Callum Borchers

Your perpetually upbeat co-worker stands out because so many others are grumpy or slacking off

Your perpetually upbeat co-worker stands out because so many others are grumpy or slacking off.

Businesses are strictly enforcing rules to show who’s boss and control expenses

Elite university pedigrees can work against job seekers in some corners of the corporate world

Elite university pedigrees can work against job seekers in some corners of the corporate world.

Expense fraud appears to be on the rise and can be worst at the end of the year. Did you hear the one about the employee who booked a cruise on the company credit card?

Did you hear the one about the employee who booked a cruise on the company credit card? Or the guy who tried to expense a couple of Jet Skis?

A new generation is tweaking the power tie by making it rebellious or feminine.

Amazon will require employees to report to offices five days a week beginning Jan. 2. Outright firings for RTO noncompliance appear to be rare, or at least handled quietly, but the specter is real. Publicis Media in October terminated several dozen employees who flouted in-office requirements, according to multiple reports.

For those who spent years, even decades, with silk knots around their necks, the business-casual movement has been a breath of fresh air, literally.