careers

A private equity firm bought my company two months ago. Now management is giving me a 30% pay cut. Can they do this?

New company ownership is implementing deep pay cuts for employees. We look at what you need to know.
January 13, 2026 Marlon Wright

I told a coworker I got a 10% raise, now my manager is complaining to me that everyone else is demanding a raise as well. Should I have kept quiet?

Letting it slip to a coworker that you got a big raise could backfire on you in more ways than one.
January 6, 2026 Miles Rook

I’m about to go on maternity leave but I already know I don’t want to return to my job. Should I quit now?

If you're about to go on maternity leave from your job and not planning to return afterward, you're far better off not quitting right away.
December 31, 2025 Quinn Mercer

I agreed to stay home with the kids, but now my husband says I didn’t “earn” half our assets during the divorce settlement talks. What now?

You stayed home to raise the kids and keep the household going. Now that you’re facing divorce, your husband argues you didn’t earn half the assets. . You have legal rights and options to a fair settlement.
December 23, 2025 Peter Kinney

I was employed as live-in caregiver for a woman who just passed away. Her son and daughter gave me a week’s notice to move out of her house. Now what?

You were living in the home as part of your job caring for an elderly woman until she passed away. Now her adult children want you out of the house in a week. We look at ways you can handle this stressful situation.
December 24, 2025 Penelope Singh