Last month I attended a marketing meeting for global executives in New York City, and opted to catch anAmtrak train to the meeting instead of driving my personal car from Baltimore. I purchased a first class ticket for the trip so I could have the privacy to finish a few presentations while relaxing in casual clothing. After I boarded the train, I realized I might have been in the wrong train car; I saw no tables or breakfast menus.

Shutterstock Some job tech-minded seekers are willing to move to new cities and states in order to grab a great position in their chosen fields. A willingness to be geographically flexible opens up a lot of possibilities, to be sure, but it also makes it more important to research where the opportunities are. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one of the fastest-growing sectors in the country’s labor market is the field of computer and mathematics.

A reviewer walks into a restaurant to order a $3,000 meal and leaves after comparing the food to bong water. Does it sound like the start of a terrible joke? For Thomas Keller’s New York restaurant Per Se, it wasn’t a laughing matter—it was a total nightmare. It’s also an excellent case study in why even the most famous brands still need to focus daily on customer experience.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveils Microsoft’s Teams product. (Credit: FORBES) Microsoft has lifted the curtains on its long-expected Slack competitor – but insists it will maintain the openness for which the company has been known recently under CEO Satya Nadella. Nadella unveiled the new Microsoft product, called Microsoft Teams, at an event on Wednesday morning in New York City.

Shutterstock A co-worker lands the promotion you were gunning for. Your very first thought is atwinge of jealousy: “Brian’s been promoted. I wanted that role.” From there, you may start to walk down a negative path. You feel like sulking. Brian is no longer a likable, competent colleague but clearly, a conniving brown-noser. You might as well stop working so hard, since it’s going unnoticed anyhow.

Pexels.com In the modern world, remote work is becoming more common. Our current range of communication is practically infinite thanks to the internet and mobile devices, and with cloud storage and increasingly digital roles in the mix, it’s possible for almost anyone to have occasional work-from-home days. The only problem is the lingering fear that “working from home” is just an excuse to slack off.

Just when you thought the Presidential Election 2016 miniseries couldn’t be more over the top, the plot scales new heights. The female frontrunner/former first lady/former senator appeared to hold a strong lead over the controversial reality show star/billionaire real estate mogul heading into the season finale. But in a surprise plot twist, a secondary character was brought back to broadside the frontrunner with his sexting scandal.

The hottest ticket in tech is an invitation to a banal South Florida business park, indistinguishable on the outside from countless other office buildings that dot America’s suburban landscape. Inside, it’s a whole different story. A different reality, in fact. Humanoid robots walk down the halls, and green reptilian monsters hang out in the lounge. Cartoon fairies turn the lights on and off. War machines, 75 feet tall, patrol the parking lot.

A preview of LinkedIn’s new salary tool, launching on Wednesday. (Courtesy of LinkedIn) User identity has always been core to LinkedIn — it’s clear who wrote a recommendationor shared a post, which helps breed credibility. Now, LinkedIn is turning to anonymity to support a brand new feature, one of its biggest product updates of the year — a salary calculator.

A jogger in Houston, where relatively low costs and high salaries make for a comfortable standard of living.