Shocking, but mostly true |
Backlash: Women Bullying Women at Work
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It’s probably no surprise that most of these bullies are men, as a survey by the Workplace Bullying Institute, an advocacy group, makes clear. But a good 40 percent of bullies are women. And at least the male bullies take an egalitarian approach, mowing down men and women pretty much in equal measure. The women appear to prefer their own kind, choosing other women as targets more than 70 percent of the time. |
Just the mention of women treating other women badly on the job seemingly shakes the women’s movement to its core. It is what Peggy Klaus, an executive coach in Berkeley, Calif., has called “the pink elephant” in the room. How can women break through the glass ceiling if they are ducking verbal blows from other women in cubicles, hallways and conference rooms? Read more at www.nytimes.com |
I love how articles say that places are losing top talent..but I’m more interested in wondering where they’re going! |
Offices Go Vacant at Fannie and Freddie
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WASHINGTON — Until a year ago, two of the most coveted workplaces in this city were Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giants at the intersection of Washington and Wall Street. The companies offered a lucrative perch for former top administration officials and Congressional aides interested in continuing to shape policy. Read more at www.nytimes.com |
While the commenters are having a field day with this one, Mandel’s basic premise of diverting lots of capital to Education and Health Care is essentially a good one. These two sectors are relatively stable and healthy sources of jobs, through which the rest of the economy can cover. In classic internet logical fallacy, the attacks on his premise are basically attacks on the fact that these two sectors are incredibly inefficient–true, but not enough to take away from his point that stable jobs help stabilize economies. The Big Job Engines: Education and Health |
Spending on health care and education will be the fastest way to create jobs while other sectors recover
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Here's a thought experiment. Suppose that you have $50,000. Using that cash, you can: a) remodel your outmoded bathroom; b) purchase an expensive new car; c) replace your arthritic and failing knee; or d) pay for two years of college for your child at your state university.
Which of these do you choose? My guess is that most people would pick either “c” or “d.” These days, fixing up your house or getting a new set of wheels feels like a luxury. But even in tough times, health and education are still necessities to most people. |
Looking back over the past decade, health and education have been a stabilizing influence nationally, hiring at a steady pace and adding 5.3 million jobs since 1999. Meanwhile the rest of the economy has gone through booms and busts, creating fewer than 400,000 new jobs in 10 years as offshoring ate away at manufacturing.
Spending on health and education eventually will have to be reined in. But that crisis is 5 or 10 years down the road. For now, schools and hospitals may be the best choice we have for keeping the labor market afloat Read more at www.businessweek.com |
- Michael Mandel is your new favorite economist.
- Problem is, the health care jobs are most likely paid for through the Automotive Industry.
- BusinessWeek needs its own Steve Duenes so they stop publishing these straight-outta-Excel-97 graphs.
Michigan: The Health-and-Education State |
As of January 2009, Michigan jobs in health and education accounted for 23.7% of the workforce, almost double the 12.5% share of manufacturing. Rather than Michigan:The Great Lake State, it’s now Michigan: The Health-and Education State. Read more at www.businessweek.com |
Whether it’s day laborers, or PhD’s, our nation’s greatest periods of growth coincided with its admission of immigrants. Now that higher standards of living can be found elsewhere, the world’s best and brightest are telling the US what it can do with its inane immigration policies. Why Skilled Immigrants Are Leaving the U.S. |
| The U.S. is no longer the only land of opportunity. If we don't want the immigrants who have fueled our innovation and economic growth, they now have options elsewhere. Immigrants are returning home in greater numbers. |
| Why should we care? Because immigrants are critical to the country's long-term economic health. Despite the fact that they constitute only 12% of the U.S. population, immigrants have started 52% of Silicon Valley's technology companies and contributed to more than 25% of our global patents. They make up 24% of the U.S. science and engineering workforce holding bachelor's degrees and 47% of science and engineering workers who have PhDs. Immigrants have co-founded firms such as Google (GOOG), Intel (INTC), eBay (EBAY), and Yahoo! (YHOO).
Read more at www.businessweek.com |
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