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Workplace advice for any issue, problem, or concern; from changing careers to co-working advice and decorating needs.
The Value of Time
I'm a little bit frustrated these days and one thing in particular that I'd like to share. I am an Early Childhood Educator and I have started making felt stories as a side business to earn some extra income. Making a felt story not only costs money to buy the supplies, but it takes up my time; as others who make felt stories as a side business can relate.
By Alyse McDonald7 years ago in Journal
3 Major Things I Learned Working in Retail
Let's be honest. Working retail is no easy task for most people. People working in retail are usually bottom chain workers. Meaning, we end up doing the heavy lifting; the hard work and dirty work that no one wants to. Often, this type of work includes cleaning floors, organizing the clothes, refolding, making everything look neat and tidy as well as working the register AND on top of that running back and forth checking on customers and making sure EVERYONE is happy. As mentioned earlier, working in retail is difficult and not meant for the sensitive. Take it from someone who is sensitive and has many anxieties... it is not easy.
By Sofia Pardiñas7 years ago in Journal
The New Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA)
In 2017 Congress passed major tax reform legislation, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). The changes relating to the Act’s provisions will affect the tax returns of almost every single taxpayer. These changes, however, are temporary in nature and generally apply beginning in 2018 and ending on December 31, 2025. Accordingly, most of the provisions of the Act applicable to individual taxpayers will expire in 2026.
By Milton G. Boothe7 years ago in Journal
How to Increase Your Productivity?
Improving productivity is essentially important not just for work but other aspects of life too. Achieving great productivity helps in maintaining work life balance. There are three main reasons why people are not able to increase their productivity: lack of clear objective, lack of skills and disturbances. We will look solutions to tackle these issues.
By Parth Parekh7 years ago in Journal
Will I Be Ok After College?
It all started the day I graduated. Nerves were out of control, ESPECIALLY because of the nonstop "So what's after this?" question that way too many people ask recent grads. (Side note—never ask a graduate that UNLESS they for sure have a job) But there I was, done with my undergrad and off to the real world. The job search started a good two months before graduating and still nothing. I already had multiple internships under my belt but finding a job was a whole new struggle. Being a journalism major in broadcasting isn't like a normal job with a typical resume, you need a video reel with your very best work to catch the eye of any news director. I sent countless messages and links to different news stations across the US but only a handful responded. I decided to take matters into my own hands and network on LinkedIn. There I found a recruiter for all the Sinclair Broadcast companies who happened to graduate from my alma mater. I reached out with a link to my reel and asked him if he'd be able to give me any constructive criticism to make it better. He responded and said he'd be able to have an hour phone call to discuss his critiques.
By Celene Zavala7 years ago in Journal
Communication
How often do we think about how well our communication skills are? Our communications skills are not always something we think about daily. We may think about them when we have a public speech to give, have an argument with someone and think how things could have been said different, or even when we are talking to our boss and they take what we say differently than how we meant it to be. These are times I know that I think about my communication skills.
By Kaylee Lundgren7 years ago in Journal
