CLIMB  Grooming a career for the future
The old-time interior of State Street Barbers is no accident, as the tagline on the business card states: ``An old-fashioned barbershop with contemporary style and convenience."
VIEW FROM THE CUBE  Clever bosses put it off, see if anyone notices
There's one place where we could do with a bit more disposability, and that's the one place where things never die and never go away: management. Research can provide salary ranges
I keep seeing ads in the paper asking for my salary requirements. I never know how to answer this correctly. Should I just say I am flexible and let them tell me what they are willing to pay?  Summer worsens confusion over appropriate clothing for work
It's summertime, when temperatures rise and necklines plummet. Women wobble about the office on 4-inch sandals. Men redefine ``business casual" to include T-shirts and Birkenstocks. It's a time that's ripe for office fashion flubs.

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Don't try to cross the icy Charles River in winter. For heaven's sake, don't hang out on the train tracks. Or put compromising pictures of yourself on Facebook.com. Or succumb to the addictive powers of Texas Hold'em poker. (Boston Globe, 7/9/06) Comcast to add 400 jobs in New England
Comcast Corp. is expected to disclose today that it will add more than 400 jobs in New England, ramping up its presence in the region by 10 percent from last year. (Boston Globe, 7/6/06)

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