Elaine Ezekiel on Atomic Spin

The Big Stay: Job-Hopping May Be Lucrative, but Tenure Pays, Too

Here are a few counterpoints to reasons people advocate for job-hopping. That trend is slowing down in favor of one called The Big Stay.

Evolving the Industry

How to Start Investing in an Employer Retirement Plan if You Aren’t a Personal Finance Nerd

If you make a modest investment in a retirement plan early in your career, the growth of those investments will increase exponentially.

Culture

Breaking Down Employee Blogging, Part 2: Our Publication Process

In my previous post, I explained why we pay our software makers to blog daily. In this post, I’ll share each step of the publication process.

Culture

Breaking Down Employee Blogging, Part 1: Why Bother?

As Atomic’s marketing director, one of the questions I’m most often asked is how we get our employees blogging daily about software.

Extracurricular Activities

6 Lessons from a Tech Job That Sharpened My Political Advocacy

The skills I spend honing at work are not just applicable to my tech career. I've learned you can power your cause work with your day job.

Growing as Makers

[VIDEO] Could a 4-Step Attention Formula Transform Your Work Life?

Having spent time considering the value of generous attention, I collected three stories from my workplace over the last year that demonstrate its power.

Business Practices

My Weekly 10-Minute Process to Monitor Online Mentions for Free

The set-up process to monitor online mentions for free is a little involved, but it gives you a comprehensive view of what’s being said about you online.

Growing as Makers

Attention, and Why I’m Rethinking Managerial Generosity

I've been inspired to change the way I interact with colleagues by a quote from Simone Weil: “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”

Evolving the Industry

[Video] Job Crafting: An End to the Endless Work-from-Home Debate

The work-from-home debate isn't really about where we work. It’s about us workers craving agency in a chaotic world. Job Crafting is a great first step.

Workplace