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Yesterday’s post focused on the tough times employees still face — working more, spending less, but still struggling financially and reporting increased stress — despite the that economic indicators that are beginning to slowly climb upward.

While the U.S. economy is showing signs of recovery, nearly three-quarters of Americans are worried about their jobs and are trying to make ends meet, according to a recent national survey by The Hartford.

In this economic climate, every dollar saved counts. So, why not save some money and help save the planet all at once? That, my friends, is efficiency and multitasking!

Now that Goldman Sachs has prohibited employees from swearing in corporate e-mails, I thought it might be a good time to revisit our stance on swearing at work.

I came across a blog post yesterday by Michael Maslanka, who, while during some pro bono work, tried to assist an employer in crafting a fair and legally sound corporate bereavement policy.

You put your proposed rule in, you take your proposed rule out, you put your proposed rule in and you shake it all about.

Just a fizzy Friday post today. I don’t know about your office, but Friday is the day our wonderful office manager takes on the valuable but thankless job of cleaning out the office refrigerator.

New data from EAP provider ComPsych shows that HR pros say employee morale and productivity are bigger challenges for them over the next six months than health care costs and reform legislation.

Two similar surveys gauging executive and employee confidence in their companies’ strength to emerge from the still sluggish economy reveal that both groups believe their organization’s fate rests more on management than money.

Remember when employees blamed you in part for their financial troubles? Well, don’t shoot the messenger, but maybe it is.