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You Are to Blame for Any Lack of Professional Success: Columnist

Management consultant and author Steve Tobak suggests that those who don’t achieve success in their professional lives have only themselves to blame. He cites the “whining” mentality of the Occupy Wall Street movement (comprised largely of unemployed Millennials), and others who might blame their misfortune on income inequality in the U.S. So reports Fox Business.

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Wet Seal's Disasterous Downsizing

Having been in trouble for years and with its stock worth just pennies, once-hot teen retailer Wet Seal recently announced the immediate shuttering of 338 stores and laying off of 3,700 employees. But what’s unusual about Wet Seal’s story is the way the news was delivered to the public: by the employees themselves. So reports The Washington Post.

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If You Hate Working Amid Endless Rows of Cubicles, You May Be in Luck

Workplaces in the U.S. and around the world may be in for some evolutionary changes going forward, according to recent research. So reports Fortune.

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Harvard Faculty Opposes ObamaCare Costs It Helped Create

One of the principles behind the creation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was for employers and employees to share the cost of health insurance in order for many more Americans to receive healthcare benefits than did before the Act was implemented.

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With Cubicles on the Way Out, Who Needs to Sit?

Sitting behind a desk all day long has been getting a bad rap in the last few years. Some healthcare professionals and ergonomic specialists have gone on record insisting that "sitting is the new smoking" – citing research indicating a rise in diseases associated with sedentary lifestyles, including heart disease, strokes, Type 2 diabetes, and even depression. So reports the Huffington Post.

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Is There 'Kleptomnesia' in Your Workplace?

It's a term for accidental plagiarism, or generating an idea one thinks is original but was actually created by someone else. So reports the Huffington Post.

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Workplace Trends to Watch in 2015

Now that the New Year has officially begun, we will see whether predictions for trends in the workplace will be realized in 2015. So reports Time..

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Which Major Companies Are On Life Support?

For each of the last five years, the financial opinion publisher 24/7 Wall St.com has predicted 10 U.S. brands it feels will be gone within the coming year. So reports Yahoo Finance.

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