Sailing into the Stratosphere

Sailing into the Stratosphere Sailing into the Stratosphere Sailing into the Stratosphere90,000 feet in the air is just below the threshold for suborbital travel, nowhere near the normal altitude of the average airplane. Yet, according to Ed Warnock, CEO of the Perlan Project, his goal is to change that, utilizing a sailplane to reach such soaring heights. Why? The answer, according their website, is to explore the science of giant mountain waves that help create the ozone hole and change global climate models. This will require the engineering of a spacecraft with glider wings that can fly in less than 3% of normal air density and at temperatures of minus 70 degrees C, conditions approximating the surface of Mars.We want to expand wind-borne flight to where we havent had orbital flight possible before, Warnock says. It approximates conditions on the planet Mars, so its even testing winged aircraft to see what its limitations would be there.Climbing the MountainBack on Earth, when so aring in mountain waves, if a plane has too much drag, the lift in the wave is not sufficient to keep you rising, explains Warnock, who received his bachelorsdegree in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona. We need to have a very efficient airplane for this as far as drag goes, so the little bit of updraft will carry the airplane, he explains. The air speed indicator in the cockpit is generated by air being rammed down a tube. We will fly between 45 and 100 knots indicated air speed, but as air gets thinnerit takes more air ramming down this tube to make the air speed indicator react. It takes more air passing over the wings to generate the lift we need, so we will be actually going faster than our indicated air speed. At the highest attitudes, it will be flying 400 miles per hour, true air speed.The Airbus Perlan 2 weighs about 1,900 pounds flight-ready, with two pilots onboard. The plane is 84 feet wide in the wingspan, 33.3 feet long, and the body is made almost en tirely of carbon fiber.Team Perlan doing a presentation on Airbus Perlan Mission II at Aeroclub Mendoza, Argentina. namen The Perlan ProjectThe wings are designed for very thin air and relatively high speed through the air, he says. The wing shape is probably pretty close to what you would see on a model airplane. Its reasonably thick compared to its length.Warnock says one person he talked to may have summed it up best. They said, If aviation were a language, a sailplane would be language as poetry. The sailplane is quiet, a sense of being one with the atmosphere as you fly it. Its like the difference between sailing and motor-boating.The second goal for the Perlan Project is to study the impact of these mountain waves, which are the largest waves on the planet, partly to understand how theyhave an impact on weather, he says.We know these waves are the primary cause of the ozone hole, and we also know that they can get steep sometimes, that they turn into tumbling, breaking waves, Warnock says. Some of the more significant turbulence on the planet are these mountain waves breaking and causing the stratosphere to mix and it mixes energy and particles vertically and has a downstream effect on weather.Part of the intense testing regimen is flutter analysis, in which researchers locate the harmonic points where there would be fluttering or shaking that can cause an aircraft to break up in flight, he says.We test to see if harmonic shaking is going on and we do that by vibrating the aircraft at specific frequencies using accelerometers to note if the plane has the frequency linger, for example, Warnock says. We run flutter allowances and send it to the company ATA, an aerospace company specializing in flutter analysis. They tell us if we have flutter modes that could be dangerous. If not, we keep going higher and higher and test every five thousand feet.A final goal is to encourage young people throughout the project, giving some students a chance to be involved i n the experience in a very different way. Part of the stated mission of the Perlan Project reads These missions will provide education and inspiration for young people seeking careers of exploration and adventure in engineering and science.We allow students to give us experiments of theirs to see the effect of flight, Warnock says. Were just like them. Were in awe of what flight can be. We want to share the enthusiasm.Eric Butterman is an independent writer. For Further DiscussionWere just like them student engineers. Were in awe of what flight can be. We want to share the enthusiasm. Ed Warnock, CEO, The Perlan Project

Google diversity manifesto Can I be fired for my political beliefs

Google diversity manifesto Can I be fired for my political beliefsGoogle diversity manifesto Can I be fired for my political beliefsOn Monday, Google fired an employee for writing a controversial internal memo about the value of diversity initiatives at the company. James Damore, who confirmed to multiple outlets that he welches the male software engineer behind the diversity memo, told Bloomberg News that he had been fired for perpetuating gender stereotypes.Damore told the New York Times that he believed the firing was illegal and that he would likely be pursuing legal action. Damore said that he had already filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board on the basis that Google was misrepresenting and shaming me in order to silence my complaints.Can you be fired for your political beliefs? SometimesLadders talked with legal expert Jasmine McNealy, a University of Florida professor, about Damores case.To prove his case to the NLRB, Damore will need to prove that he was e ngaging in the kind of political speech that is federally protected, McNealy said. Under the National Labor Relations Act, youre allowed to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, which can include charged political speech.Even if its a private workspace, if you are talking about political issues as it relates to your employment or the employment environment, political speech is protected, McNealy said.What may bolster Damores case is that the U.S. Department of Labor is currently investigating Google for what it says is an