Culture

Even if you haven’t seen the film Office Space, you have likely lived it. The cult-classic stars Ron Livingston as Peter Gibbons, an office worker caught in an existential crisis. His work is unfulfilling, his office culture is non-existent, his workspace is little more than a prison cell. We’ve all been there at one time…

The workplace is a dynamic, ever-changing environment, undergoing constant fluctuations due to a large number of influences. Given how drastically our offices have changed since the year 2000, predicting the next era of our modern office can be a daunting task. The immediate future is a little clearer, however. Recent trends in technology, mobility, and…

How have you been recently? Busy? I thought so. You are not alone: Americans from New York to North Dakota feel their lives are more hectic than ever. It’s easy to see why. All our technology, social media connections, and ubiquitous Wi-Fi have enabled us to always be “on,” even when it might be better…

Today’s college education comes with a sharp price tag attached to it, and its colossal costs extend well beyond the classroom. A generation of new workers is entering the workforce at a severe disadvantage because they are saddled with enormous debt—debt incurred by pursuing a higher education. This is not news to anybody. Everybody is…

You might be asking yourself: “who are the St. Joseph Royals?” And with good reason: 1.) Because the St. Joseph Royals don’t exist, and 2.) The reason they don’t exist would have precluded the town from making the changes necessary to evolve and actually pull off the 4-games-to-1 victory over the New York Mets in…

You might call the generation born between 1980 and 2000 Millennials, Gen Y, the “Me Generation,” or whatever else you like, but more likely than not, you are also calling them your co-workers. They are already the largest generation in the U.S. workforce. By 2025, Millennials could make up as much as 75% of the…