National Edition - September 10, 2006
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Sex harassment prevention classes may be paying off
It’s been 15 years since Anita Hill lost it on Clarence Thomas for making lewd comments while at work. Prior to 1991, enduring such sweet talk from male colleagues seemed to be just part of a day at the office for some women. In the years after, there was a flurry of sexual harassment allegations. However, today, these instances are way down due to increased sensitivity and prevention.
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle)
Opposite ends of the labor market face opposite problems
The technology gap is the difference between the high-tech “haves” and “have-nots.” The personal computing and high-tech revolution of the last years is wreaking havoc on the top and bottom of the workforce. At the top-end, highly educated knowledge-workers have an increasing number of tools to help them accomplish their work, making them busier than ever. At the bottom-end, robots are gobbling up low-skilled jobs as shops and assembly-lines move towards automation.
(Source: Christian Science Monitor)
A jungle for meatpackers
Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, weighs in on the current working conditions of the American meatpacking industry -- for the 100th year anniversary of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle. Yet, a century later, jobs in slaughterhouses remain one of the most dangerous in all of manufacturing. With profits dictating a high throughput, the principal challenge for employees is to keep their knives sharp enough as they work on the fast moving carcasses.
(Source: AlterNet)
Web workers unite!
Web Worker Daily is a new blog for the emerging mobile workforce: WiFi freelancers and coffee shop CEOs. It features entries such as “Rebooting the Workforce,” “Is Email good enough as a collaboration tool,” “Hello NetSet” and profiles of “WiFi citystates” around North America.
(Source: Wired Blogs)
Don't let anger sink your job search
Hurling yourself onto the job market immediately after a layoff may not be the best first step. Instead, career counselors recommend giving yourself time to process your emotions brought on by this sudden change. Once you’ve calmed down and cleared your head, only then should you get back in the saddle and giddy up down the job hunt trail.
(Source: Computerworld)
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Have you ever posed for pictures while at work? National Geographic just published a coffee-table book of photography: Work: The World in Photographs.
- The 190 images by Ferdinand Protzman celebrate the diverse ways in which people in all parts of the world earn a living.
- The photos are divided into six geographical regions, and into three sections that show the different ways in which similar jobs are performed throughout the world.
- View selected photographs from the book.
- Visit National Geographic’s website.
(Source: Halifax Chronicle Herald)
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Research and editing: Austin Macdonald
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