Read more US workers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25643/us-workers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:24:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/21061/part-time-work-jumps-16-as-many-jobs-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTough economic times—and a drop in full-time jobs in some sectors—are pushing more people into part-time work, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Labor Department says 16% more workers—some 4.79 million people—are working part-time jobs this year than last, the highest total since 1993.http://www.newser.com/story/21061/part-time-work-jumps-16-as-many-jobs-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Mar 2008 12:10:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14312/2007s-weirdest-at-work-hijinks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot everyone burns down the office in retaliation over a lost stapler, a la Office Space's Milton, but some pretty strange stuff goes on at work. The weirdest occurrences of 2007, according to CNN: Worker eats 32 vending-machine items to win bet with co-workers (and $300 for charity). Pepsi worker...http://www.newser.com/story/14312/2007s-weirdest-at-work-hijinks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Dec 2007 9:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9473/blue-your-job-may-be-to-blame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThose who care professionally for children or the elderly and those who dish out food and drinks tend to suffer from depression more than anyone else, a new government study says. To ward off the blues, try becoming an architect, an engineer or a surveyor, the job categories with the...http://www.newser.com/story/9473/blue-your-job-may-be-to-blame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Oct 2007 15:06:37 CDT