http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog Speaking about work...with Eve Tahmincioglu Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:44:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For years, employers have been trying to get workers on the healthy bandwagon. But you guys haven't been cooperating. You're still smoking. You're still sitting on the couch and eating Yodels. And as a result, managers are taking out the big guns. If you've gotten incentives from your company just for signing ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/12/youre-still-fat-and-the-boss-isnt-happy/ It's got to make you wonder. Why is the United States one of the only industrialized nations without mandated paid sick time for workers? We're in good company I suppose. Liberia, Papua New Guinea and Swaziland don't have it either. Only about half of all U.S workers in the private sector even ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/11/paid-sick-days-are-a-good-thing-stupid/ Once upon a time, recruiters and hiring managers tended not to call workers on the job. Most people respected the fact that employed individuals looking for a job wanted to be discreet about their job search. Today, all bets are off and it's mainly because of cell phones and PDAs. Before, a ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/10/texting-recruiters-while-on-the-job/ In Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger is just a mild-mannered construction worker from 2084. Or is he? Turns out, he's a secret agent, who ends up fighting against the forces of corruption who use a technological arsenal to track him, erase his memories, and generally make his life miserable. I sort of get ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/09/are-workers-just-mutants-in-a-sci-fi-movie/ Last week, my buddy emailed me about a strange occurrence. I was eating a Kashi oatmeal bar - in my on-going attempt to eat better - I chomped down and broke off a chunk of my back tooth. The universe is trying to tell me to stick with blueberry muffins ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/08/broken-teeth-and-stressed-out-workers/ Being unemployed today is more like an excruciating 1000-page novel than a bad short story. The unemployment rate held steady last month at 9.7 percent and overall fewer jobs were lost; a good sign, according to many economists. But for those of you who are out of work or about to ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/05/jobless-are-jobless-longer/ If you don’t have a job you should try to show off your skills. For example, if you want to be a writer you should make a comic to put in the newspaper. A job manger could see it and higher you as a writer. If you ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/04/when-your-10-year-old-does-your-job/ Right now, if you have a history of bad credit, or a criminal conviction, employers can pretty much throw you resume in the trash bin. But there's a growing movement in this country to discourage hiring managers from delving into your past. Some states are considering legislation to ban credit screening ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/03/does-your-past-impact-your-job/ Walmart managers in Kentucky systematically said "no way" to women who wanted to be order fillers at a distribution center in London, KY. They thought the warehouse job, that included heavy lifting, was not a job for a woman. Before you get too mad, Walmart Stores was sued by the government for ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/02/when-is-a-job-too-tough-for-a-woman/ Many workers have been in a recessionary stupor this past year and many of you feel so lucky to have a job you haven't even thought about asking your boss for more money. Well, you better get your name in the raise pot now before you end up with nothing. And ... http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2010/03/01/its-monday-time-to-ask-for-a-raise/