extreme gender pay gap.He could point and be like, hey, I feel like they Google are retaliating against me because I made this statement related to some area that theyre under investigation for, McNealy said.Under the National Labor Relations Act, such retaliatory conduct by management would be illegal.Was it political speech?But first, McNealy said Damore would need to clear a bigger hurdle and prove that he was actually engaging in protected political speech.Political subject matter would be the discussion of whether or notlage Google should continue its diversity and inclusion programs, McNealy said.But that wasnt all Damore said.When he goes into women are this way or women are predisposed to such and such and thats not based in science, then theres perhaps problems, McNealy said. Statements like women are prone to neuroses are not backed up by scientific evidence.Titled Googles Ideological Echo Chamber, the memo alleged that women are underrepresented in technology because men and women biologically differ in many ways.Damore said women are less suited to technology jobs because they are more anxious and have lower stress tolerances than men. Meanwhile, he said that men are well-suited to leadership because they are born with a higher drive for status.Read more The key mistake at the base of the Google anti-diversity manifestoEx-Googler and current Facebook COO Sh eryl Sandberg indirectly addressed the memo by disputing the biological differences Damore cited in his memo.(function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)0 if (d.getElementById(id)) return js = d.createElement(s) js.id = id js.src = https//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.jsxfbml=1version=v3.1 fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs)(document, script, facebook-jssdk))Inequality in tech isnt due to gender differences. Its due to cultural stereotypes that persist. We all need to do more.Posted by Sheryl Sandberg onMonday, August 7, 2017McNealy said the case would hinge on ansicht broad generalizations and whether the court will look at the document as a whole or specific instances within the document that could be considered problematic.If the NLRB sides with Damore in his complaint, he may be financially compensated, McNealy said. Google may even have to take Damore back.A court could rule for things like damages, or reputational or emotional injuries, but also reinstat ement, she said. Thats a possibility.Google Engineer violated Code of ConductAlthough Google did not specifically comment on the firing, Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed the controversy directly in a memo to employees. Pichai said that portions of the memo violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace.Pichai noted that Damores memo violated the section of the Code of Conduct that directs each Googler to do their utmost to create a workplace culture that is free of harassment, intimidation, bias and unlawful discrimination.When youre an at-will employee in the U.S., you can be fired for almost any reason at all with or without notice, as long as the discharge does not violate a law, according to U.S. labor laws.Furthermore, creating a hostile workplace environment - which Google could argue Damore did for female and minority employees - isnt protected by your employer or the government.I would presume that their major argu ment would be that they have a duty to their employees internationally to set a standard and to make sure that the work environment for all of its employees is one that is not hostile, McNealy said. But importantly that it reflects the wish not to violate the law with respect to creating hostile work environments.And many Googlers believe that Damores words were hostile actions. Former Google executive Yonatan Zunger said the memo was grounds for firing because Damore had created a textbook hostile workplace environment where he would not be able to collaborate with anyone.Anyone can have any perspective they want, McNealy said. Its just whether or not those perspectives are going to create a workplace thats not conducive for their colleagues to continue to work and feel safe.Theres always another companyBut even if Google doesnt want Damore, some other employers still might. WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange tweeted that his company would offer Damore a job because censorship is f or losers.1/ Censorship is for losers. WikiLeaks is offering a job to fired Google engineer James Damore. https//t.co/tmrflE72p3- FreeAssange (tweets by campaign)? (JulianAssange) August 8, 2017

Can Your Business or Job Search Benefit from Planned Neglect

Can Your Business or Job Search Benefit from Planned NeglectCan Your Business or Job Search Benefit from Planned Neglect1Imagine this scenario (or perhaps its familiar enough that you can recall it)Youre a freelancer working on deadline. Like many self-employed people, you work from home. But as you prepare to sit down at your desk and start cranking out your clients deliverable, you suddenly elendice a stack of bills off to the left of your computer, waiting to be processed and paid. As youre wondering whether you should squeeze in that task before firing up your brainpower for your work project, you see out of the corner of your eye that your clothes hamper is overflowing in the other room. Why not just throw in a load of laundry before getting started? you think to yourself.The saatkorn types of decisions may confront you if youre conducting a job search. Youve identified three positions online that youd like to apply for. But since youre understandably working from home on findin g a job, youre surrounded by countless other possibilities of how you might spend your time. Whether its trying to keep up with domestic tasks, getting some exercise, or indulging in the guilty pleasure of surfing online, the reality is that you only have so much focused time and attention to direct toward your goals each day.This is where the concept of planned neglect can be a lifesaver- or at least a career saver. The idea behind planned neglect is that when you feel overwhelmed with a plethora of potential things to do each day, you can strategize being mora productive and