Have you ever been lured into accepting a promising job that ended up being entirely different once you got started? It’s a common concept that cuts across domains. It’s called ‘the workplace bait-and-switch.’ Bait-and-switch originally described retail...
We’re living in interesting times work-wise. This is the first time in history that the multigenerational workforce includes four different generations: Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and the first members of Generation Z are now colleagues. Diversity and...
As a Work and Business Psychologist (officially known as an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist), I have seen countless pensive looks on people’s faces as they say some version of: “But you’re a psychologist – doesn’t that mean you need to see people for...
Most of us have noticed that the workplace has changed. More people now work on part-time and/or short-term contracts. Sometimes, they work a full-time job and have a part-time “side hustle” or they have multiple part-time positions. Another change is the...
Many of us think of December as a month of festivities, the holiday work party, cozy fireplaces, and bright lights adorning our neighbourhoods and city streets. It can be a nostalgic time to gather over food, good cheer, and perhaps clanging a few champagne flutes as...
Imagine you’re online, looking for something meaningful, worthy of a real commitment, and there it is! You find the perfect match that you’ve been waiting for. Of course, you want to respond right away thinking this is just too good to pass up. Then you take a beat …...