Katie Clarey

3 weeks ago | enjoyer.com | Katie Clarey

It may still be snowing in Michigan, but it’s time to get growing. I started planning my summer garden back in October when I heard about what not to do from a weary dad I met on a hayride to a pumpkin patch. We were both climbing into the wagon as his wife, too pregnant for the bumpy ride, admonished him: “Don’t let the kids pick any pumpkins!”The dad explained. His family put in a garden last summer, and their pumpkins had been prolific. They did not need another jack-o-lantern.

Dec 3, 2024 | enjoyer.com | Katie Clarey

Oscoda — You can buy a live Christmas tree for just $5, you just have to wander through a forest to get it. For the last six years, my family has put up a small artificial tree we purchased at Walmart for $65. My husband and I bought it in 2018 as newlyweds—young newlyweds, working low-paying jobs right out of college. The tree smelled like plastic, and I got hives after wrapping it with lights. We swore that next year, we’d have a live tree for Christmas. But we never did.

Nov 20, 2023 | healthcaredive.com | Susanna Vogel |Rebecca Pifer |Katie Clarey |Emily Olsen

If you ask nurses and hospital administrators about the state of nurse staffing, both will tell you that there are not enough nurses currently working the bedside. But that’s about the only thing they can agree on. From the cause of the problem, to how to fix it or what to name it — hospitals label it a “nursing shortage,” while unions and advocates call it a “safe staffing” failure — labor and management are at odds about the particulars of the nation’s staffing crisis.

Jun 12, 2023 | hrdive.com | Ginger Christ |Caroline Colvin |Katie Clarey |Kathryn Moody

By: Ginger Christ As pay transparency legislation takes hold across the U.S. and globally, there are steps leaders can take to ready their companies and workforces. Stephanie Varner, director of global compensation for Globalization Partners, a global recruitment company, shared tips Tuesday with attendees at the Society for Human Resources Management annual conference in Las Vegas. Establish pay ranges Employers need to decide how much transparency they want.

Jun 7, 2023 | legaldive.com | Katie Clarey