Workplace Buzz: Today’s Headlines

Workplace Buzz on November 7, 2007 7:15 AM

Closet Gay Workers
Imagine coming to work every day and having to pretend to be someone else. Imagine you're Joe Smith from Indianapolis, but you have to remember to be John Sales from Boston. You've got to do the accent, to have a whole back story, cover up the inevitable slips. Stressful, right? That's what closeted gay workers say they experience every day, says a new study by Belle Rose Ragins and Romila Singh of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and John M. Cornwell of Rice University. The article, “Making the Invisible Visible: Fear and Disclosure of Sexual Orientation at Work,” was published in The Journal of Applied Psychology. Time Magazine

No Degree Needed
You don't always need that piece of Latin-laden paper to pull in six figures. You don't need to invent something to get rich. And you don't need to look far for a lucrative opportunity. There are plenty of honest livings to be made in the U.S workforce that can earn you six-figure salaries sans a college degree. That's not to say you won't be required to undergo extensive training or work long hours, but at least you won't be lugging around that student debt. It's important to note that they're not all "blue-collar" jobs, a term that has become outdated when describing skilled-trade work. Forbes.com

Job Outlook for 2008
Expect a mixed bag in the job market. Although companies are expected to be more cautious about hiring, no one is predicting widespread layoffs. And while the pace of job creation is expected to slow, companies are still planning roughly the same salary increases as they offered this year, about 3.8 percent on average, according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting. But your job security and ability to snag a raise will depend a lot on your line of work. Money Magazine

Comments (1)

Many women like me even with degrees and certainly without are choosing to work at home. There are legitimate oppertunities to those of us willing to work hard and still be able to work in our own environment, even earning 6 figures!! What a priviledge!

— Posted by Rowena Farley | November 8, 2007 11:45 AM | Comment Permalink

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