Rude coworkers are the worst. Not only are they unpleasant to be around, but their behavior can lead to poorer work quality, damaged customer relationships and decreased profits. And workplace rudeness isn’t limited to a handful of assholes who don’t know or care how to behave in...
If you’re feeling the slog of being back at work or school after a long, hot summer—and with the holidays still a few months away—you’re not alone. It seems there’s always some kind of grinding to be done, as this history of grinding in all its forms...
Labor Day is behind us, and we’ve got a long two months to get through before we can finally enjoy the holiday season. Wish you could just skip the next few weeks of work and get right to the overeating and spending all day in your pajamas,...
September’s here, which means back to work or back to school. Unless, of course, you’re one of those lucky few who can afford to vacation all year round (in which case, screw you. And also, can we join you?). For everyone else, it’s time to grind, and what better way...
Sometimes, you don’t want to spend your precious time off crisping under the blazing sun of a tropical beach, or trekking through exotic jungles for a glimpse of the 7,000 backpackers who got up earlier than you. Sometimes, you just want to spend a week on your...
As Bill Gates once said, “It seems pretty egocentric while we still have malaria and TB for rich people to fund things so that they can live longer.” Fortunately for us, shade from Gates hasn’t prevented the rich men of the world from trying. Peter Thiel’s bloodlust...
If you want to make some cash while on vacation this summer, why not rent out your pad? We asked Bill Furlong, North American V.P. of HomeAway, just how much effort is needed to make your house habitable for renters. As the company behind rental sites like...
Most of us work more than we live, which is to say we spend considerably more time at the office and with our coworkers than we do with the human beings we actually want in our lives. It also means that the stressors and anxieties of work...
The only thing scarier than getting older yourself is realizing your parents are growing older still. While you may have many years to get things in order for retirement and even death, settling things for your parents has a speedier timeline. Getting on the same page with...
Every summer, we’re faced with one of the toughest decisions of the year: Should I spend all my precious days off now, or save them for the winter? Should I drink all day in the sun and surf, or should I go shred serious pow pow gnar...
“I have no interest in retirement,” Leon Dash says from his office in Gregory Hall, on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana-Champaign. At 72, Dash has, by all accounts, lived an exceptionally full, successful life— one that more than merits a comfortable retirement. Dash spent 30...
Student loans are the financial equivalent of Marvel movies: insanely expensive, aggressively expanding and seemingly unavoidable. The class of 2016 will carry the highest average student loan debt ever, with 7 out of 10 seniors graduating in debt. And the average debt load is $37,172 — up from last...
