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Workflow explores the everyday lives of every career imaginable.Whatever your job or position may be, your story has a unique way to be told and shared.
Finding Zen in the Workplace
Whether it be an office job, a management position, or working remotely, one will find that continually being busy throughout the day creates a tremendous amount of stress on the body and mind. We are not a young species anymore; the way work used to get done was waking up at the crack of dawn and working the farm till dusk. Not anymore; now we have entire enterprises backed by thousands of employees who work from nine to five staring at a computer screen.
By Tyler Norris7 years ago in Journal
5 Things I Learned as a Line Cook
Like most people, at some point in my life I was a teenager. I wanted to move away from my parents and experience “real life.” In order to do all that I needed a steady source of income, but it wasn't so easy since I had no high school diploma, no college degree, and barely any knowledge of the English language. Somehow, all that that didn't seem to disqualify me from snagging a kitchen job. The food industry employed over 5,000,000 people in 2017 and, with a growth rate of 14%, remains the fastest-growing industry. Finding a job wasn't hard; keeping it was the challenge. My coworkers always had more experience than me. I was the youngster, the green guy. Fresh meat. It always interested me how their seemed to exist some sort of behavior that only made sense inside the kitchen. Over the years I picked up on a simple set of rules that can make sure your Chef won't fire you before service, even if you aren’t that great of a cook:
By Greg Sanchez7 years ago in Journal
When Work Goes from Great to Hell
Names, people, and work will be excluded for protection of privacy. So I work at the mall in a little store that advertises things for companies. So, I've only been here for a month and work was great! Great hours, great environment, etc. We started to hire new people three weeks back (and this is where it gets great). One main thing with this job: It is mandatory to work Saturdays!—which, because you only work for four to five hours, is fine with me. So this new hire somehow got her way out of ever working on Saturday (which of course pissed the supervisor and me off). Well, this new hire also somehow moved her way up from recruiter to supervisor within a week, too, and that makes no sense to me!!! I mean, if Iwere hiring people and moving people up the ladder in a company I'd make sure they meet all requirements. If they don't, then I guess you're stuck where you're at—until you prove you're worth the position, at least. Am I right or am I wrong?!
By reptasaur Twitch.tv7 years ago in Journal
How To Schedule Your Day More Productively
Having a productive day can sometimes be downright impossible. I'll sometimes stare at the blank word document on my computer for ages with nothing but air moving back and forth in my brain. While I have some days where you cannot stop my workflow it feels like other days I have never written a word in my entire life. Have you ever felt this way before? I promise you are not alone and we like to keep it under wraps for whatever reason.
By Ashlyn Harper8 years ago in Journal
Barb's Barbs
We knew when she stumbled in at 5 AM that she would be trouble. With an unruly mop of curly brown hair that declared open war on conventional notions of hygiene, a sallow face, and the attire of someone more likely to be a guest of a nearby condemned house, she did not possess the appearance of a normal guest. She, however, had a reservation, and that was the most relevant factor. While the normal guest at the Hilton-branded hotel would be in a dress shirt or a chic dress, money, not fashion reigned supreme. Front desk agents aren’t judges of character or arbiters of sartorial splendor. And Eugene is an odd enclave of artistic self-reproach. Barb was one of the reasons we played a game behind the desk, where we guessed whether someone was a business owner or a homeless person. You just never knew.
By Stanley Gray8 years ago in Journal
Librarians Are Not What You Think They Are
When most people think about librarians they remember the mean, glasses-wearing old lady who worked at their school or public library. You probably assumed they had nothing to do better with their lives than sit in a library all day—either because they were really nerdy or just boring. You may even be scarred from being hushed by a librarian when talking too loud in the library. Well, I've come to shed some light on the subject of who librarians actually are! So buckle up, because your childhood assumptions are about to be blown out of the water.
By Melissa Jones8 years ago in Journal
Roles and Responsibilities of System Analyst
System Analysts are IT professionals who act as a mediator between clients and technical team. They are responsible for integrating business requirements into technology and ensure smooth functioning of the business operations. They use both business and technical knowledge for analyzing business processes, computer systems, and infrastructure to develop effective strategies that can help in accomplishing daily needs of the organization. To perform their job, system analysts have to be proficient in programming language, the configuration of systems, and multiple operating systems.
By Carol Wilson8 years ago in Journal
How to Increase Productivity by Meditating at Work
During work, our productivity is almost never consistent. There will be days when we're so interested in what we're doing and utterly determined to get it done. But then there are days when we can't even write out a simple email, because we're either tired or bored out of our minds and can't fine the motivation to do anything. You can certainly say our productivity is always changing depending on the day as well as the work we're assigned. And, come on, we all know it's like the biggest challenge to be productive at work on a Friday.
By Jennifer Violet8 years ago in Journal
The Mind Can Wander...
A major issue many find when trying to write is distractions, whether it be from smartphones, television, people, or simply the environment they find themselves in. Concentration is crucial to a writer's flow. Interrupt that, and let writer's block begin!
By Emery Ravenwood8 years ago in Journal
