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GOLDMAN: Disconnected at Work — And Loving It!
My boss doesn’t understand me. You hear it all the time. From lowly interns, looking for a tiny tidbit of praise, to mid-level managers, looking for a soupcon of security, to […]
MARGENAU: Why Widows Can’t File for Benefits Online
Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, […]
GOLDMAN: Expense Account Cheaters Beware: James Bond GPT is Here
Smashing SMERSH? Easy peasy. Melting down the plans of Auric Goldfinger? Walk in the park. If you want to give a secret agent a real challenge, put them up against […]
MARGENAU: Little Green Spacemen and Social Security
Well, if I listen to news reports or review the emails I get from many readers, I guess I’d have to conclude that Social Security is doomed. So that means […]
GOLDMAN: Expense Account Cheaters Beware: James Bond GPT is Here
Smashing SMERSH? Easy peasy. Melting down the plans of Auric Goldfinger? Walk in the park. If you want to give a secret agent a real challenge, put them up against […]
MARGENAU: SSI Is Not Social Security
I can tell it’s time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two entirely different programs. Every single day, I get emails from readers […]
GOLDMAN: Take This Job and Hug It
Pull up a chair, young’un, and let me tell you about how it used to be. Way back then — last Thursday, really, but who’s counting? — people who hated their […]
MARGENAU: What Was I Doing in Poland for the Social Security Administration?
I was chatting with a new neighbor who recently moved into a house down the street from us. It turns out he was born in Warsaw, Poland, but moved to […]
HAYES: A Short Person Ponders the Leg-Lengthening Industry
When I was 16 and applying for my driver’s license, I had to provide my height. No one was behind me with a measuring tape, so […]
MARGENAU: Happy (Belated) Birthday to Social Security
Doesn’t it just bug you when you miss the birthday of a close friend? That happened to me when I recently missed the 90th birthday of someone who (well, actually […]
GOLDMAN: Introducing Staple — The Dating App for Office Besties
Want to make progress in your career? Make friends. It’s true. Research from the friendly folks at Gallup shows that “employees without strong friendships often feel less fulfilled, collaborate less effectively and […]
MARGENAU: Not So Common Questions
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column about some of the most common questions I receive. This week, I thought it would be interesting to write a column […]
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