I finished up my little rain barrel project yesterday. My three rain barrels used to be underneath the downspout coming off the roof. And that's great for catching the most rain, but the problem was that it is downhill from and not close enough to the garden where it's needed. I've looke
Month: April 2013
Good news: SunLife Financial sent me a refund check!
Bad news: It was because they denied my policy for, according to them, failing to send all of my paperwork in on time.
Um, I think faxing it in at least a couple days prior to the deadline qualifies as on time! I guess it doesn't count unt
Barbara Glanz, an author, speaker and expert on employee motivation and performance, has a book that you may want to check out, "Handle with CARE: Motivating and Retaining Employees." It's full of creative, low-cost ways to raise morale, increase commitment and reduce turnover. The CA
A Top Heavy 1 Percent Will Topple Without a Stable Middle Class. "Focusing exclusively on deficit reduction is the wrong policy. Focusing solely on cutting spending is the wrong policy. Focusing on jobs is the right policy now and in the future.
The hypocrisy would be laughable if not such a serious problem.
See GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, The Head Of Obama's Jobs Council, Is Moving Jobs A
Today, May Day, honors the workers who produce all of the wealth. [It is also "a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May" (from Wikipedia), but we digress.] It is in honor of those involved in a general strike in Chicago, killed by
They might be right about this. Worth a shot Does your resume read like a job description? Is it one long list of bullets that contain the phrases duties included or responsible for? Sought-after candidates (the ones whose phones are ringing off the hook
Yes, large corporations really are that stupid, short-sighted and corrupt. If this CEO had any decency (yeah, right), he would have said, "No, give me one million and split the rest with those 1700 laid-off workers." It would have come out to roughly $12,000 per employee.
America's
I hate when companies do this. Create a better environment for your employees, don't require them to be a pack of phonies! Why Faking Enthusiasm Is The Latest Job Requirement q
This is an instant classic.
Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office (33 Photos)
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