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Employees are sending a clear message this holiday season: they expect a bonus and they want it to be cold, hard cash. And forget the holiday party, even with an open bar.
A new survey by Harris Interactive®[i] finds that the majority of employees say they would prefer a cash bonus this year (72 percent), followed by a salary raise (62 percent) and additional paid time off (32 percent).
This summer, let’s hope our careers heat up and our armpits do not.
And let’s look our professional best, no matter how high the temperatures get. This may take some effort, especially if you are heading to a job interview in mid-afternoon or a professional mixer outside by the pool or at a picnic area.
Forget the swimming suit and take along your business cards.
“Professionalism extends to how you look too,” said Dana Leavy, a career coach in Brooklyn who has worked as a recruiter. “You’re supposed to be wooing and wowing people” and you want a fine first impression.
Whatever you wear also must stand up to heat and humidity, so you don’t arrive with huge sweat circles under your arms and around your forehead. Here’s some pointers…
While the modern American dad wants to spend more quality time with his family and be a more hands-on father, society, as well as his employers, are not accommodating and adapting to that, according to a recent study. The research also found that working mothers are far more willing to sacrifice their jobs for the good of the children.
These conclusions are from a Father’s Day study entitled “Work Life Balance: A Working Father’s Perspective,” by Bettermen Solutions founder,Cameron Phillips. The report finds that men are stuck between paradigms. “Men today are expected and indeed want to be more involved with their children,” says Phillips, “but the traditional role of breadwinner is still making that very difficult.”
Extravagant office holiday parties? Sayonara. Unexpected expensive gifts? Those days are gone for now. Workplace gift exchanges among employees? This year, not so much.
Glassdoor released the findings from its holiday workplace survey today which highlights how those employed, affected by layoffs or other cost-cutting measures, and unemployed plan to tackle gifts, parties, travel and all that the season brings with it. As part of the Glassdoor survey of more than 2,250 people, we wanted to find out: What do people plan to cut back on this season compared to a typical holiday season? Bottom line: people are reducing gift budgets and plans to attend holiday parties and travel, even more so among employees who work for companies that have initiated or communicated layoffs in the past six months, which accounts for 27% of employed adults (1). Survey highlights include:
Gift Budgeting: More than half (52%) of those whose company has laid off or communicated layoffs in the past six months plan to cut back on budgets for gift purchases, compared to 40% of all employed adults.
Gift Exchanges: Gift exchanges will either be less common or less pricey: 28% of employed adults plan to cut back on gift exchanges with co-workers; whereas, ...
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