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Jamie Fiore Higgins on Workplace Toxicity, Gender Discrimination and Why She Left Wall Street

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Jamie Fiore Higgins worked on Wall Street for nearly 20 years—from 1998 to 2016—and by the end of her career, she’d amassed a small fortune. By 2016, she was making 40 times more than her house cleaner and 10 times more than her doctor. It was the kind of paycheck that Higgins looks back on now and calls “sinful excess.”

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5 Ways Women Can Support Each Other at Work

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More than having a system in place for when things go bad—like ‘filing with HR and hiring a lawyer’ bad—women’s networks also know things, such as how best to navigate your workplace as a woman. if women really wish to change workplace culture, they need to support each other along the way, no matter their position. Signal boosting.

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Why Networking Is Not Overrated

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According to a 2021 study by Women in the Workplace , about 86 women to every 100 men are promoted to the managerial level, and as such, fewer women are able to make it onto the leadership track. As the 2016 version of the study stated, “Women also get less access to the people, input, and opportunities that accelerate careers.”

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How to Ask for More Money (and Get It)

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“When it comes to job-hopping, you don’t want to leave your current job too quickly or wait too long,” says Dan Schawbel, a workplace expert and author of Promote Yourself. “To This article originally appeared in the October 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Job-hopping is no longer résumé suicide.

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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

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They also might be a key factor, the report shows, in retaining female employees, the demographic more likely to leave the workplace with caregiving obligations. In fact, in 2016 the Harvard Business Review compiled data from leading experts on the topic. What makes corporate wellness programs popular?

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Top Workplaces Winner Loves from the Inside Out

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2016 Top Workplaces: Achieva’s Workplace Culture Creates Engaged Employees Dedicated to Community Service. . When companies earn Top Workplace status, celebrations often ensue. 1 among medium-size companies in the Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces program. One employee has been promoted to a new position 11 times. “We

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Anger is an energy when it comes to getting things done

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The researchers also analysed data from a series of surveys collected during the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Our research adds to the growing evidence that a mix of positive and negative emotions promotes well-being, and that using negative emotions as tools can be particularly effective in some situations.” presidential elections.

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