Danica Rugg

Gratitude Expert

Danica is a freelance gratitude expert that uses her writing to bring the power of appreciation to the world. With a background in HR and tech, her work has built culture for coworkers, strengthened bonds for families, and more.

Posts by Danica Rugg

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Why Employee Experience Matters

The Great Resignation. The Big Quit. The Great Reshuffle. Regardless of which of those terms you use, you are bound to strike fear into CEOs and HR leaders all over the country. Employees everywhere are working to redefine the expectations and standards in the workplace and their employers have no choice but to listen. According […]

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What is Employee Experience?

Take a look around at the job market today – does it look anything like what you expected 10 years ago? Probably not. Rapidly changing social media influences, the fight to retain committed and talented employees, hybrid and remote workplace shifts, and Gen Z’s changes in job expectations – each of these, and many more, […]

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Employee Reactions to Layoffs

Another day, another round of layoffs blasted throughout the news. Watching it unfold without any control over the outcome leaves employees, and those recently terminated, in a whirlwind of confused and raw emotions. The remaining workers at companies often suffer from post-layoff stress and guilt for still having a job when so many are left […]

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I Just Got Laid Off. What Next?

If you are waking up this morning with a newly acquired “on the (job) market” status, you might be one of the hundreds of thousands of employees in the tech industry that have recently lost their jobs during a mass layoff. A layoff tracking site estimates that nearly 120,000 employees have been laid off so […]

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5 Negative Effects of Layoffs

Waking up each morning and scrolling the news feed is beginning to feel reminiscent of the 1993 film Groundhog Day. For months it’s been a never-ending stream of mass amounts of layoffs reported within tech companies, with no sign of a grumpy weatherman played by Bill Murray to come and turn things around. According to […]

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10 Cotton Anniversary Gifts for Your Second Anniversary

You did it. You’re officially a marriage pro. A year ago you were just little newlywed babies, but now? Two years pushes you past entry-level and into professional territory. You’ve got it all figured out, right? Ok, it might take a little bit longer than two years. But your second wedding anniversary is still an […]

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