Category: Workplace Finance
I’ve got a slightly different tech-insider take on the Amazon exposé that I want to share. Yes, the conditions described in the very long and detailed New York Times …
This article has been updated for 2023. In the wake of my wife getting a better job, I thought it would be wise to read through all of her …
It’s time for an exciting Miller household update that has been a few years in the making – that also provides a valuable takeaway for us all. And no …
The New York Fed recently released a landmark study on individual lifetime earnings, called “What Do Data on Millions of U.S. Workers Reveal about Life-Cycle Earnings Risk?“. The breadth …
I’ve bashed really big, cash-rich corporations for not paying a livable wage, and offered up some alternative retailers/restaurants that are paying a livable wage. Americans should not settle for …
The hottest new job perk these days is unlimited vacation time (aka “discretionary time off”, or DTO). That’s right, UNLIMITED VACATION DAYS! (WOO HOO!) A growing host of companies …
Previous generations of workers fought their butts off for paid vacation leave. Some succeeded in getting this essential employee benefit from their employers. Others did not. As a matter …
OK, this post is going to come across as part career advice, part opinion seeking, part storytelling, and part rant on the ethics of hiring employers asking for references …