successful in the most important area(s) to you by purposely planning to ignore the rest of the noise.By channeling all of your efforts and attention toward the goals that matter most to you during any given period in your career or job search, you can harness that much more time and energy for what really matters.Here are some examples of how to practice planned neglect, whether you currently are self-employe d, are engaged in a job search, or have a full-time positionLeave chores for after hours or the weekend.One of the biggest ways to recoup your focus and avoid the fragmented feeling that can come when working from home is to stop doing housework when youre on the clock with your business tasks. Your peers with full-time jobs arent dividing their time in the office between vacuuming and making sure that a report gets written- so why should freelancers or job seekers shortchange their billable hours or most productive thinking blocks?It may feel strange at first to just leave the dishes in the sink or the bed unmade, but with the tool of planned neglect, you can get used to it quickly. Planned neglect doesnt mean youll never get the chores done- it just means youll select a specific time to circle back and tackle these tasks, and you wont touch them until then. Its no different, really, than what an office worker is forced to do when he rushes out of the house in a flurry to catch his bus without tidying up beforehand. Hell take care of it after work. You can benefit from this same efficiency by using planned neglect to help you channel your energy toward getting business done, rather than becoming distracted and less productive by splintering your energy in a million different directions.Designate specific times for breaks.When you have the flexibility of working or job searching from home, you might feel compelled to squeeze in a workout or do something else you enjoy, like scrolling through social media, during a critical part of your workday. While your flex schedule does make this possible, the problem with interpreting your flexible hours too literally is that you may end up scrambling to finish your most important goals.Use planned neglect to set aside specific break times that you can use however you wish. If you know you have a half hour carved out later in the day for your activity of choice, youll have an easier time putting your mind to the hard stuf f first.Calendar errands and repeated tasks.This form of planned neglect can work as well for full-time employees as for freelancers or job seekers. Everyone has certain personal appointments and errands that must get done one way or another. But instead of leaving this scheduling to chance, take the approach of planned neglect and batch them for a certain time in the day, or a specific day of the week or month. That way youll have the rest of the hours available to go deep into the work that really needs to get finished, whether thats scheduling networking meetings during your job search or putting all of your attention into finalizing a spreadsheet.If the thought of leaving these other random life tasks undone while you focus on your work makes you nervous, just remind yourself youre not forgetting to do these things or ignoring them permanently. Youre just postponing them to help you achieve your larger goals.Know someone looking for a job? Refer a friend to with this link- youll get a month free service and theyll get 30% off

How to be happy in todays crazy world 3 secrets from research

How to be happy in todays crazy world 3 secrets from researchHow to be happy in todays crazy world 3 secrets from researchSometimes it feels like the world is actively conspiring against yur happiness. Now before you start folding yur tin foil hat, let me say that you might not be paranoid Right now there are a record number of people on antidepressants. So many that even if youre not taking antidepressants, well you still kinda are.Enough people in Western nations consume - and then excrete - the medications that theyre at detectable levels in the water supply.Ladders is now on SmartNewsDownload the SmartNews app and add the Ladders channel to read the latest career nachrichtensendung and advice wherever you go.From schwefelyperit Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of konjunkturtief and the Unexpected SolutionsSome one in five U.S. adults is taking at least one drug for a psychiatric problem nearly one in fur middle-aged women in the United States is taking antidepressants a t any given time You cant escape it when scientists test the water supply of Western countries, they always find it is laced with antidepressants, because so many of us are taking them and excreting them that they simply cant be filtered out of the water we drink every day.For the past few decades, weve lived under the idea that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in your noggin. And while that is true for some people, mora and more research is showing that our dissatisfaction may be due less to a broken brain and more to a broken life.You dont landsee so rapid a surge in cases of depression because our genetics or grey matter changed overnight. The world has shifted in ways that are detrimental to the psychological needs of the human animal. That persistent feeling of vague dissatisfaction may be a normal response to abnormal circumstances. The canary in the coal mine.So journalist Johann Hari spent three years on a journey of over forty thousand miles conducting more tha n 200 interviews with social scientists and psychologists to discover what was wrong with the way we live today that was causing such an explosion of unhappiness.His excellent book is schwefellost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of flaute and the Unexpected Solutions.What he found was that while our world has become very technologically connected, all the sources of unhappiness stem from a growing disconnection in other areas of our lives.Lets find out how to reconnect. And how to live happier lives Disconnection from other peopleLoneliness is the equivalent of being punched in the face. I mean, literally.Your stress response to both - the increase in your bodys cortisol level - is the same.