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Amidst today’s regular news reports of home foreclosures, sinking corporate profits and high unemployment rates, Netflix breaks away from the pack and posts a quarterly profit increase of 45 percent this week.
So what’s the “secret sauce” that has this company doing so well in a down economy? Well, maybe many people are foregoing trips to [...]

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For 25 years Apple has been a leader in setting the standard for computer design and innovation with its Mac products. Last week, AppleInsider.com posted an informative history of how the Mac has evolved since its inception. Today’s Macophiles range from people who just appreciate their Mac to true fanatics who love all things [...]

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Editors Note: Rusty Rueff is a regular guest contributor on employment practices and careers to the Glassdoor.com blog and also a member of the Glassdoor board of directors.  As co-author of Talent Force: A New Manifesto for the Human Side of Business, (Prentice-Hall. 2006), Rusty provides unique perspectives from an employer’s point of view combined with practical career advice for employees [...]

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Although debatable, there may be no other place in the country feeling such intense shifts in the workplace as in Washington DC.
In a series of moves to tighten up operations involving the White House, President Barack Obama moved to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides in a mostly symbolic nod to the country’s economic turmoil. [...]

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John Thain, former Merrill Lynch CEO, signed his resignation papers this morning after a significant 4th quarter loss.
BusinessWeek reports “the latest problem for Thain, a former head of the New York Stock Exchange (NYX), was news reports that some former top Merrill executives had gotten their bonuses on the eve of the brokerage’s merger with [...]

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As some of you may know in late December 2008, Glassdoor announced the Employee’s Choice Best Places to Work award. Today, Fortune has announced their annual 100 Best Places to Work For. See below the top 50 companies that made their list and the top 50 companies that made the Glassdoor list.
Here are some of [...]

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CNET reporter Brooke Crothers wrote an interesting article this past Saturday about the changes within Circuit City not only felt by the consumer. Sure consumers may benefit from the drastic price reductions in the stores, but what is it like for the employees when a company is going through a massive liquidation and layoffs?
In a [...]

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AMD announced today that it will be cutting 1,100 jobs. On Glassdoor.com, AMD currently receives a 3.0 (neutral) employer rating in terms of job satisfaction, and CEO Dirk Meyer has a 44% approval rating. Stay tuned for how ratings will be affected as the impact of layoffs begins to take effect.  
Note just a handful of [...]

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Suze Orman sees potential to remove the glass ceiling with open and transparent discussions about salary. If employers and employees have equal access to salary information, negotiations can be more effective and satisfying. She comments that we already practice ‘safe sex’, why can’t we practice ‘safe money?’
Check out her interview in the 20/20 segment regarding [...]

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Check out some great commentary from Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg about Apple’s Steve Jobs‘ decision to step back to focus on improving his health. Mossberg provides some interesting perspective on COO Tim Cook, who will be taking over the reigns on several of Job’s current responsibilities.
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/16/on-steve-jobs-a-voice-of-reason/
Feel better soon Steve!

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