business_associates_meeting_around_a_table.jpgTop 50 Workplace Blogs

Working is a fact of everyday life for everyone who has, for better or worse, left the confines of education in order to spread their occupational wings. The Monday through Friday, 9-5, 40-hour workweek schedule has perks and bummers alike; the chance to escalate up the ranks and take on more responsibility, and the pressure to constantly do well, no matter the nature of your day, are all potential realities.

Employees often head to the water cooler or the coffee machine to find some hydrating calm or caffeinated respite. We'd encourage them to also take a gander at any of our 50 blogs dedicated to the topic of work. Click around, visit a few sites, and employ your favorites. 

Top Five

  1. The Chief Happiness Officer: Work bores. Heading to the office for eight hours each day can quickly drain away your initial glee in being hired. But as your joy for the job goes, so does your productivity, effectiveness, and potentially the very job itself. Enter blogger Alexander, equipped with CHO (the "H" for happiness) advice for helping to buoy workers' spirits and keep them motivated for success. He inspires readers to liven up their workplaces and put a pep in their step for employment ecstasy.
  2. Bud to Boss: After years of toil and hard effort, a promising employee can be bumped up to a managerial or overseeing position. But as comic-book superhero fiction reminds us, with great power comes great responsibility. Bud to Boss is an eloquent, energizing site that helps newly designated supervisors wield their role with intelligence and class, without the power going to their heads. Facebook and a discussion of assertiveness vs. aggression are among the latest standout counsel offerings here.
  3. Corporette: Women in business, law, and high-powered workplaces head to Corporette not only for tools to chip away at the glass ceiling, but to also check out their fashion and glamour in the mirror before demolishing it. A good number of the posts here focus on proper office attire that also manages to highlight the female form. But the visitors here aren't simply interested in sartorial tips; they know that Corporette's bloggers are just as ardent as they are in helping women to surpass the boys in prominence.
    • Why We Love It: Fashion tips and professional ferocity both appear in equal measure in this blog, designed for career women with drive.
    • Favorite Post: Jobhunting in a Different City
  4. Four Hour Work Week: Most employees assume that their careers will follow down the classic track of a few years' slaving away in a menial position, a couple promotions to more fulfilling positions, and eventual retirement. Blogger Tim has famously upended this scenario in favor of an existence that emphasizes passion over perfunctory behavior. The Four Hour Work Week blog is themed on helping readers drastically reduce the time they spend working with tips that can be implemented with ease and with immediacy.
    • Why We Love It: Slice your hours of life spent in the workplace by impressive measures using Tim's heralded counsel.
    • Favorite Post: How Twitter Became Twitter
  5. workisnotajob: Working all the livelong day can take an immense toil on many properties we hold dear to ourselves, such as self-esteem, zest, and confidence. This can especially hold true in positions that demand the constant crunching of numbers and a lack of warm human contact. This blog's inspired creators and designers encourage readers to remember that work is not a job, but rather a transfer of energy. The posts and tasteful artwork help visitors replenish that energy in a fashion that lingers.
    • Why We Love It: This blog helps readers to remind themselves of what really matters in their work: energy and empowerment.
    • Favorite Post: On Comparison