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of flaute and the Unexpected SolutionsFeeling lonely, it turned out, caused your cortisol levels to absolutely soar - as much as some of the most disturbing things that can ever happen to you. Becoming acutely lonely, the experiment fou nd, was as stressful as experiencing a physical attack. Its worth repeating. Being deeply lonely seemed to cause as much stress as being punched by a stranger.And have no illusions, loneliness is an epidemic in the modern world. A few decades ago, the average US citizen reported having three close friends. Since 2004 the most common answer is Zero.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of wirtschaftskrise and the Unexpected Solutions social scientists have been asking a cross-section of U.S. citizens a simple question for years How many confidants do you have? They wanted to know how many people you could turn to in a crisis, or when something really good happens to you. When they started doing the study several decades ago, the average number of close friends an American had was three. By 2004, the most common answer was none.I can already hear some people crowing I might be dissatisfied but how could it be due to loneliness? Im always around people.Turns out theres a di fference between being lonely and feeling lonely. This is why someone who works a job surrounded by people and then goes home to a spouse and children, can spend very little time alone - and yet still feel profoundly lonely.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsIn his studies, it turned out that feeling lonely was different from simply being alone. Surprisingly, the sensation of loneliness didnt have much to do with how many people you spoke to every day, or every week. Some of the people in his study who felt most lonely actually talked to lots of people every day. Theres a relatively low correlation between the objective connections and perceived connections, he says.So what do we need to do? To prevent feeling lonely, we must share something with those around us - something meaningful to both you and them. A belief. A cause. An activity. A goal. We need to be in it together - not merely together in the middle of a faceless crowd.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsAs he researched this, John discovered that there was a missing ingredient to loneliness, and to recovering from it. To end loneliness, you need other people - plus something else. You also need, he explained to me, to feel you are sharing something with the other person, or the group, that is meaningful to both of you. You have to be in it together - and it can be anything that you both think has meaning and value.So join a group. Harvard researcher Robert Putnam has studied group activities for decades - everything from bowling leagues to volunteer groups.Between 1985 and 1994 involvement in community organizations declined by 45%.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsToday, people still bowl, but they do it alone. Theyre in their own lane, doing their own thing. The collective structure has collapsed. Think about everything els e we do to come together - like supporting your kids school, say. In the ten short years between 1985 and 1994 alone, he wrote, active involvement in community organizations fell by 45 percent.Famed biologist E.O. Wilson once said, People must belong to a tribe. Increasingly, we dont. But you can fix that.(To learn more about the science of a successful life, check out my bestselling book here.)We all know relationships are critical. But theres something else the modern world is lacking thats a lot less obvious but no less important Disconnection from valuesYou pursue intrinsic values when you do something solely because you love it. You pursue extrinsic values when you chase money or status. Being a patriotic soldier is intrinsic being a mercenary is extrinsic.The lesson from the research is clear the more extrinsically motivated you are, the more you feel motivated by money or status, the more depressed and anxious you are.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depr ession and the Unexpected SolutionsTwenty-two different studies have, in the years since, found that the more materialistic and extrinsically motivated you become, the more depressed you will be. Twelve different studies found that the more materialistic and extrinsically motivated you become, the more anxious you will be. Similar studies, inspired by Tims work and using similar techniques, have now been carried out in Britain, Denmark, Germany, India, South Korea, Russia, Romania, Australia, and Canada - and the results, all over the world, keep coming back the same.I know some people are jumping to say, Well, Im not like that But, to a degree, we have all become more extrinsically motivated. We all care, to some degree, what others think of us and technology often amplifies this to toxic levels. Facebook and Instagram have become gladiatorial status tournaments to show off how cool our lives are.But when were counting likes on social media, we let others control our self-esteem. And that places your own happiness outside your control. Not good.And even if you win, you lose. Studies show that the achievement of extrinsic goals - the fancy car and the impressive promotion - bring no lasting happiness. None. Meanwhile, when we pursue intrinsic goals like being a better parent or trying to improve our writing skills so our blog posts dont suck, we feel much happier and less anxious.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsPeople who achieved their extrinsic goals didnt experience any increase in day-to-day happiness - none. They spent a huge amount of energy chasing these goals, but when they fulfilled them, they felt the same as they had at the start. But people who achieved their intrinsic goals did become significantly happier, and less depressed and anxious. You could track the movement. As they worked at it and felt they became (for example) a better friend - not because they wanted anything out of i t but because they felt it was a good thing to do - they became more satisfied with life.You experience flow when youre so involved in something that you lose track of time. You know the old saying time flies when youre having fun. Flow is a huge contributor to happiness.And the more focused we are on extrinsic goals like status, the fewer flow states we experience.