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No Career Path is for Everyone

by Guest Contributor

David’s Note: There’s a recession and people are still afraid of losing their job, yet my friend recently found the courage to resign and couldn’t be happier. Freelance or owning your business is definitely not for everyone. The uncertainly and instability of income presents a different kind of stress, but it could also [...]

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Do you have any tips on how to get out of a rut? I’m always stuck and can’t seem to finish anything at work, but I really need this job and I’m afraid I will be fired. How do I keep the job and continue to bring home the paychecks that my family [...]

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Whether we admit it or not, many of us have mixed the word hate in the same sentence as our job at one point or another. Sometimes, it’s after a long argument with the boss. Other times, it’s caused by the hopeless feeling when a month long project is expected to be completed [...]

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If you’re like me when I was in high school or in my earlier college years, then you will want to spend your summer earning (and saving) as much money as possible. The main problem at the beginning of the summer is that we realize we have no money and everyone knows the classic saying- [...]

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Layoffs are never pleasant, but there are some layoff procedures that just makes you feel even worst. I’ve heard of a few recently that caught my attention as either unique, disastrous, or both. Here they are and hopefully business owners can read this and understand how these layoffs not only burn bridges, they [...]

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In a somewhat surprising move, half of the employees at the facility where my wife works at is being laid off. My wife’s job is still safe, but it definitely doesn’t bold well for confidence and moral.
There were rumors circulating ever since the merge with another company began a few months ago. People [...]

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If management gave you a choice right now, would you vote for job cuts at your company or for everyone to have a pay cut?
Obviously you cannot know ahead of time whether you will be one of those people getting laid off (if that route is picked), otherwise I don’t believe there will be many [...]

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Everyone is talking about bonus cuts and upcoming layoffs but what about something that will boost your benefits? Getting more perks from your job is essentially free money and best of all, most of these have no tax consequences for you!
Read the few suggestions below and remember to talk to your human resources department and [...]

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Everyone is trying to tell us that the economy will be better in the long run these days. While listening to President Bush’s reassurance did not help at all, a similar message from Warren Buffet made a big difference. All it really took was a quote from him that said “I am buying [...]

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Never mind the stock market, never mind the oil prices and never mind whether the government buying mortgages is a bailout for Wall Street or a rescue of Main Street.  At the end of the day, the most important aspect of our individual ability to live comfortably is having our job!
Today, I want to ask [...]

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My boss is really generous around Christmas as he would give us 3 different Christmas gifts. I want to use this post as a thank you to his generosity!

He would treat all his employees and one family member one night of free accommodation the night of our annual Christmas party. Usually how it [...]

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I am not sure if this email is really from Monster.com but you be the judge of what the job entails. Here’s an excerpt from the email my fiancee got recently.
We have reviewed your resume at Monster.com and are eager to inform you that we are ready to offer you a vacant position [...]

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It is Monday and most of us are all back to work. If you rather be somewhere else right now, then this article is for you!!
Everyone knows (and probably complained before) that lawyers charge us per hour of their services. However, there are many other professions that do the same thing. If [...]

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Monday morning is always one of the worst times of the week because you just got through the busy and eventful weekend and is still in the “holiday” mood.  For whatever reason, Monday is also the day where everyone likes to have the most internal meetings!  Staff meetings, weekly team meetings, you name it, they [...]

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