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So How Much Money Do You Make?
So How Much Money Do You Make?
So How Much Money Do You Make?
Um, yeah.  Don't answer that ..Yet! I read an interesting article in the NY Times this week that said because so much information now is out in the open with social media, we may be entering a time when salaries aren't quite as secretive as they have been in the past. Do you know what your co-workers make?  If not, that may change soon.
Job Fair Is Coming Up Next Week
Job Fair Is Coming Up Next Week
Job Fair Is Coming Up Next Week
If you do a search for the "most productive day of the week," you'll get a lot of results that say "Tuesday." Human resource managers say Tuesday is a productive day, and workers who have slept off the weekend effects by that day will say the same thing.  Our minds are on the weekend on Mondays and Fridays so those days are shot, but the middle of the week is good for concentra
One East Texas Business Is Among Texas’ Best
One East Texas Business Is Among Texas’ Best
One East Texas Business Is Among Texas’ Best
A company with headquarters in East Texas has been given a big award. The bank was named one of the "2014 Best Companies to Work for in Texas" after being pitted against several other companies across the state.
Looking For April Fool’s Day Joke Ideas?  Here!
Looking For April Fool’s Day Joke Ideas? Here!
Looking For April Fool’s Day Joke Ideas? Here!
Am I the only one that doesn't really care for April Fool's Day?  I think I'm an easy target for you pranksters, and therefore I look forward to April 2nd every year. In case you're looking to get your annoying co-workers back for the pranks they're pulling today, I thought I'd share a few easy April Fool's Day ideas. Many of them involve smart phones.  You'll have to grab your prank victim's phon
Careers Are Shifting; More Women Are Becoming Farmers
Careers Are Shifting; More Women Are Becoming Farmers
Careers Are Shifting; More Women Are Becoming Farmers
Farming used to have a male-oriented stigma attached to it.  I grew up on a farm in rural Nebraska where my dad and grandpa raised corn, wheat, milo, cows, pigs, and chickens.  And there were many male farmers in that section of the world that did the same thing.  Sometimes women helped around the farm, but never did they run a farm of their own, in my experience.  Now that's changing. Do you know
Office Desks Are Changing to Include Exercise Equipment!
Office Desks Are Changing to Include Exercise Equipment!
Office Desks Are Changing to Include Exercise Equipment!
Office desks used to be so simple.  Workers just needed a few folders and some drawers to shove things in, and they were all set for the day.  Now we've got computers and mp3 players and all sorts of new-fangled things sitting atop the desk. Now, some desks even come with treadmills! As people look for ways to burn calories while stuck at work for eight hours a day, desk manufacturers are trying t
Hot People Are Hired More Often
Hot People Are Hired More Often
Hot People Are Hired More Often
Look around the office today.  Do you see lots and lots of beautiful people?  If not, first of all don't say it out loud that you've made this observation.  And second, your office might be out of the norm. Gosh, is work really a beauty contest?  It turns out, people seen as attractive are hired more often than those seen as ugly.  How do we know for sure?

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