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When Bad Meetings Happen to Good People Feb. 27, 2025
If you think that being forced to attend a bad meeting is the worst thing that can happen in your wo... Read More
Ironically, Trump's Coup Attempt Is Uniting Americans to Fight for Their Common Good Feb. 26, 2025
The Trump-Musk administration thought they could just stomp on us and our Constitution, replacing de... Read More
Older People and Social Security Disability Feb. 26, 2025
I often feel guilty if I write a column that essentially repeats information I've given in past colu... Read More
Downsizing Happens Feb. 21, 2025
Chelsea Milburn is a disabled veteran of the United States Navy who, until recently, worked for the ... Read More
Time for a Time Management Time Out Feb. 20, 2025
You've decided that improving your time-management skills is essential to reducing your stress, boo... Read More
Clarifying the DOGE Allegations About Social Security Feb. 19, 2025
Many readers have been emailing me asking for my help in understanding the allegations made by Elon ... Read More
DeepSeek vs. DeepSleep Feb. 13, 2025
You've heard about DeepSeek, of course. It's the recently released low-cost Chinese-built artificial... Read More
Stories With My Valentine Feb. 12, 2025
First, an apology: I don't think there will be anything about Social Security in today's column. But... Read More
Unplugged or Unhinged -- the Choice Is Yours Feb. 06, 2025
A job like yours? It's like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. It hurts like heck when you'... Read More
Playing It Safe vs. Living the Dream: Can You Have Both? Feb. 05, 2025
Dear Annie: My name is Jess, and I've always prided myself on being the "steady one." I have a good ... Read More
LBJ and Social Security Feb. 05, 2025
Poor Lyndon Baines Johnson. When it comes to Social Security, he gets blamed for something he never ... Read More
It's Here: Tattletale AI Jan. 30, 2025
Does your boss know what you really think of them? Do your co-workers understand the steps you are t... Read More
Why Some People Don't Pay Into Social Security Jan. 29, 2025
In some columns I wrote earlier this month about the repeal of laws that affect people who spent a l... Read More
Title Inflation Sweeps Nation Jan. 23, 2025
I knew there would be trouble the moment I stepped into the waiting room. Any job interview can mak... Read More
Answering Questions From Widows Jan. 22, 2025
I hope there is nothing in the air that is causing old goats like me to keel over. For some reason, ... Read More
Talk Your Way to the Top Jan. 16, 2025
Loose lips sink ships. Also, careers. That's why people at work tend to keep it on the down-low, see... Read More
Less for Others but More for Me Jan. 15, 2025
I had originally planned to use this space to write a follow-up column to one I wrote several weeks ... Read More
Detach Yourself. It's Later Than You Think. Jan. 09, 2025
Now is the winter of our detachment. The fall, the spring and the summer, too. According to a rece... Read More
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2025? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 08, 2025
I write a column like this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself, because it conta... Read More
Coming in 2025: Human Resources Without the Human Jan. 02, 2025
What will be the biggest career trends of 2025? The same biggest career trends of 2024, only worse.... Read More
