Feeling underpaid? Here’s how to handle salary frustration in 2025
Sharon Wu  | Special to USA Today Many American workers still feel they’re not paid what they’re worth,…
How new Dodger Alex Call became one of MLB’s toughest at-bats
At the end of the 2019 minor-league season, Alex Call looked at his hitting numbers, then looked himself…
Residents and Their First Contracts
Tung Giep, MD, was ready to hire the doctor sitting across from him. Giep’s Texas-based private practice needed…
How I Turned an Automated Job Rejection Into Getting Hired
Matthew Pastorius, 34, has worked in sales and hopes to work in human resources. In 2023, after receiving…
Report Shows Rising Unemployment and Layoffs for B.A. Grads
Fifty-two percent of the Class of 2023 was underemployed a year after graduating, the Burning Glass Institute reported. Photo…
Bill Gates says AI is moving at a speed that “surprises” even him—and he says the experts can’t tell if it’ll replace humans in one year or ten
Job seekers are scrambling to figure out when AI will come for their jobs—but even the experts can’t…
26-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Turned Business With $4M+ Sales
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Ross Friedman, 26, of Boston, Massachusetts. Friedman is the founder of Slacker…
Emira D’Spain Opens Up About Life After Next Gen NYC Season 1
Emira D’Spain has been living her best life since the Next Gen NYC Season 1 finale aired on July 23. The model…
Self-Funded Founder’s 3 Secrets for $25M Revenue and 2 Brands
Growing up in Toronto, Canada, Tanya Taylor, now founder of her namesake womenswear brand and a second eveningwear…
Northland’s Lani Daniels set for world title clash with Claressa Shields
Daniels, 37, hasn’t fought since September when she beat Nigerian Bolatito Oluwole in Hamilton to retain her IBF…
6 unusual employee benefits companies are offering in 2025
Alora Bopray  | Special to USA TODAY Healthcare, 401(k) matching and paid time off still matter, but they’re…
I’m 90, Still Working, and Receive Social Security; Finances Are Tight
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with June Boyd, 90, who lives in Toledo, Ohio. Boyd…