The Rest of the Best

  • All Things Workplace: Blogger Steve encourages his working readership to make stabs for amazing experiences in their daily lives here. Each posts shows how every workplace can potentially hold wonders.
  • Andrew Hudson: This third-generation Denver denizen blogs about fashioning great careers inside and out of the Mile High City. He's recently written a knockout post on the art of the job interview.
  • Blue Collar Philosophy: Blogger Todd uses his long stint as an employee of some sort as a soapbox for his views on politics and more. Readers should be alerted to his conservative stance on many topics.
  • Business of Fashion: The lucky ones among us whose workplace happens to be a fashion house will find fodder for water-cooler chatter here. Posts focus on the most salient news for the fashion industry.
  • Businessweek: Organizational Psychology: The famous news journal features a ton of posts dedicated to the psychological study of work. The mentality that inspires innovation is a new, sparkling post here.
  • Cathy Harris: Blogger Cathy focuses on such issues as discrimination and diversity recruiting here. Minorities who have felt challenged by the corporate world will find this a rewarding read.
  • Daily Fashion Jobs: Those looking for sartorial delight via a job or internship in fashion will strut often to this page. Nearly every day, some incredible new position provides this blog's fodder.
  • Digital Workplace: Head to this blog to scout new tips from the world of technology to ease the stress of the workday. GPS, social media, and smartphones are gadgets whose usefulness has been recently assessed.
  • ESCAPE From Corporate America: Women who are on the move from big business in favor of an entrepreneurial spirit are this blog's focus. The art of starting and sustaining a new operation drives each post.
  • FAILblog: Work: Workplace foibles and employee gaffes serve as the fodder for this page. Readers on a quick break from work can click here for a speedy laugh.
  • Get the Job: This blog realizes that its readers will do absolutely anything to get the job of their dreams. These informative yet no-nonsense posts show them how to strive effectively.
  • Great on the Job: This blog prides itself on something resembling alchemy: turning communication into a scientific endeavor. Those who have trouble speaking will earn the gift of gab here.
  • insourced: This blog is dedicated to chronicling the movement to restore employment to American workers. Articles on the state of jobs today elbow listings for excellent positions to be filled.
  • Interview Mastermind: Those readers thick in the search for a job hunt find a secret weapon to help success conspire here. Blogger Landon teaches them techniques that help them interview better and land the job.
  • Jason's Job Blog: Jason, seen skydiving in the blog's flagship photo, presses his readers to take dives of their own and establish a work-life balance. Ways to gleefully ditch regret permeate the page.
  • life@work: Successful careerists head here to provide counsel to those who wish to emulate them. Balance between work and pleasure, and managing effectively, are recent focuses.
  • Manpower Blogs: Despite the masculine title, blogger Melanie keeps her site concentrated on the ways that the nature of work has changed for both genders. Employers and employees alike are invited to read.
  • Minding the Workplace: Blogger David looks to understand the idea of the workplace as it has morphed in the new millennium. Workplace bullying and post traumatic stress disorder are new topics.
  • Mum's The Boss: This British blog focuses on providing the isle's working mothers with a bit of solidarity. Overcoming workplace betrayal is a fascinating new topic here.
  • NYU Social Work Job Blog: Social workers on the search for positions for their services in Gotham bookmark this site. At least three new jobs are posted daily, so even those across the country can ponder new listings.
  • Personal Branding Blog: This blog understands that they key to standing out is announcing how fabulously different you are. Churn your uniqueness into marketable selling points here.
  • Perspectives of Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Organizational development as it relates to human resources is the primary concentration on this site. Recruitment techniques and the uniqueness effect are recent post topics.
  • Resume Edge: As a key component to any occupation campaign, resumes are turned into golden tokens of excellence here. Making your CV into a narrative showcase is a new feature.
  • Say No To Corporate America: This blogger has clearly had his fill with greedy businesses, and he encourages his readers to feel the same. Workers who rage against the invisible boss man vent here.
  • Seth's Blog: Seth, arguably the globe's most powerful blogger, provides a wealth of savory commentary for the workplace here. Embracing constraints and battling idiocy are new posts for him.
  • The Fence: The working mother straddles the metaphorical fence between productivity-focused work and Lego building at home. Writing from Boston, other working moms will find this wicked awesome.
  • The Intentional Workplace: Those readers looking for thoughtful and eloquent conversation on the meaning of work today head here. The bloggers emphasize the creation of a safe place for work dialogue to flourish.
  • The Monster Blog: One of the biggest job search websites anywhere offers a blog to ruminate about the art of the job hunt. Chasing dream jobs and dodging horrible bosses are new topics.
  • The Ms. Boss Report: Blogger Audrey advises those who'd like to follow in her entrepreneurial footsteps here. She also shows how a business career can dovetail with work in film and literature.
  • The SIOP Exchange: This blog is themed on the idea of industrial and organizational psychology. As an official division of the American Psychological Association, readers can learn vetted knowledge on the mental life of the workplace.
  • The Working Wardrobe: Blogger Rachel thoroughly understands how important the proper attire can be in attracting workplace success. Luckily, she doesn't leave the men out of her coverage.
  • Three Star Leadership: This blog is aimed at bosses at all levels who would like to stand out as great leaders, not just great hams. Each post offers pinpointed insight on achieving managerial excellence.
  • Work at Home: This blog targets those hardworking employees who happen to sweat in their living rooms instead on the corner office. Tips for those who'd like to work at home as well are offered.
  • Work Chic: These blogger clothe women in the latest fashions designed to be suitable for both the workplace and the runway. They also direct readers to the best sale locations near them.
  • Work It Mom: Moms that manage to kick you-know-what at work and soften up in time for playtime at home are this blog's main focus. Emergency bake sale tips make for a catchy new post.
  • Working Divas: The idea of this blog's Working Diva is a woman who gives her all for a job but manages to still treat herself like a queen. Learn how to balance spreadsheets with spa days here.
  • Working Girl: Young women who have taken to the work force find literary solidarity for their experience here. Making mistakes and getting "drizzunk" are solid new post topics on the site.
  • Working Life: This blog provides a heated forum with a water-cooler feel for discussion of the ups and downs of working in America. Bipartisanship and the financial crisis are new topics.
  • Working Moms Blog: Mothers who are tasked with both raising a family and running around the workplace can take a breather here. Most posts focus on ways to bring about persistent balance to their busy lives.
  • Working Service Dog: This blog reminds human readers of the stories of some of the hardest workers around. That these workers have four paws and fur doesn't dampen the depth of their service.
  • Workplace Diva: The journalist working near the Capitol lets off steam built up from the workplace grind here. She laments the regular pileup of layoffs in myriad industries once each week.
  • Workplace Prof Blog: Lawyers who focus on employment law labor to write well about the subject here. Workers can read these posts to inject some scholarly solidarity into their 9 to 5.
  • Workplace Safety: Hazardous jobs that require special equipment are the focus of this safety site. But even those cushioned in tight cubicles can learn from the page's insistence on preparedness.
  • Workplace Technology: The latest meetings between the 9-to-5 sector and the tech world are documented here. Facebook and Skype's values for workers provide regular material on the site.
  • You're The Boss: The New York Times sponsors this blog focused on the ins and outs of running small businesses. Blogger Jay leads a a baker's dozen worth of entrepreneurial luminaries.

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