The Globe and Mail - Work News

The long summer

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00 EDT

The carnival workers of Conklin Supershows don't see the big-city glam of the CNE or the PNE. From April to October, they travel small towns, setting up shopping mall midways and county fairs. It's a fading way of life with few rewards. For many, photographer Charla Jones reports, it's the only road they know.

'Aren't you the guy who lost at the Olympics?'

SARAH BOESVELD — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:35 EDT

The transition to postcompetition working life is full of challenges, whether it's needling from co-workers or the stress of change

The Office

Craig Silverman — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:34 EDT

Smooching with a stiff upper lip

Freelance slackers, beware: Big Brother is watching

DAVID LEACH — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:06 EDT

Freelance outsourcing website adds Orwellian surveillance to industry's already Dickensian pay rates

Today's Mad Men: Tie not required

averner@globeandmail.com — Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:49 EDT

No tie required in modern advertising world

Run free, minions

REBECCA DUBE — Mon, 4 Aug 2008 04:01 EDT

As the boss gallivants in the sun, summer staff toil beneath the fluorescent lights. Some sit and sulk – but others take advantage of the slackened supervision

Coffee, cookies but no cashiers

REBECCA DUBE — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:44 EDT

When a business leaves payment up to the customer, what you do says a lot about you

Does your employer know too much?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:03 EDT

Workplace expert Randall Craig takes your questions on privacy on the job

Geeks gone wild: Disgruntled IT staff wreak havoc

REBECCA DUBE — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:30 EDT

Disgruntled IT staff can, and do, wreak havoc

Spank me, but don't tell my boss

SIRI AGRELL — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:48 EDT

How far should the boardroom reach into the worker's bedroom?