Occasional complaining at work often results in bonding with co-workers and brainstorming solutions to problems, writes Maurie Backman. Constant complaining, however, usually isolates a person from colleagues.

Employers may signal a lack of confidence by micromanaging, when they only intend to help, inadvertently alienating an employee, says Suzy Welch. It's up to the employee to break this cycle and restore trust with their boss by exhibiting renewed enthusiasm for their work.

Instead of asking someone at a networking event what they do, inquire about their current projects to spark a longer, more substantive conversation, says Selena Soo, marketing strategist. Build a stronger connection by stating specifically how you could help them, whether it's sharing your own expertise or connecting them with someone you know.

Workers' compensation benefits should not be suspended when an employee is incarcerated for not being able to make bail, said a Pennsylvania appellate court. The case involved a Philadelphia Coca-Cola employee who had his benefits suspended for 525 days during pretrial because he couldn't afford bail.

It's reasonable to take a reduction in pay if you need to escape a toxic culture and restore work-life balance, writes Pauline Muindi. A lower salary is also acceptable if you're switching careers, pursuing more fulfilling work or experiencing a long period of unemployment.

Prolonged job searches are opportunities to fine-tune coping mechanisms that help people deal with uncertainty, says Michelle Maidenberg, professor of cognitive behavioral therapy. She recommends taking breaks from the search by spending time with loved ones "to reaffirm the parts of your identity that don't have anything to do with your career."

A study finds people who identified as not having a strong life purpose were more than twice as likely to die early, especially from cardiovascular diseases, than those who did have one, writes Mara Gordon. "The researchers also found the association to be so powerful that having a life purpose appeared to be more important for decreasing risk of death than drinking, smoking or exercising regularly," she writes.

China's Wolong National Nature Reserve took a photo on an infrared camera last month of an all-white albino panda, which appears to be 1-2 years old. The image is believed to be the first photo of an all-white panda in the wild.