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsBut when Tim studied highly materialistic people, he discovered they experience significantly fewer flow states than the rest of us. Why would that be? He seems to have found an explanation. Imagine if, when Tim was playing the piano every day, he kept thinking Am I the best piano player in Illinois? Are people going to applaud this performance? Am I going to get paid for this? How much?So what should we do? Yeah, we all have to pay the bills and achieving a decent level of status is a good thing, but we need to start choosing mor e activities that serve those intrinsic values.Spending more time with those we love rather than those who can help us get ahead. More time playing the guitar because its fun rather than sharpening our Excel skills to get that promotion.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsThe first thing is for people to ask themselves - Am I setting up my life so I can have a chance of succeeding at my intrinsic values? Am I hanging out with the right people, who are going to make me feel loved, as opposed to making me feel like I made it?Spend a little more time with people that make you smile and doing the things that make you smile - simply because they make you smile.(To learn the seven-step morning ritual that will make you happy all day, click here.)So youre connecting with people and connecting with your intrinsic values. Great. Whats another connection were getting less and less of that the human animal needs?Just like real estate, i ts all about location, location, location Disconnection from natureAll other things being equal, move closer to nature and youll be happier. Move away from nature and youll be more depressed.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected Solutions the people who moved to green areas saw a big reduction in depression, and the people who moved away from green areas saw a big increase in depression.Some might say thats because rural areas have less crime or less pollution or Wrong.If you live in the part of a big city with lots of trees, you get happier. Cart yourself over to the section of the city thats nothing but concrete and you get sadder.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsThey compared deprived inner-city areas that had some green space to very similar deprived inner-city areas without green space. Everything else - like levels of social connections - was the same. But it turned out t here was less stress and despair in the greener neighborhood.We use our big human brains so much that we think were machines and forget were animals. But we are animals.Leave the Panda in the forest with his bamboo and hes happy. Move him to a zoo and he mopes around, feels stressed out and loses all interest in making little Pandas. Humans arent all that different.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsWe have been animals that move for a lot longer than we have been animals that talk and convey concepts, she said to me. But we still think that depression can be cured by this conceptual layer. I think the first answer is more simple. Lets fix the physiology first. Get out. Move.So what do we do? We simply werent meant to spend all our time going from cubicle to couch. Feeling happier can be as simple as spending more time in nature.The research all says that exercise makes us happier. Guess what? When you exercise outdoors the ef fect is even stronger.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsWhen scientists have compared people who run on treadmills in the gym with people who run in nature, they found that both see a reduction in depression - but its higher for the people who run in nature.(To learn the best way to motivate yourself to exercise, click here.)Alright, weve learned a lot. Were going psychologically Paleo and getting more of what our ancient physiology needs from the very modern world.Time to round it all up - and find out why so many of our efforts to be happier often fail Sum upHeres how to be happy in todays crazy worldConnect With People Just being around others isnt enough. Join groups that you share something with. You need to be in it together to hit back when loneliness punches you in the face.Connect With Your Intrinsic Values More flow and fewer selfies. More doing what you love because you love it. Chasing status doesnt lead to last ing happiness it puts happiness outside your control.Connect with Nature Go outside for a reason other than to pick up that box from Amazon.So what happens when you make a consistent, concerted effort to be happier?You fail miserably. No joke. Deliberate efforts to be happier do not work in the US and UK, that is.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsThey tracked thousands of people, some of whom had decided to deliberately pursue happiness and some of whom hadnt. When they compared the results, they found something they had not expected. If you deliberately try to become happy, you will not become happier- if you live in the United States. But if you live in Russia, Japan, or Taiwan, you will become happier.Whats going on? Its not that happiness is unachievable or that hard work isnt rewarded. The issue here is that the US and UK have the most individualistic cultures. And so the efforts people in those countries make are usual ly individualistic But happiness comes from our connections to other people.And so when we work toward just making ourselves happy as individuals we often fail. But when we work towards the happiness of a group, we usually succeed.From Lost Connections Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected SolutionsThe more you think happiness is a social thing, the better off you are, Brett explained to me, summarizing her findings and reams of other social science.The modern world promotes a culture of be yourself. But if you want to be happy, that isnt always the best idea.To find more joy, spend a little less time being you and little more time being us.This column first appeared on Barking Up The Wrong Tree.

