Corner Office: Meridee Moore: I’ll Skip the Private Office

This interview with Meridee A. Moore, founder of Watershed Asset Management, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Watershed is a $2 billion hedge fund based in San Francisco. James Estrin/The New York Times Meridee A. Moore is the founder of Watershed Asset Management, a $2 billion hedge fund in San Francisco. ... Continue Reading

If you only do one thing this week … organise your work wardrobe

Head start: Office wear needn’t be a chore or take hours to organise. Photograph: David Levene Admit it: since you started your working life there have been occasions when you’ve started the day behind schedule because of some kind of wardrobe crisis. Unless you are slipping into a uniform, dressing for ... Continue Reading

Corner Office: An Office? She’ll Pass on That

This interview with Meridee A. Moore, founder of Watershed Asset Management, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Watershed is a $2 billion hedge fund based in San Francisco. James Estrin/The New York Times Meridee A. Moore is the founder of Watershed Asset Management, a $2 billion hedge fund in San Francisco. ... Continue Reading

Who’s Hiring Freelancers: SpeakWrite, Tutor.com and Barr-Nunn

If you need extra money but don’t want a staff job, freelance work may be the answer. These days, companies hire freelancers for everything from writing and design to delivery and sales. Pros and cons: You usually don’t get benefits, but can often set your own schedule and may even be ... Continue Reading

Worst round of council job losses ‘for a generation’ with 25,000 predicted to go

Councils could face the worst round of job losses “for a generation” with at least 25,000 under threat, according to a new survey. By Published: 6:25AM GMT 01 Mar 2010 Research also found that seven in 10 councils predict they will have to cut spending by up to 20 ... Continue Reading

Alison Platt: the woman who hopes to neuter gender prejudice

Alison Platt, chairman of Opportunity Now, says fighting sexual inequality is more than just a matter of principle. Roalnd Gribben Published: 9:50AM GMT 25 Feb 2010 Alison Platt, chairman of Opportunity Now, says fighting sexual inequality is more than just a matter of principle. Photo: Geoff Pugh Before she decided to take on the ... Continue Reading

Who’s Hiring Freelancers: LiveOps, University of Phoenix and Davaco

If you need extra money but don’t want a staff job, freelance work may be the answer. These days, companies hire freelancers for everything from writing and design to delivery and sales. Pros and cons: You usually don’t get benefits, but can often set your own schedule and may even be ... Continue Reading

Corner Office: He’s Not Bill Gates, or Fred Astaire

This interview with Vineet Nayar, chief executive HCL Technologies, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Dan Neville/The New York Times Vineet Nayar is the chief executive of HCL Technologies, an I.T. services company based in India. To help bridge the gap between C.E.O. and the rank and file, he once danced ... Continue Reading

Who’s Hiring Freelancers: Overflow, ACT and Brighten Communications

If you need extra money but don’t want a staff job, freelance work may be the answer. These days, companies hire freelancers for everything from writing and design to delivery and sales. Pros and cons: You usually don’t get benefits, but can often set your own schedule and may even be ... Continue Reading

I paintballed my boss – how can I make up for it?

I shot the sheriff – and now he wants to get rid of me. Photograph: Getty Work ethics is a fortnightly feature in Guardian Work where a reader submits a workplace dilemma and asks for your help. A selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday’s paper. (And if … Read ... Continue Reading

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