Work-life Balance

Life can be a crazy journey of twists and turns, some of which we control and others we don’t. Whether you have small children, are helping to care for an aging parent, or you’re going back to school, certain circumstances …

If you and your partner both have careers, it can be difficult at times to make the right decisions that keep both your ships afloat. Throw children into the mix, and a few waves can quickly become rough waters that …

Families with two parents working outside the home are common today. In fact, among married-couple families with children, 61.9 percent have both parents employed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. My household is one of them. With both my spouse …

The current job market clearly tilts in favor of the job seeker. In many industries, there are more jobs than qualified people to work them. For some of those hard-to-fill positions, there are talent wars between top companies. Bottom line: …

At face value, unlimited vacation time sounds like a dream come true. No more agonizing over whether you’re sick enough to head home or if you should power through and stay at the office. No more feeling guilty about taking time off to go …

Are you pondering the possibilities of a new position? Dreaming of a big pay raise and advancement opportunities? There are pros and cons to starting over in a new job, but if timing really is everything, now is as good …

It’s the parents sitting at the playground glued to their phones as their kids get the wiggles out. It’s the couple at date night photographing their food for Instagram followed shortly by a few Facebook selfies. It’s every single professional …

Let me get this straight: We have to power through Q4 at work to make year-end goals during a short month, we bust our tails to give our families a holly, jolly holiday, we cruise straight into a New Year’s …

Being a working parent is difficult. Life is hectic, often starting before the sun rises and ending only after a flurry of to-do’s are completed. Because you’re so busy, you never really feel like you can give 100 percent to …

It’s your kids’ first day of school. Are you ready to pop the bubbly? Summers are amazing for so many reasons, but for working parents it can also mean a lot of extra headaches. There are camps and tournaments. There …