12 flexible companies that help pay for your vacation

12 flexible companies that help pay for your vacation12 flexible companies that help pay for your vacationIts been commonly reported that Americans dont take the majority of their allotted vacation time. Whether its due to an inability (real or perceived) to take time off, a lack of support from management, or a shortage of funds, many employees find themselves taking very few vacation days.Not only that, but the U.S. is far behind other countries in the amount of vacation allotted. CNBC reported on Statista research that shows just howlacking U.S. vacation policies are. A total of mora than 30 days of vacation time allotted to workers in France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom stands in stark contrast to the 10 public holidays in the U.S., which are not guaranteed to come with pay, says the article.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreHowever, there are some companies that ar e seeking to help workers take the time off they deserve, and even financially support much-needed trips. BothGlassdoorandBusiness Insiderhave compiled lists of companies that pay for your vacation. These companies offer stipends, discounts, and reimbursements to employees to help them take vacation and truly enjoy it.We compared these lists to our own database of flexible companies. The 12 companies below currently have flexible openings or have offered opportunities in the past. This list can serve as a great way to find companies that pay for your vacation and offer you flexible work options to boot.Here are 12 flexible companies that help pay for your vacation1.AFAR MediaAFAR Media is a travel media brand that seeks to inspire global travel. The company has a magazine, along with a website that features travel guides and articles. According to ablog post posted by the company, full-time employees receive 30 days of vacation time and a $2,000 stipend to encourage them to travel t o new places.2.AirbnbAirbnb was established in 2008 as an online hospitality marketplace for hosts and travelers to connect. Airbnb features listings for homes, rooms for rent, villas, boutique hotels, and more. It has served thousands of people through its 2 million worldwide listings. Employees receive $2,000 worth of travel coupons each year.3.BambooHRBambooHR is an HR software solutions company that seeks to help companies move beyond spreadsheets. It offers software to help with applicant tracking, employee onboarding, time-off management, employee database, and more. Located in Lindon, Utah, the company has hired for part-time and remote jobs in the area. BambooHR offers employees what they call paid paid vacation- $2,000 each year to travel as you please.4.BasecampBasecamp, founded in 1999, is the creator of a popular project management tool of the same name. The distributed company has 50 employees working across 32 cities. According to Business Insider, employees who have w orked with the company for one year or more get to choose from 16 different paid vacation packages each year. These trips are valued at $4,000-$5,000 each.5.EvernoteEvernote is an all-encompassing app that allows users to capture, organize, and share notes in one place. Links, tables, audio messages, and more can be included in each note. Evernote is located in Mountain View, California, and has offered freelance jobs in the past. The company offers employees unlimited vacation days and a$1,000 yearly vacation stipend.6.ExpediaAs a well-known travel booking site, Expedia hasserved clients in more than 60 countries worldwide. Users of the site can book flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises, and even activities. As an employer, Expedia hires for freelance and telecommute positions. Employees of the company receive a travel reimbursement that ranges from $250-$750, depending on tenure. They also receive discounts on retail and travel packages purchased through the site.7.FullContactAno ther company that pays for your vacation, FullContact is a platform that helps geschftlicher umganges and individuals develop and maintain business relationships. It helps in the areas of identity resolution, contact management, profile enrichment, audience insights and development, fraud prevention, and customer care. FullContact provides $7,500 per yearfor employees to travel- and its required that they dont work while on vacation8.Motley FoolMotley Fool seeks to make the world smarter, happier, and richer through its business and investing advice. In addition to offering unlimited vacation time, the company also has aFools Errand programwhere one employees name is drawn from a hat every month and awarded $1,500 towards a two-week vacation. The lucky winner has to take the trip before the next monthly meeting and is asked for no contact during their travels to ensure the ultimate in relaxation.9.MozMoz is a software as a service (SaaS) company that develops software for inbound ma rketing, hosts vibrant communities of online marketers, and provides APIs for link data and social influence. The rundown of what Moz employees receive for vacation is 21 days paid time off per year, seven days of sick leave, 10 paid holidays, and $3,000 per yearvacation expense reimbursement.10.TravelzooTravelzoo is a commerce site in business since 1998. Itpublishes travel deals from over 2,000 entertainment, travel, and local companies to an audience of 28 million members across the world. It also offers exclusive deals and rates to members who join the site. According to Glassdoor, employees of Travelzoo are offered a $1,500 stipendand three extra days of PTO to book a hotel stay, vacation package, cruise, or flight offer that we negotiate on behalf of our 28 million members worldwide, according to Michael Stitt, President of Travelzoo North America.11.TripAdvisorAsthe worlds largest travel site, TripAdvisor serves more than 350 million users monthly. Users can book flights, hot els, vacation rentals, restaurants, and more. The site boasts a large database of user reviews to help customers make the right travel choices for their needs. As a company, TripAdvisor offers a travel reimbursement of $250 or more, depending on how long an employee has worked at the company. It also offers discounts on packages offered through the website.12.United AirlinesFounded in 1926, United Airlines now hosts 4,500 flights every day to more than 335 airports on five continents. As one of the largest airlines in the world, United Airlines seeks to be an inclusive employer and was even namedone of the Worlds Most Admired Companies byFortunemagazine. The company offers discounted airline ticketsand unlimited standby travel on any United flight to employees.If youre one of the 54% of Americans whodont take all of their vacation time, finding a company that encourages mental well-being and time away from the desk is key. These 12 companies that pay for your vacation and have flexi ble job opportunities can provide a great starting point for your search for a better way to work and live.This article first appeared on Flex Jobs.

