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High-paying jobs are traditionally associated with office environments and involve clerical, managerial, or administrative duties. These are often referred to as "white-collar" jobs. However, this does not affect the earning potential of skilled "blue-collar" professions that involve hands-on work. Let's explore the definition of blue-collar jobs and check some of the highest-paying positions in this field. Blue-collar jobsA focus on manual labour characterizes blue-collar jobs. These roles range from requiring minimal qualifications to demanding specialised skills and certifications. A colleg...
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With the summer swimming season around the corner, New York City grapples with its most severe shortage of lifeguards on record. Officials attribute this lifeguard shortage partly to a contentious dispute between the city and the relatively obscure yet remarkably influential unions representing lifeguards. Over the Memorial Day weekend, the city unveiled its 14 miles of public beaches. Still, millions of New Yorkers now confront the likelihood of restricted beach access and limited pool availability when they open next month. According to Parks Department officials, fewer than 500 lifeguards a...
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The ongoing debate about the potential benefits of a shorter working week has sparked a wave of optimism. The concept of working fewer hours or days, which has been successfully implemented in various parts of the world, including Latin America, is now under serious consideration. Typically, most companies require their employees to work eight-hour shifts five days a week, rounding out to a 40-hour work week. To gauge what the younger generation thinks about the heavily discussed topic, CNBC/Generation Lab conducted a comprehensive survey titled 'Youth & Current Affairs in the USA'. The survey...
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Heather Wallander waited over a year for a promotion at US-based access management company Okta. "All of my peers, including those with less tenure, became senior manager last year," Wallander wrote in a LinkedIn post. "When I asked why, the reasons were that I'm 'high strung'." Although she has finally received her career bump, addressing her connections on LinkedIn, Wallander announced that she would resign from her new post. "I was promoted to senior manager at Okta today, and I will resign from the company on Friday," Wallander said. Wallander's role as senior manager will last less than 7...
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A Chinese supermarket retailer has recently introduced a new policy allowing staff to take days off work if they are unhappy. Henan province-based Pang Dong Lai will let its employees take up to 10 days of "unhappy leave" a year to achieve a better work-life balance. This is in addition to their regular annual leave rights. Pang Dong Lai has employees based out of its 13 stores across Xuchang and Xinxiang. The policy plans were announced a few weeks ago at the China Supermarket Week event, an annual gathering where opportunities within the nation's supermarket landscape are brought up and disc...
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In 2021, economists from the University of California Berkeley and the University of Chicago conducted a study that found that job applicants with traditionally Black-sounding names were called back for an interview 10 per cent less than their white counterparts. The study developed from research conducted by professors at the University of Chicago two decades ago. According to the university, the 2003 findings exposed that resumes with white-sounding names were 50% more likely to get hired than those with Black-sounding names. In a 2024 report, the authors of the past study followed up with t...
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One woman has revealed the sensational story of meeting her husband for the first time in a job interview and the consequences that followed both of them. Workplace relationships are fairly common in the UK, with past research from TUC revealing that one in five married couples met at work. However, due to recent high-profile work romance controversies, namely former ITV presenter Philip Scofield, being in a secret relationship with a younger colleague, companies are implementing stricter policies over workplace relationships. Amanda Garland was a recent undergraduate at the time, looking to m...
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According to statistics provider TeamStage, a staggering 76 per cent of adults in the US believe that visible tattoos could negatively impact an applicant's chance in an interview. Moreover, a TeamStage job interview report also found that 71 per cent of companies in the US would reject a candidate for their appearance. Ash Putnam, a 23-year-old content creator residing in the US, is a living example of this issue. With multiple facial piercings and tattoos, Putnam represents the 40 per cent of adults in the US who share this form of self-expression. "I hate that my tattoos are such a defining...
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Despite the economic havoc COVID-19 caused, the work culture of some companies has stayed solid. But amid big changes and continuing uncertainties, that foundational element of business is an ongoing concern for many heading into 2021. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The massive shift to remote work on a regular basis dramatically changed how companies interact internally, and some have adjusted better than others. Work relationships, processes and production are vulnerable to slippage, so businesses with remote workforces must deal with the challenge of preventing their cultu...
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