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We hate to admit it, because we personally feel that clothes shouldn't matter. In a perfect world, a person would be judged at their workplace based solely on the caliber of their work. Unfortunately, that's not how the world works. How you choose to dress each morning *reflects how you feel about your job* – that you take your position seriously, ...

Gearing up for your summer vacation, but aren't sure which direction to go? When it comes to vacationing in the U.S., you’ve got 50 states full of unique travel destinations. So which city is the best travel destination? We’ve rated 25 cities for vacationing by examining what each has to offer: culture, food, travel expenses and more! Our criteria: • ...

Are you looking for a job, but think can't find one because there just aren't any opportunities out there? Think again. There are a few companies that are still growing and thriving despite, or maybe due to, the economic downturn. AdminSecret did the research for you and compiled a list of 15 workplaces that aren't laying people off, and that might ...

Some of us are night owls. Others, early birds. Apparently, based on your chronotype, you will be more naturally alert earlier or later in the day. And your type may dictate when and for how long you sleep. But while a natural variance in sleep patterns is natural, it appears that the early bird is indeed the more coveted of ...

If you have to be stuck at your desk all day, you might as well make it fun. From the totally useful to the completely random, there’s no end to the gadgets that can perk up your work day. Here’s our collection of the greatest office gadgets of all time!           Laser Trip Wire Fruit-Powered Clock USB ...

Just how detrimental is the extended use of high heels to women's bodies? Interestingly enough, not a single piece of men's clothing poses a similar risk to men's health. But just because something is bad for women doesn't mean that women will stop wearing it. High heels are one easy way of fitting a certain aesthetic concept of what a ...

BY DAY it passes as demure office attire, suitable for boardroom meetings and making presentations to clients. But by night, this seemingly simple little black dress transforms into sexy evening wear. The dress, dubbed the “ultimate addition” to any girl’s wardrobe, is capable being transformed in under three minutes. Created by designer Tansy Hamley on behalf of website DatingDirect.com, the dress, ...

Last year, America lost 2.6 million jobs. On Monday alone, we learned that some of our biggest employers plan to cut another 55,000. This is a wakeup call to Washington that the American people need us to act and act immediately. – President Obama in response to the House’s vote of 244 to 188 for the proposed stimulus As Americans, we ...

Ever wanted to just erase your inglorious past as a Denny’s server and forget that unfortunate plate-smashing incident that got you fired? Have dreams of starting over as an advertising executive at a posh design firm? But you just don’t seem to have any actual advertising experience. Okay, maybe you’d be more of a success as a chef. After all, you’re ...

View the job countdown slideshow by scrolling through the pages below These are tough times for job seekers. The U.S. unemployment rate held steady in June at 5.5%, the highest rate since October 2004. The outlook is especially bleak in residential construction and automobiles, and for workers without a college degree. But there are employment bright spots, particularly in technology, according ...

If you’re a lucky owner of a furry four-legged companion (or a few of them!), you probably understand the heart-wrenching guilt of having to leave them at home all day while you’re working. Oh, how they suffer. No one to toss a toy around for them. No one to take them outside … or to let them back in. No laps ...

It's the great generational debate in Corporate America: What's O.K. to wear to the office? Tank tops and flip-flops? Or Hillary pantsuits? Must women blend in with the guys to be taken seriously? Or is it all right to show a little skin? Here are the dos and don’ts from a dozen Chicago women of all ages. Take a look, ...

Every woman has one. It's the little black dress hanging in her closet that's a wardrobe staple. Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel gave us our first little black dress in the 1920s. She designed a simple sleeveless sheath that was cut just above the knee. Before then, black was worn primarily for funerals. But today, black is worn year round in so many ...

Aries || Taurus || Gemini || Cancer || Leo || Virgo || Libra || Scorpio || Sagittarius || Aquarius || Pisces || ARIES March 21-April 19 It might sound counter-intuitive, but the more you do for your colleagues on the 1st and 2nd, the more successful you'll be. Sure, there are times when this strategy backfires and you end up left ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the release of a DHS-developed detection tool that can be used by the federal government, commercial vendors, state and local governments, and critical infrastructure owners and operators to scan their networks for the Conficker/Downadup computer worm. The department's United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) developed the tool that assists mission-critical partners ...

Business casual: What does it really mean? On a bright spring day several years ago, when the sky was bright blue, the tulips were in full bloom, and I was considering playing hooky as I walked into work, one of my accounting clerks sped by me in a flesh. Or was that flash? I still don't know. All I remember is ...

Do you have a secret office crush? Do you want to tell that witch in accounting where she can stick that file? Is your coworker's fashion sense less cosmopolitan and just more... confused? Dish, rant, spill in AdminSecret's popular Anonymous Forums. Tell all in this totally-fun and totally-safe discussion zone. It's like your own online journal/ punching bag/ best listener ever. ...

What do your business accessories say about you? For most women (or men), they don't say much. Accessories are often an after thought, thrown together without a plan. So when you do meet someone who's got her act together, it often leaves an impression...a very favorable one at that. Most image experts agree that you should allocate 40% of your clothing ...

Women are prepared to dress provocatively in the office to help them climb the career ladder, it has emerged. More than 27 per cent admitted they would happily wear a slightly risky outfit to work in an attempt to get a bonus or promotion. One in twenty of those even owned up to doing this on a regular basis. The poll ...

Where the Jobs Are Worried about the future? You're not alone but it doesn't mean you're going to have start loading the family up in a truck and go pick grapes in California like John Steinbeck's Joad family in The Grapes of Wrath. What it does mean, though, is that even in a recession some communities will fare better than ...