Short Article Reveals the Undeniable Facts About 2018 Resume Trends and How It Can Affect You

Short Article Reveals the Undeniable Facts About 2018 Resume Trends and How It Can Affect You Make sure your resume looks professional. With a well-crafted resume, you will be poised to begin lining up interviews. What to Do About 2018 Resume Trends Your LinkedIn profile acts as a modern-day resume a prospective employer can easily scroll. Any work description worth its salt will contain all of the information a jobseeker should land the job. Information that you may have provided in a LinkedIn account for example, will be checked and compared with what youve written in your resume. If you neglect to follow up with a telephone, email, postcard or other type of human contact, you might as well have placed your resume right into the shredder. Below, you will locate a list of resume examples that may assist you with your work search. Job search is still personal. A HR manager may take just a few seconds to scan the peak of your resume before choosing which pile to set you in. Hiring managers are tricky folks, theyd utilize Google to search your profile to find an additional details about you. Because theyre not trying to find a hard skills candidate aka robot, they are searching for a live individual, whos equipped to communicate and share emotions. The option is right your decision To allow you to work out this choice we spent a while to give you all the advantages and disadvantages of each format of resume 2018. Customized resumes have the prospect of being viewed thus enhancing your probability of being hired. In a nutshell, take the mglichkeit to demonstrate that youre a perfect fit for this company atmosphere. On these days, an increasing number of companies want co-workers. White space permits you to set the spotlight on a few crucial explanations for why youre the ideal candidate for the job. As you already knew, there are two different kinds of skills soft and difficult. You ought to be up on all the most recent tech innovations in you r area. An expert writer understands the standards of unique industries. This resume design works for any professional who would like to show they are daring enough to differ from the competition. Technology has become more and more significant in recent decades. 2018 Resume Trends at a Glance Additionally, a resume that isnt ATS-compliant is not likely to ever be selected as a match, irrespective of the candidates actual qualifications for a job. Furthermore, you ought to be in a position to demonstrate that competence in your resume. It is vital to send a tailored and specially customized resume to every employer. Keep in mind, your resume should concentrate on what you could offer your employer, not vice versa. Ok, I Think I Understand 2018 Resume Trends, Now Tell Me About 2018 Resume Trends For example it might be targeted resume template. There are several ATS-friendly resume designs out there to pick from in 2018. The sort of font you select will tell the reader a little about you, so youve got to make a decision as to what you would like your fonts to say. Whatever font you decide on, make certain its simple to read. Plenty of job seekers even dont understand where to begin. Recruiters want to learn more about you than a boring collection of skills. Its crucial that you dont simply apply these resumes verbatim. Keywords from the work announcement has to be utilized throughout the resume to reveal the reader which youre capable of being the candidate they are trying to find. Simply because youve got zero experience or its your very first job. Of course you are able to but this really isnt the ideal approach to achieve your hiring manager. The hiring manager will search for the candidates with the core skills necessary for the particular job. If youve tried personalizing your resume to coordinate with the work ad to no avail, you might not possess the skills that are needed for the job which you seek. There is just one thing, which every work seeker must find a new job. Reading long resumes cannot possibly be an excellent pastime for employers who wish to acquire things done quickly. Each resume format was produced to improve your odds to find the job in 2018. Be specific, and offer relevant statistics wherever its possible. Youre in the scenario, whenever you have lots of information, BUT you dont understand how to show it to the sheet of paper. Therefore, when you have never tried its a good chance to create at least one resume using such tools. Some resume trends are useless while some can make or break your work search Some resume trends could be silly, but others are astoundingly valuable take some time to learn the difference.

