90% of American Workers are Still Employed!

Let's try looking at the sunny side of the street for a change: 90% of American workers are still employed!

And some people are actually doing really well at work. In fact, we know of more than one secretary who not only got a bonus this past December, but got raises at the start of 2009! But why aren't we hearing more about these people?

Get a clue from MSNBC.

Women Like Dressing Like Ho's to Get Ahead

A recent survey conducted by fashion forum site TheRagTrader revealed that most women have no qualms about dressing provocatively in order to get a promotion at work.

In fact, 1 in 20 women are already dressing to highlight their feminine charms in order to stay in the boss's good graces.

Read more.

You CAN Get a Raise in a Recession!

We know of at least one legal secretary who not only got a very nice raise last week, but her end-of-year bonus in 2008 wasn't too shabby, either. And she works for a company supposedly in dire financial straits.

(And no, she didn't sleep with anybody -- get your Tuesday morning minds out of the gutter!)

It is possible to get a raise in an economy like ours. But how?

Learn from the Wall Street Journal.