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If while you were sitting at work a strange man walked up to you and handed you a magic wand that was said to hold magical powers that would allow you to abracadabra yourself from your current career to a new one of your choice would you do it?

If you were a little late to the office this morning, you may not need to stress about it too much. A new study indicates a lot of bosses are so sure that employees are working and checking emails before they come in that clock-watching is swiftly becoming a thing of the past.

Not everybody hates their job, but you’d be hard pressed to find someone who likes all aspects of their workplace. Citrix recently conducted a survey of 1,013 office workers in which they asked what they dislike about their 9-to-5 jobs.

In this tough economy, people will try just about anything to get a job. However, according to a new survey from Monster of 4,000 adults, what you do may not matter because many believe whether or not you land a position is simply a matter of luck.

Congressman Jeff Landry stopped by the Bruce and the Kennel Club Show Tuesday morning to discuss digging up mud. Not the kind of political mud we are used to hearing about from Washington, this is good ol' Louisiana mud and it could mean millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs for our state.

With the job market being so tight, people are trying to do whatever they can to give themselves an edge — including having their tattoos removed.

Just because the unemployment rate is high doesn’t mean everyone is desperate for work — some are even willing to leave their jobs altogether. And when they do, the reasons they sometimes give are rather eyebrow-raising.

You may not know it, but April 25 is National Administrative Professionals’ Day. To celebrate the office workers formally known as secretaries, Staples surveyed their social media followers on their attitudes toward administrative professionals.

The company bonus might be a novel way to motivate employees and reward good work throughout the year, but it’s sometimes hard to gauge at bigger companies. That may be why some firms are trying a novel way to award bonuses.

Seems Americans are getting a lot more flexible about employment options — according to a new survey, we’re changing the way we look at temp work, in particular.

The second annual Simply Hired Job Seeker Survey reveals that when it comes to our jobs, some things truly are more important than money.

Last night while most of South Louisiana's registered voters were gearing up for Saints football, the President of the United States was making a major speech about employment in our country. One Louisiana Congressman, Jeff Landry (R), knew that he could not yell out what he and a lot of people in South Louisiana know about employment in our state. Instead the 3rd district Republican Congressman l

The job market, it's tight that's for sure. This time of year especially with a new crop of graduates beating the bushes for the best paying jobs you not only need to be qualified but you need to make sure the job you get is one that is going to be there for a while. We were searching on Yahoo and found this great survey of jobs that once were not such good prospects, that have become a better cho

As a college student, I always hear my friends complaining about: What am I going to do in life?  A lot of them stress out constantly because they can't find something that they like or want to do... and be successful at the same time!  So here's what I found for them..and want to share with you.

The words sexual harassment, we think we know what it means don't we. I didn't and I am willing to bet you have an idea that is only partially correct. Is it possible you are being harassed at your workplace right now and didn't know it? Hey this goes for gals and guys.

Unless you are seeking an elected position I can not condone the use of untruths when seeking employment. If you are a politician then you better be good at it. The fact is sometimes it takes a skilled manipulation of what we call the truth to get the chance to land a new job with out the folks at the old job catching on.

All of us have thought about it, many of us have done it. Called in to work ala the Steve Azar song "I Don't Have to be Me 'Til Monday" and told a little white lie about being sick. What's the harm right? Well apparently billions of dollars and corporate America is starting to investigate those sick days and how we take them.

I read an article that had certain words that employers do not like to see in your resume`