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Joe’s Crab Shack tests no-tipping policy

Seafood chain Joe’s Crab Shack, which has two Baltimore-area locations, is experimenting with ending tipping and instead paying servers, hosts and bartenders higher, fixed hourly wages, an unusual move in the restaurant industry.

The beach-themed restaurant is testing the policy in 18 of its locations…

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5 Inevitable Career Setbacks That Will Help You Succeed Later In Life

If you’re early in your career, you likely haven’t faced many setbacks yet, but there are a lot of lessons in failure and hardship.

Among the good times, your college years are also filled with moments of hair-pulling and the occasional screaming in frustration at the top of your lungs. Back then, you probably asked yourself, “Why is this happening to me?!” but with the passing of time, your mind-set shifts. The stress, sadness, or anger that you once felt was replaced with understanding—and even a lesson learned. Here, three millennials share their in-the-moment nightmares that eventually helped them overcome:

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Are Linguistics The New Forefront Of Diversity Initiatives?

Women are criticized for vocal fry, and hiring managers are biased against accents. Building the case for linguistic diversity at work.

Lately, much attention has been paid to how women—especially young women—speak. Linguistic styles like vocal fry and “upspeak” or “uptalk” have been examined—first for the irritation they cause some people, then for how women are more frequently criticized for such vocal habits than men, even though there’s no evidence that men are any less likely to speak this way.

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