<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - @Work</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/columns/workplace/atwork?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><description>@Work</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Aiming to Advance?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8368-2002May12.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8368-2002May12.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Frances B. Craig always figured she would rise to the top. But it took longer than the onetime computer programmer expected -- and even then, Craig had yet to figure out her most important career lesson.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Techies, Some Hope Amid Gloom]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37156-2002May5.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37156-2002May5.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The number of U.S. technology workers plunged by nearly 530,000 in the past year, a drop of nearly 5 percent, according to a national study to be released Monday. But there is cause for optimism.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easing the Transition From Military to Civilian Life]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64787-2002Apr28.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64787-2002Apr28.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Every year, thousands of people take on one of the most challenging assignments of their lives -- making the transition from the military to a civilian job.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shifts in Market Are Sending Some Executives Packing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25267-2002Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25267-2002Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It could be getting scary again to be at the top. Just ask Rick Belluzzo at Microsoft Corp. and Richard Lane at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Or how about Barry Schuler at AOL Time Warner Inc.?]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[MetroTech Preps Workers For Biotech Jobs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48808-2002Apr14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48808-2002Apr14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If it's not one thing, it's another.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparing Workers For Biotech Jobs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48833-2002Apr14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48833-2002Apr14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If it's not one thing, it's another. So goes the philosophy at MetroTech, a government-sponsored program that moves people into information technology jobs.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expecting or Not, Workers Endure Pregnancy Bias]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11153-2002Apr7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11153-2002Apr7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Last week's column about pregnancy discrimination unleashed reader responses from far and wide.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnant Workers Confront Examples of Workplace Bias]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44055-2002Mar31.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44055-2002Mar31.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Women make up 47 percent of the workforce, but many of them still meet with trouble when their supervisors or prospective employers learn about their medical condition.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Balanced Life Takes Some Work, Tech Survey Finds]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42622-2002Mar17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42622-2002Mar17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jesse Bennett is a network engineer with a wife, a baby daughter and a two-hour commute.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobless at Tax Time Can Add an Extra And Costly Burden]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5821-2002Mar10.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5821-2002Mar10.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's bad enough being out of work.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Timeout: From Laid Off To Laid-Back]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32962-2002Mar3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32962-2002Mar3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lots of people entertain fantasies about ditching their high-pressure jobs and getting back to nature. After being laid off twice, Christian Zamarra actually did it.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Tech Training Program May Be at Risk]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61725-2002Feb24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61725-2002Feb24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As state legislators in cash-strapped Virginia wrangle over next year's budget, a prominent force for the Washington area's technology workers may become a victim of cost-cutting.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Workers, Once Fired, Now Rehired]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23367-2002Feb17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid 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shows.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Recruiting Matures Into Tougher Ball Game]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18509-2002Feb3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18509-2002Feb3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Last night, for the fourth year running, rivals Monster.com and HotJobs.com squared off during the Super Bowl broadcast.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long Lines, Worry Are in Full Supply At Tech-Job Fairs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12310-2002Jan20.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12310-2002Jan20.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA["Good luck everybody," called a staffer.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Many Web Sites, Comparing Salaries  Raises Legal Fears]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41016-2002Jan13.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41016-2002Jan13.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA["How much am I worth?"]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny Slices Of Opportunity for Jobless Techies]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6460-2002Jan6.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6460-2002Jan6.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The high-tech labor market, once a beacon for job candidates, dimmed along with the rest of the economy last year.]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Many, a Test of Fortunes and Fortitude]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19439-2001Dec23.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19439-2001Dec23.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 2:23:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Forgive the local tech contingent if they feel like dubbing 2001 an "unemployment odyssey."]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger in Downturn Turns Against Foreign-Born Workers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60072-2001Sep7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/atwork</link><guid 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