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Employees are craving connection after 2+ years of the pandemic. To foster community, HR tech platform ChartHop invited their employees to CampHop, a weekend retreat organized by the company in Lake George, New York. The adult summer camp vibe helped employees relax, reconnect and have a little fun, says CEO Ian White. "It can be isolating and distancing to only see coworkers as boxes on a Zoom screen or lines of text in the Slack channel. If you're not going to have an office, you need to create the space for those in-person connections to form." White talked about CampHop and how to create community, even when employees are remote:
Employers may be ramping up Pride celebrations and signaling their support for the LGBTQ community, but not all employees are feeling the love. According to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 46% of LGBTQ employees have not yet come out to their colleagues and friends at work.?To allow all employees to bring their best selves to work, managers need to talk to employees and ask difficult and uncomfortable questions about what could improve the work experience for queer employees, says James Lopata, vice president of coaching supervision at business management consultant AceUp. He walks us through what to do:
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For those in the veterinary field, finding a high-paying job is a requirement to paying off a mountain of student debt. The average student loan debt for veterinarians is $183,302, $147,000 more than the national average. While veterinarians are typically compensated generously, salaries could differ by nearly $50,000 depending on where they practice.?Here are the most lucrative states for aspiring vets -- see where your state ranks:
Spend some time checking out our New and Noteworthy section, where we spotlight the issues employees are grappling with -- and how you can help solve them. This month, we're talking about money: EBN takes a deep dive into the ways our relationship with money is changing, and explores the benefits that will make workers’ lives easier, and boost business, too.