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On the Move: A few weeks ago, our newsletter noted that the novel coronavirus could affect you if you do business travel in China or work with someone who does. Now it's top of mind in nearly every workplace in the U.S. and many of them worldwide. As fears of a global pandemic spread, companies are canceling business travel and corporate off-site events and making contingency plans for more employees to work remotely. Our reporters write that even when travel hasn't been formally restricted, more employees and executives are opting to conduct key business by phone and videochat. Some employers are even suggesting staff curb personal travel, too. So what do you need to know if you can't avoid flying? The Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney dissects the fears and provides a reality check to help you determine whether to postpone or cancel travel. One absolute rule to follow, he says: Don't travel if you're sick. People routinely ignore that advice. But in this climate, you could end up quarantined, especially if you're flying internationally. Has your employer taken any unusual precautions to guard against the coronavirus epidemic? How have you or your work been impacted? If so, let us know by emailing me at [email protected]. – Vanessa Fuhrmans, Deputy Management Bureau Chief |
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Love what you do. Or at least how you do it. The Journal looks at nine different ways you can bring satisfaction to your work by alleviating some fo the excess stresses of our professions. |
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“There is no way I could go for a job like that right now." | — Alexis Baden-Mayer, a 45-year-old political director at a nonprofit and member of the "sandwich generation." Tending to both her elderly, ailing parents and her two children is too consuming for her to pursue her next logical career move, she says. |
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| Dangerous ground: Mining has long been one of the most dangerous jobs, but it's even more dangerous than what's known. The Journal reports how uncounted deaths in illegal and small mines worldwide likely add thousands to the industry death toll. |
| Follow the music: The Journal and Moody Analytics did some number-crunching to rank the hottest U.S. job markets in 2019. The top two: Austin and Nashville, two Southern state capitals with vibrant music scenes and an influx of technology jobs. |
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17.3% | The percentage of job offers that were rejected by candidates in the U.S. between January 2018 and November 2019, according to new data from Glassdoor. |
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| “I was like, why do we have gnats everywhere?” says Rachel Doyle, a 33-year-old account manager outside Detroit./RACHEL DOYLE |
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Where's my cup? And for your moment of Zen–or maybe not, depending on your office kitchenware situation–Journal writer Te-Ping Chen writes this week of the growing pains of going green at work. Around the globe, more offices are becoming more sustainable, jettisoning disposable dishware, installing motion-activated lights and rethinking trash practices. Such changes are popular, but the rollouts aren't always smooth. Workers who find themselves cupless go parched or swipe colleagues' mugs. Some have spotted insect infestations because trash cans are no longer lined daily with new plastic. Others report sitting in the dark everytime the motion-activated lights go off. For resourceful employees, of course, there are always workarounds: “Sometimes I’ll do a whole yoga routine, or practice my TikTok dances to get [the lights] back on,” says one office worker. |
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