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The DNC and the Strange Phenomenon of Adding an "R" to Words that End in "A"
I have no idea why this occurs or where it comes from, but I'm always a bit perplexed when I hear people put the letter "r" on the end of words that end with "a." My personal observation is that it seems to be British people and some Americans from parts of the East Coast (maybe New Englanders?).
Aug 27, 2008

The Dem Convention and the ROWE Juggernaut
Kudos to Scott Westcott, author of a recent Inc. article, for bringing a slightly different angle to the flextime story.
Aug 26, 2008

Will Total Rewards Be on the Agenda at the Democratic Convention?
I am 100% certain that my colleague Cara Welch will be blogging about the Democratic Convention in her Public Policy Perspectives blog, but thought I would post a quick item from my perspective while she's still on vacation.
Aug 22, 2008

Take a Look at These Eye-Popping NumbersRating: PoorFairNeutralGoodExcellent Reader Comments (3)  
I had a chance to grind through the entire August 18 issue of Fortune last night. (Sidebar: The cover features a photo of a fairly serious and striking woman named Meredith Whitney, who is apparently one of the more prescient banking analysts at Oppenheimer. It's not until you read the article that you learn that she's married to a professional wrestler. Huh?)
Aug 21, 2008

Are Perks Part of the 'Psychological Contract' with Employees?Rating: PoorFairNeutralGoodExcellent Reader Comments (1)  
I must have missed it, but it seems that the most golden of all companies today, Google (and I admit that I too am a fan) increased its on-site child care cost earlier this year.
Aug 14, 2008

All Hail: King Salary Budget Survey!Rating: PoorFairNeutralGoodExcellent Reader Comments (1)  
I'm sure you noticed that we released our 35th annual Salary Budget Survey in the past week or so (that's officially the coral anniversary, in case you were wondering).
Aug 12, 2008

Is the U.S. Postal Service on Its Way Out of Business?Rating: PoorFairNeutralGoodExcellent Reader Comments (2)  
Increasing postal service costs may be "the final nail in the coffin" for a bunch of consumer (not association) magazines that are barely staying above water at this point.
Aug 8, 2008

Paper Cuts that Don't HurtRating: PoorFairNeutralGoodExcellent Reader Comments (1)  
If you attended our annual conference in Philadelphia a few months ago, you were probably abundantly aware that we did our best to make the conference "greener" than it ever has been before.
Aug 5, 2008

On Vacation This Week
I am on vacation this week (July 28-Aug. 1).
Jul 28, 2008

The Federal Reserve Is Afraid of ... Employee Raises?Rating: PoorFairNeutralGoodExcellent Reader Comments (1)  
Recent item published on MarketWatch got my attention with the provocative headline: "Fed Doesn't Want You to Get a Raise &." As you know, this comes out just a few weeks before WorldatWork issues our annual Salary Budget Survey.
Jul 18, 2008

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About the Blogger: Ryan M. Johnson is the Director of Information Development and Public Affairs at WorldatWork. His responsibilities include overseeing the association's award-winning publications, book publishing, member surveys (including the annual Salary Budget Survey), information acquisition for both the physical library at association headquarters and the online database, and some Web site features such as Issue Tracker , and government affairs.

Ryan has been with WorldatWork since 2001. Prior to that, he was a consultant in the health care field and a research analyst at Arizona State University. He began his career on Capitol Hill as an aide to the U.S. House Committee on Small Business.


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