April is National Stress Awareness Month. Studies show that workplace stress is easily the biggest source of stress for U.S. adults. A little bit of stress at work is only natural, and can help sharpen your senses and instincts for improved performance. But researchers have long been aware that too much stress can lead to a … Read full-story
It’s no mystery that workers need time off once in a while to fully reconnect with their lives and recharge their batteries. It can even be a serious matter: work-related stress burnout has just recently been officially defined as a syndrome by the World Health Organization. When an employee does have the opportunity for a potential … Read full-story
Ethics are defined as “The rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group or culture.” The workplace certainly represents a particular group or culture, and each company has its own set of rules and values that comprise its ethical approach. Each employee is also expected to … Read full-story
The average computer or tech-related job in this country pays just over $91,000. The median household income for all U.S. jobs is just over $63,000. It doesn’t take an IT hotshot to do the math implied and come to the conclusion that the tech industry is still the hottest market around when it comes to … Read full-story
Just as previous generations of Americans are feeling the effect of the Millennials taking the leadership reigns of mainstream culture, Generation Z has entered the workforce. New Gen Z college gradsare entering a U.S. job market that is hitting historic unemployment lows. This generation, born between 1996 and 2010, will account for 40%of all U.S. … Read full-story
For many, the notion of a job in tech is both highly appealing and highly intimidating. It is appealing because that’s where the big money is, the best startups, and the brightest futures. And it’s intimidating because most who don’t consider themselves tech-savvy imagine themselves having to somehow learn to code in their car before … Read full-story
Sunday, August 4th is International Friendship Day, an occasion founded by Hallmark in 1919 in an effort to sell greeting cards. The idea was for people to take one day to honor their friends just as they would their fathers and mothers. Finding instant popularity in the U.S., the holiday was embraced by other countries, even … Read full-story
The tech boom continues, and it’s no wonder: a recent study showed that, as of the end of February 2019, there were half a million open tech jobs listed in the U.S. Not only that, but new ones are generated at almost 400% the rate of non-tech jobs, and they pay around twice as well to … Read full-story
Like many other industries, the Motion Picture Industry is going through intense changes in the cauldron of modern U.S. culture. From film to digital, from physical media to streaming, from a sixty-foot screen in a darkened theater to a 2-inch image on a cell phone, from movie stars to superheroes, from Humphrey Bogart to Lego Batman … Read full-story
Equal Pay Day 2019 (April 2nd) is an important time to reflect on how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go when it comes to fair pay. A complex issue with much nuance, the gap between what men and women earn is significant: according to recent estimates, full-time female workers make … Read full-story
Facebook. Amazon. Apple. Netflix. Google. Or as they’ve come to be known in the industry: FAANG. This acronym was coined for the five most popular, best-performing tech stocks currently listed on NASDAQ. At one point in 2018, the combined value of the five FAANG companies was $3.105 trillion – a number which has fallen since … Read full-story
With spring not too far off, our thoughts turn to romance. It’s all humans can do to resist hope of new love as the weather slowly begins to warm and flowers start to make their yearly plans. But what about in the office? Romance in the office has always seemed to carry with it a … Read full-story
Disrupt or be disrupted – that’s what it means to be in business today. From transportation to ecommerce, real estate to finance, startups are showing that the way forward means shaking up the status quo. For a handful of those startups, the path has been especially impressive. As of January 2019, there are more than … Read full-story
One of the biggest contributors to job satisfaction is the relationship we have with our coworkers. It makes sense: in today’s 24/7 hyperconnected world, we spend many of our waking hours interacting with our colleagues, even on nights and weekends. In an effort to learn more about these important coworker bonds, Comparably asked thousands of its … Read full-story
Diversity is more than just a corporate buzzword. In recent years, some of the world’s most revered companies have made real commitments to improving diversity and inclusion, with tech giants such as Google, Facebook and eBay going so far as to publish diversity figures that highlight how far they’ve come and how far they still … Read full-story
It’s a divisive time in American politics, particularly among the young. When asked whether the political views of their coworkers affect their working relationships, 35% of people in Generation Z (ages 18 to 25) said yes, the most of any age group, according to the latest reading of an ongoing survey by Comparably. More than 13,000 people, predominantly … Read full-story
Move over millennials: It’s all about Generation Z. Born in the mid-90s to early 2000s, people in this group are vastly different even from millennials. They have no memory of the 9/11 terror attacks; they can’t remember life without a smartphone. As more of Gen Z’s 61 million members pour into the workforce, they’re bound … Read full-story
