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The NapQ, unveiled In June at the annual NeoCon commercial interiors show in Chicago, is a $20,000 work station that folds down into a sofa set to facilitate comfortable naps at work. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune via TNS)

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August 17, 2018 at 5:39 am

Office napping goes legit with high-tech pods

There’s enough demand for a snooze spot at work that a number of manufacturers have developed pop-up sleeping accommodations for workspaces.

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August 8, 2018 at 5:49 am

Quitting a well-paying job to travel the world: It’s a thing now

New tool estimates whether you can afford to take time off to trot the globe.

Kids from the N3rd Street Gamers and Julian Krinsky camps aren’t out doing potato sack races; they’re sharpening their gaming skills, many with the hope of making a living. (Evan Grossman / New York Daily News via TNS)

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August 8, 2018 at 5:16 am

Esports camp introduces gamers to jobs in the industry

N3rd Street Gamers’ camp in Philadelphia drew kids from as far as Seattle and Texas to learn about the business of gaming.

Impostor syndrome, the sense that you are a fraud in your industry, role or position, regardless of your credibility, authority or accomplishments, hits many of us at some point in our lives. But some researchers believe it hits minority groups harder. (Agnes Lee / The New York Times)

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August 3, 2018 at 5:16 am

Imposter syndrome is even harder to deal with for minorities

Tactics to fight it off: Join an affinity group, recruit a mentor and document your accomplishments.

Rommel Landon, who drives for Lyft and Uber in Seattle, turned his car into a moving karaoke machine and now doesn’t have to motivate himself to go to work. “I just want to do it!” he says. (Courtesy of Rommel Landon)

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July 27, 2018 at 5:25 am

How you can make a so-so job more satisfying

One example: After outfitting his car for karaoke, Seattle rideshare driver Rommel Landon says he doesn’t have to motivate himself to go to work. “I...

Open office plans were supposed to get people to interact more. One study suggests that workers have found new ways to avoid each other. (Courtesy of Jeffrey MacMillan for the Washington Post)

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July 27, 2018 at 5:05 am

Open-plan offices are as bad as you thought

The noise causes people to put on headphones and tune out. The lack of privacy prompts others to work from home when they can. And...

Charlie Rose, a paramedic with Grady EMS in Atlanta, says working the night shift entails responding to “the most stabbings, shootings and drug overdoses. (Dustin Chambers / The New York Times)

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July 25, 2018 at 5:02 am

‘I’ve probably seen more things in four years than most paramedics have seen in 10’

Paramedic talks about the best save he’s ever had, plus his disbelief over what people are able to do to each other.

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July 24, 2018 at 5:05 am

3 Seattle-area companies named on a list of top 50 workplaces

Costco, Microsoft and Starbucks were included on Indeed's annual list.

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July 23, 2018 at 5:24 am

How to manage an employee who is having a personal crisis

You need to be empathetic and compassionate while also being professional and keeping your team productive.

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July 20, 2018 at 5:29 am

Another reason not to wear a tie: It could be cutting the blood flow to your brain

A new study published in the journal Neuroradiology suggests wearing neckties may have health impacts.

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