Deb Perelman

According to a survey released last week by Forrester Consulting and Proofpoint, an enterprise IT security company, companies are stepping up their efforts to monitor employee e-mail, with 41 percent of large U.S. companies employing people to read staff members’ e-mail. This was up from 39 percent the year before. It sounds from the preliminary […]

In the U.S., parents who are overly involved in their children’s job and career choices are considered pushy. Terms such as “helicopter parenting” are thrown at parents who are seen as hovering over their children, swooping in to fight their battles and make their decisions for them. A 2004 60 Minutes report discussed the way […]

Remote Workers: How to Be Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind By Deb Perelman Remote Workers: How to Be Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind – 1. Be Hyper-present If you show up to the office each day, it’s enough to just be there. You probably don’t need to let people […]

In an article last week in the wake of many Google departures, we questioned why anyone wouldn’t want to work at a company known for having the “coolest workplaces” and the “best perks” in the world. We surmised that it might be a combination of factors leaving once bright-eyed recruits disillusioned, despite the free child […]

Computing Technology Industry Association, an IT interest group, announced the week of May 19 that through a $25,000 grant from the NEC Foundation of America, which supports programs to bring assistive technologies to the disabled, it will launch a new training program aimed at creating high-tech employment opportunities for young people with disabilities. The grant […]

Ah, May … the winter has finally thawed away, trees are dropping petals on every sidewalk, weekend barbecues are de rigueur … oh, and the nation’s college graduates set sail, bright-eyed and eager to start their first jobs. Yet first jobs are notoriously uneven. Some are inspiring and educational, while others are unpleasant and keep […]

Everyone gets in career ruts from time to time, and it can happen for a range of reasons. Maybe you’ve been doing the same exact thing for too long. Maybe you’ve ended up at a company or in a role with little growth potential. Maybe the need for your skill isn’t what it was when […]

Of all of the health threats workers deal with in sedentary, computer-facing jobs–carpal tunnel, eye strain and backaches–there is one that gets far less attention: waist expansion. In fact, according to a new study by CareerBuilder.com, 34 percent of IT workers said they have gained more than 10 pounds in their current jobs, while 17 […]

Hewlett-Packard shook up the technology world May 12 by announcing that it would be buying IT services giant Electronic Data Systems. The companies plan to spend the next six months hashing out the details of the $13.9 billion deal, and while a HP spokesperson said it is too soon for the company to discuss its […]

Silicon Valley started to smell a little extra-ripe today, and not just because a week of record-high temperatures has soured the trash receptacles. Rather, it is because, beginning May 20, up to 400 janitors walked off their jobs cleaning the offices at some of the region’s best-known tech companies, including Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle and Cisco […]