As 'The Office' ends, other workplace shows find a big TV audience

When “The Office” crew clocked out Thursday night, the workers had been at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. for nine seasons, or about twice as long as the average job tenure for most Americans. But even as everyday workers tend to complain about their jobs and bosses and quickly jump ship for better opportunities, viewers have shown remarkable loyalty to TV programs about the workplace.

Diane Stafford

Diversity Diva

Workplace apologies can do a world of good

If you’re human, you sometimes make mistakes. Apologize and move on. Your self-esteem may be temporarily lifted by refusing to do so. But so what? You’re not the one with the bruised toe; you’re the one who caused it.

Autistic employees can bring particular strengths

With autism on the rise — the rate of diagnosis going from 1 in 88 to 1 in 50 — it’s an issue America’s workplaces need to pay more attention to. Although some experts say that many symptoms of autism can improve with age, an increasing number of adults with autism are entering the job market.