Career Advice

Should we talk salaries at work? Actors from the hit series The Crown recently made headlines for income disparity between the two lead characters. Let’s face it – no one should make more than the Queen, but that’s just what happened when it came to light that star Claire Foy was earning less for her role as Queen Elizabeth than Matt Smith, who plays Prince Philip.

Hey mom and dad, I’m ditching Canada from May till next semester. Will text you from my gig in Japan or Austria.

Companies in distress may try to hide it. Doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to spot the clues. When working for a nosediving company, would you rather wear a blindfold or x-ray specs? With the blindfolders, going ostrich does the trick. See no evil, hear no evil, blah blah. X-ray peeps look deep into the malaise for signs to scram.

From autonomous delivery vehicles to interactive displays that speak to you personally, shopping is spouting a new generation of job opportunities.

We all thank God when Fridays roll around! By week’s end, we’re pretty well mentally exhausted, worn out, the life sucked right out of us. Work is more than a grind; it’s a mood-buster and a brain drain. Yet mental health is critical to workplace wellness.

Employers aren’t your personal Yelp. If you want your interview performance rated privately, read on.

Ever feel like you’re being tortured at work by a villain boss? Sort of like the painful spikes used to torture Doctor Strange by Thano's chief henchman Ebony Maw in the brand new Avengers: Infinity Wars!

Decent salary. Nice perks. No advanced degree needed. That's how lots of InfoTech roles roll. For so many IT jobs, university degrees are overkill. A couple years in college can reap big rewards. In your face, B.A.'s and Masters! A certificate or diploma can be just as coveted.

We're a nation of wasters! Endless sheets of office paper, disposable cups, and plastic bottles are mindlessly discarded. Stats report that the average office worker uses 500 coffee cups per year! And add in 10,000 sheets of paper!