Teen Workers
When teenagers go job hunting, they often have just one thing in mind: money — money for dates, college, or even their family’s rent and groceries. They aren’t worried about long-term job security or climbing the career ladder. And for the most part,…
Learn MoreQuiz: Do You Know How to Cope With Job Stress?
Whether you’re at the top of the career ladder or a few rungs down, chances are you’ve felt some stress on the job. In a survey reported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 40 percent of Americans said their jobs were “very o…
Learn MoreDaycare Workers
Theresa Quillen, a day-care worker for the last 20 years in Philadelphia, deeply loves children — even the one who sent her to the hospital.
The 3-year-old boy didn’t mean to hurt her. He just happened to be standing around when another 3-year-old wa…
Lead Poisoning On the Job
It wasn’t that long ago that a California man in his mid-30s walked into a doctor’s office with such astronomical levels of lead in his blood that he was barred from returning to work. Alarmed, health officials began looking into his workplace, the Al…
Learn MoreDentists
As a dentist for more than 30 years, Mike Downing, DDS, of Billings, Montana, has seen human fear in all its forms, from nervous twitches and darting eyes to outright crying — and not just from kids, either.But when Downing puts on his mask and picks…
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