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Following the Kids
In Who’s Your City?, I wrote that the old trend of kids moving home after college was beginning to give way to a new one – boomer parents following their kids to more exciting cities. According to...
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Technology and generational change
“The only thing [McCain] is going to let [Palin] do in the White House is teach him how to use the Internet.” - A comment on McCain’s nomination of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate A...
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Generations, Gender, and the Workplace
Generational and gender shifts are contributing to a different workforce and workplace. Who is working, the ways they are working, and what kind of work they are doing has changed. How people live...
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Is the American Dream Kaput?
If you had any doubts, check out these nuggets from a new study by David Rosnick and Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (h/t Robert Wuebker). Boomers are really screwed. So much...
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The Virtual Workplace
Ironically, the most effective telecommuters and home-based workers are those who are naturally great at connecting with people and intuitive, good communicators. This is one of the messages in Kate...
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Divergent Self-Employment Trends for Canada and U.S.
In Canada, the number of self-employed people has been rising month after month during this recession. Recently, the thousands going into business for themselves have mitigated many of the employment...
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How Can I Miss You If You Won’t Go Away?
A story in this morning’s news caught me up. Social Security is apparently in trouble because more people than expected are taking early retirement, often after losing jobs and failing to find new...
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