Work-Life Balance

U.S. Tech Pros May Be Happiest in the Midwest: Study

April 9, 2018

Salary is important, but a growing number of tech pros are equally concerned with work-life balance. This balance contributes to overall contentment, and depends quite a …

Keep Your Boss from Taking Advantage of You

Leslie Stevens-Huffman,

November 20, 2017

It’s flattering to become the “go-to” person that your boss can rely on. However, if you find yourself handling someone else’s duties in addition to your …

Salt Lake City Bets You’ll Trade Dollars for Balance

August 1, 2017

Ask someone to name up-and-coming technology hubs and you’ll likely hear about places such as Austin, Portland, or Vancouver. If they’re really on top of things, …

Which Tech Hubs Have the Best Cost of Living?

Nick Kolakowski,

July 24, 2017

Ask someone to name the top tech hubs, at least in terms of job opportunities and concentration of tech talent, and chances are good they’ll name …

Tips for Overcoming Tech Industry Burnout

Leslie Stevens-Huffman,

October 31, 2016

Recent research has shown that many tech jobs—such as working in corporate IT departments—can create exhaustion, and lead in turn to depersonalization and diminishing achievement: the …

These Tech Hubs Are the Best Cities for Jobs

May 25, 2016

What are the best cities for jobs? According to Glassdoor’s latest report, many of the 25 urban areas with the best prospects for employment are also …

5 Bad Habits That Erode Work-Life Balance

Leslie Stevens-Huffman,

March 30, 2016

Juggling your professional and personal lives becomes even more difficult when you develop bad work habits that affect your performance and productivity. Even being too ambitious …

Evaluating a Company’s Work-Life Balance

Leslie Stevens-Huffman,

March 23, 2016

If work-life balance tops your priority list, you need to find out what it’s like to work in a particular environment before accepting an offer. But …

Tech Pros’ Biggest Pain Points in 2016

January 11, 2016

Although tech pros have enjoyed a strong economy and low unemployment over the past twelve months, many of them are nonetheless unhappy. Some have issues with …

Break Out of Your Work Silo

January 6, 2016

As with most full-time employees across all industries, tech pros work within a tight niche, which can make it easy to miss “the bigger picture”: the …

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