Failing Fast and Succeeding How Smart Women Build Confidence

Failing Fast and Succeeding How Smart Women Build Confidence Article by Wendy SachsBig trends have a way of touching all of us. From tattoos to Birkenstocks to gay marriage, certain ideas, products, and political movements areable to reach critical mass and gain acceptance, folding into the fabric of ur collective culture. Today, Silicon Valley and the startup world are our cultural crushes.ur love of the Valley is part mythology, with its unicorn billion-dollar startups likeUber and Airbnb, and part psychology, with its change-the-world, disrupt-the-status-quo, always-innovating ethos. In the past decade, Silicon Valley has become our North Star, influencing everything from news and entertainment to public policy and workplace culture.The celebrated startup model of disruption that embraces failing fast and pivoting is not a typically female one. Women tend to be more risk averse. We can overthink our next move and not act until were 100 percent read y. We might feel like frauds when were trying something new. Instead of being disruptive, women tend to be more disciplined. Were often not pivoting because were stuck.So, what would happen if women were to embrace the startup model? What if we had the confidence to take risks knowing that we might fail at first? What if instead of agonizing about which step to take, we leapt forward quickly? What if we could apply the lessons of iteration, engineering serendipity, failing fast, networking, and strategic branding to help us redirect our paths, enhance ourselves, or transform our careers?The Failure FetishEmbracing failure has become fetishized in Silicon Valley. With an estimated 9 out of 10 startups flaming out within a few years, failure is as universal inthe Valley as relentless optimism. Believing that they are working on the next big thing that will transform the world keeps those in the startup space grinding away, even if the staggering odds of success are against them. This is the beauty of the culture of innovation An environment that encourages risk ultimately creates change.Failure welchesnt always so fashionable. The tech world used to bury its dead without much fanfare. Companies folded quietly. Founders whose businesses flopped were rescued and hired by friends. But then something changed. In 2009, Cassandra Phillipps, an event production planner who had entered the startup scene in San Francisco, grew tired of pretending that everything was perfect with her social media business. She launched FailCon, an event where entrepreneurs could share their stories of epic fails, the lessons they learned, and the emotional roller coasters they experienced. This was Phillippss way of making it real, ripping the facade off of the founders myth that everything was fabulous.Phillipps felt that wherever she went, people would boast about their successes and talk about how great things were going and how pleased their investors were with their companys growth. But that wasnt Phillippssexperience. Her company was floundering. She was depressed. She longed for support.I would go to the events and everyone was so positive, and I felt like I had to do the same thing or I would be kicked out of the community, Phillipps says. It felt like you were a failure if you were having problems. You couldnt ever be honest about how you were doing. It made me feel like personally I was a failure. I wondered why everyone around me was doing so well. I felt like we couldnt discuss it in this environment.So Phillipps changed the environment. The FailCon event was a panzerschrank space to share what went wrong. When it launched in 2009, it was a huge success, with nearly 500 people at the inaugural event. It quickly grew to more than 20 events around the world. Now, the once-quiet funerals of startups have loud platforms where people can publicly mourn and broadcast their experiences. It has become trendy for entrepreneurs to post their postmortems on bloggin g platforms such as Medium. Some even see it as strategic a strategic move announcing theirfailure could bea way to look for another job. Its like advertising Hey, I did all of this great stuff, but it didnt work out. Im seasoned, I failed, hire meThe fail fastmantra is popularin the tech industry, where many products arent fully baked before prototypes are released to the public. Think Gmail, which was released internally to Google employees in the early 2000s and released to the public a few years later in 2007. Such unfinished productsare known as beta versions.The tech world is obsessed with speed and getting to market first. The expectation is that nothing you initially launch will be perfect, and it doesnt need to be. Its not about perfection its about acting quickly. Companies try out products for people to test. They keep what sticks and toss what doesnt. Its a learning experience They improve features, they tweak, they iterate, they adjust, just so.Failing Fast Builds Confi denceThis model of risk, act, fail, and iterate is equally useful inour careers. Many psychologists sayfailure is a valuable step in the journey to success. Its a critical learning tool, because it forces you to dig into your reservoir of grit. It tests your perseverance and can ultimately make you stronger.Failure really can be an asset if we are trying to improve, learn or do something new. Its the feature that precedes nearly all successes. Theres nothing shameful about being wrong, about changing course. Each time it happens, we have new options. Problems become opportunities, writes Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle Is the Way The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph.Talk to anyone in the midst of failure, and theyll say its messy and awful. There is plenty of pushback now about how glorifying failure masks the horrible reality of the toll a tanking company takes on its founders. But for women, there is something to be learned from the startup culture that takes the s tigma out of failing and encourages risk confidence.The proven way to gain confidence is to take action. Even in failure, youve acted. Youve taken risks. Youve learned. And out of failure comes growth.Weve come to see the theory of failing fast as the ideal paradigm for building female confidence, write Katty Kay and Claire Shipman in The Confidence Code. If we can embrace failure as forward progress, then we can spend time on the other critical confidence skill mastery.Mastery, of course, comes after getting really good at something. The more time you put in, the more adept you feel and the more confident you become. Taking action is the first step toward becoming confident.And if at first you fail, well, know that youre in good company and success is around the corner.A version of this article previously appeared on SUCCESS.com.Adapted from Fearless and Free How Smart Women Pivot and optische verbesserung Their Careers by Wendy Sachs. All rights reserved. Published by AMACOM Book s.Wendy Sachs is a master of the career pivot. An Emmy-award winning TV news producer, Wendy has worked at Dateline NBC, Fox, and CNN. She also worked as a Capitol Hill press secretary, public relations executive, CNN contributor, content strategist, and editor-in-chief of Care.com. In a more random role, Wendy appeared as the on-air spokesperson for TripAdvisor. A frequent speaker, Wendy has written about work/life and womens issues for multiple publications, including The New York Times, CNN.com, the Huffington Post, and Refinery29. She has appeared on dozens of radio and TV shows, including Good Morning America, NBCs Today, Fox, and CNNs Headline News. Wendy lives with her husband and two children in South Orange, New Jersey. For more information, please visit WendySachs.com and follow the author on Facebook and Twitter.