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If you want a truly terrifying horror film experience, don't go to a movie theater. Go to the office.

It's true! There are more thrills, chills and jump scares in your workplace than in any monster flick. The popcorn is better, too.

It's the ordinary office location that makes workplace horror so frightening. You don't expect to see a ghoul ...Read more

If you think that being forced to attend a bad meeting is the worst thing that can happen in your workday, I've got news. No matter how boring, unproductive and just plain stupid a bad meeting can be -- and believe me, they can -- the pain you will suffer during the meeting is nothing compared to the pain you will feel after the meeting is ...Read more

You've decided that improving your time-management skills is essential to reducing your stress, boosting your career and retaining what's left of your emotional health.

Well, I've got news -- you blew it!

Simply by reading this column you've proved that you have no idea of what a good use of your time is, but since you've gotten this far, ...Read more

You've heard about DeepSeek, of course. It's the recently released low-cost Chinese-built artificial intelligence system that competes with old-school high-cost American-built artificial intelligence systems.

In other words, it's the Temu of AI.

While a high-level, in-depth discussion of artificial intelligence systems might be useful, I am ...Read more

A job like yours? It's like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. It hurts like heck when you're doing it, but it feels so good when you stop.

But what happens if you can't stop? What happens when you are way too into your job or your job is way too into you? What happens if you're expected to be available 24/7, leaving you working long...Read more

Does your boss know what you really think of them? Do your co-workers understand the steps you are taking to blow up their careers? Does the HR department comprehend how far along you are in your job search? Is the office manager aware that the person stealing employee lunches from the break room fridge is you?

Let's face it: If your ...Read more

I knew there would be trouble the moment I stepped into the waiting room.

Any job interview can make you nervous, but my appointment wasn't with an ordinary member of the Human Resources department. My appointment was with the Team Hero of People Engagement & Career Acceleration.

It was an impressive title. Imagine my surprise when I ...Read more

Loose lips sink ships. Also, careers.

That's why people at work tend to keep it on the down-low, seeing as little as possible and saying even less.

Which brings us to the question du jour -- should we talk about the way you don't talk?

CNBC thinks so. The careerists at CNBC.com recently published "9 Little Phrases to Instantly Brighten ...Read more

Now is the winter of our detachment.

The fall, the spring and the summer, too.

According to a recent report from the Nosey Norberts at Gallup, "employees across America are feeling detached from their jobs." Really, what choice do they have? It would be nice if everyone with a job they didn't like would do the decent thing and resign on ...Read more

What will be the biggest career trends of 2025? The same biggest career trends of 2024, only worse.

According to my reading of "Five Trends that Will Shape Your Career in 2025," a timely and scary Stephanie Vozza article for Fast Company, many of the same trends that ruined 2024 will be working even harder to spoil 2025.

For example, don't ...Read more

I don't want to be judgy, but isn't it getting a little late for you to decide on a holiday present for your boss?

You don't give your boss a present? You only think about what the boss should give you? That's a mistake. Miss the holiday gifting season and your problem could be deciding on a gift for that friendly clerk at the unemployment ...Read more

Think you're alone in dreading your company's annual holiday party? Think again.

There's a person who hates the holiday party even more than you. That person is your boss.

It makes sense. You only have to go to the party. The boss has to plan it. And even if the boss delegates the details to an underling -- as the boss tends to do with ...Read more

It's the biggest office party of the year -- the annual holiday extravaganza where even the most remote remote workers drag themselves back to the workplace to celebrate with bad food, fake comradery and fun with a capital F.

And -- oh yes -- firings. Firings have a capital F, too.

It's true! Employees go to the party, ready for fun, and ...Read more