights and business cards and egos. Some companies are staffed by small armies of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Employment Opportunities, Social Media, Labor Legislation, Employment
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Social Networks Like Going Back To High School
The Hartford CourantSocial networking makes teenagers of us all. Lots of my ridiculously successful friends — some of whom appear regularly on television, give TED talks and are the kind of people who get harassed in restaurants by their fans (while my fans remain...Tags: Arts and Culture, Social Media, Culture, Sociology
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MarksJarvis: S&P 500 closes in on all-time high
After turning squeamish early in the week, investors returned to the stock market and sent the Standard & Poor's 500 index to 1,517 Friday, the highest level since November 2007. It hasn't hit the all-time high of 1,565 of October 2007, but it was an...
Tags: Thomson Corporation, Spain, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Italy
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