The market has very high expectations. The unrelenting search for profits is driving companies in an era when they can't raise prices and some of their potential for expansion overseas is being crimped.
It has become apparent that U.S. companies are deciding that the best way to keep profits in line is to cut jobs at the first sign of weakness in any of their product lines.
A growing number of people may see companies in the private sector as putting profits before people and before ethics,
You should tie up these loose ends a year or two before retiring. Don't wait until the last minute to understand your benefits options.
The labor market is starting to look more and more like the one we experienced in the late 1990s. Companies are undoubtedly reluctant to increase their costs, but it has become necessary to boost salaries and special benefits in order to attract and retain the top talent.
Benefits are much worse for part-time workers. The number of people without health care insurance has gone over 40 million.