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Google Says Layoffs Are Coming

After nearly a year of wrangling, Google's long-sought acquisition of online ad delivery service DoubleClick was completed March 11. The $3.1 billion deal was...

Drop-Off in Computer Workplace Injuries Cited

Among the numerous perils of computer-facing work--including repetitive stress ailments such as postural syndrome, eye strain and tendonitis--carpal tunnel is the best known, as...

Employment Numbers Point to a Recession in Progress

The likelihood of a recession increased substantially on Friday as new evidence of falling employment came to light.In the second consecutive monthly decline and...

Project Management-Certified Pros Earn 6 Figures

There are a lot of reasons to check out the 2008 IT Skills and Salary Report from TechRepublic and Global Knowledge, which surveyed IT...

Bill Gates No Longer World’s Richest Man

Feeling bad that your long hours, low pay and nonexistent recognition might all be part of an elaborate ploy to motivate you to work...

Is the Unemployment Rate Meaningless?

How broken is the unemployment rate? Very, according to some observers.David Leonhardt, a New York Times columnist argues in his March 5 column that...

CIOs Expected to Hire, but Outlook Still Mixed

According to a survey released by Robert Half Technology, an IT staffing firm, 14 percent of CIOs say they intend to increase their headcount...

Employees Fired for E-mail Abuse? Not So Fast

Think you can get away with abusing e-mail and Intenet policies at work? A new study says, "heck no."More than a quarter of employers...

Everyone Thinks They Work Harder than Their Boss

If you think you work harder than your boss, you're in the vast majority, and according to some economic theory you're probably right.According to...

Yahoo: Microsoft Is Distracting Our Employees

Though it shouldn't be a surprise that when one of the biggest tech companies in the world makes a hostile bid on another that...