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We keep hearing that Artificial Intelligence may one day decide to improve the planet by getting rid... Read More

A Warning for Your Morning Oct. 02, 2025

It's the end of the workday. Did you accomplish everything? Did you accomplish anything? Did you mo... Read More

Not Your Grandma's Social Security Office Anymore Oct. 01, 2025

In the 1960s, Bob Dylan released an album called "The Times, They Are a-Changin'." I seriously doubt... Read More

Laughter for Fun and Profit Sep. 26, 2025

A young entrepreneur is meeting with the executive team of his top corporate client in the office of... Read More

Buttering Up Your Popcorn Brain Sep. 25, 2025

You don't have to tell me — you're a busy person. Forget work. You've got Reels to watch and T... Read More

Different Answers Are Not Necessarily Wrong Answers Sep. 24, 2025

Readers frequently tell me that they talked to two different Social Security Administration agents a... Read More

Mr. Marvelous Is Not His Real Name Sep. 19, 2025

As a professional speaker, I meet a lot of self-help gurus, some of whom are only too happy to work ... Read More

Disconnected at Work -- And Loving It! Sep. 18, 2025

My boss doesn't understand me. You hear it all the time. From lowly interns, looking for a tiny tid... Read More

Why Widows Can't File for Benefits Online Sep. 17, 2025

Q: My husband died several months ago. I'm 64. I'm getting my own retirement benefits, and he was ge... Read More

A Novel Idea Sep. 12, 2025

At 7 a.m. that day, my short-term goal and long-term plan were identical: I wanted to survive the ne... Read More

Expense Account Cheaters Beware: James Bond GPT Is Here Sep. 11, 2025

Smashing SMERSH? Easy peasy. Melting down the plans of Auric Goldfinger? Walk in the park. If you wa... Read More

Little Green Spacemen and Social Security Sep. 10, 2025

Well, if I listen to news reports or review the emails I get from many readers, I guess I'd have to ... Read More

Take This Job and Hug It Sep. 04, 2025

Pull up a chair, young'un, and let me tell you about how it used to be. Way back then — last ... Read More

SSI Is Not Social Security Sep. 03, 2025

I can tell it's time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two ent... Read More

The Adventures of Cuddly Face Aug. 29, 2025

I'd agreed to host a table at the company's awards banquet the evening after I did the opening keyno... Read More

What Was I Doing in Poland for the Social Security Administration? Aug. 27, 2025

I was chatting with a new neighbor who recently moved into a house down the street from us. It turns... Read More

When Waiting for the 'Right Job' Goes Wrong Aug. 24, 2025

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My 23-year-old son graduated from college two years ago and has been unemployed ever sin... Read More

Start-ups and Stupid Stuff Aug. 22, 2025

"I'm going to make you a billionaire," Benito Mussolini said. That would certainly come in handy. He... Read More

Introducing Staple -- The Dating App for Office Besties Aug. 21, 2025

Want to make progress in your career? Make friends. It's true. Research from the friendly folks at G... Read More

Happy (Belated) Birthday to Social Security Aug. 20, 2025