Deb Perelman

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 it has received the most press. During the personal computing boon of the 1990s, its frequency among white collar professionals was considered to be at epidemic levels. “At its height of […]

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 the third straight slip for private-sector jobs, the Labor Department estimated on March 7 that the economy lost 63,000 jobs in January. The New York Times noted that “every time […]

There are a lot of reasons to check out the 2008 IT Skills and Salary Report from TechRepublic and Global Knowledge, which surveyed IT professionals on topics from job satisfaction to training. But the really exciting data is all about the money, and which certifications are associated with the biggest salaries. Not for the first […]

Feeling bad that your long hours, low pay and nonexistent recognition might all be part of an elaborate ploy to motivate you to work harder? Then you probably don’t want to read Vanity Fair’s just-launched Windfall Report, which tallies the 50 people who made the most “extras” last year. No, Oprah isn’t on it, nor […]

If the news stories are any indication, the U.S. economy has a rough road ahead of it in 2008. Due to the rippling effects of the credit crisis, mounting trade deficit, soaring oil prices and sobering employment numbers, the United States is expected to be tightening belts in the coming months. Observers have mixed views […]

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 what was wrong with the unemployment rate when it was first measured by Carroll D. Wright in 1878–then a chief of the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor with an […]

According to a survey released by Robert Half Technology, an IT staffing firm, 14 percent of CIOs say they intend to increase their headcount in Q2 2008, while only 2 percent anticipate reductions, painting an upbeat picture of the IT hiring landscape. The net 12 percent hiring increase is up 2 percent from Q1, and […]

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 have fired workers for misusing e-mail and one-third have fired workers for misusing the Internet, according to the 2007 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey from the American Management Association and […]

With blame levied everywhere from the after-effects of the dot-com bust to the impact of offshoring on IT job stability, there is little question that student interest in pursuing careers in computers and technology has declined in the last seven years. Two new studies sought to quantify the decline by looking at declared computer science […]

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 a new poll from Monster.com, 77 percent of U.S. workers feel they toil longer and harder than those who sign their paychecks. Though Monster itself admits that their polling process […]