The COVID-19 pandemic may change how Americans view aging and retirement, in good ways and bad, for years to come, experts say. There are some advantages to being retired, writes Carol Hymowitz, including not having to worry about losing a job or being safe at work.
It is possible to move your career in a different direction during uncertainty if you are willing to consider a range of options. Strategically plan for setbacks, but don't fail to envision positive outcomes as well.
It is possible to keep your career moving even when working remotely by asking your manager for feedback and help with prioritizing your to-do list. "If you can lower the stakes by making feedback much more frequent, it will be less like a judgment on you as a human being and more on a particular performance," says Dorie Clark, author of "Entrepreneurial You."
A study in the Australian Journal of Labour Economics showed that "while promotion rates do not differ significantly between men and women [in the group studied], the characteristics associated with job promotion do," with confidence being associated with higher promotion rates among men, but not among women. Study author Leonora Risse was surprised to find that confidence did not have any effect at all on women's career advancement, which was consistent with previous research.
Employees in the New York City area are least likely to have returned to the office, with only 13.1% back in the week from Oct. 28 to Nov. 4, according to an analysis of 10 major cities by Kastle Systems International. An average of 25.1% of workers across the 10 cities were back in the office during the week.
In 1967, a guy nicknamed "Chickie" left New York on a journey to bring beers to his buddies in war-torn Vietnam. Hilarity and a few scares ensued, but "Chickie" accomplished his mission. Carve out some time to watch the video that accompanies this story.
