Jun
29
Salary Reduction, Now What?
June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
An alternative to being laid off could be a reduction in salary. Companies are doing it when they do not want to lose trained and valuable employees, but they do have to reduce costs. I do not think I would advice a company to do so. A salary reduction makes everyone [...]
Jun
27
You do not have to be employed
June 27, 2009 | Comments Off
In an age of around 10% unemployment, a question comes up to my mind: Why do we want to give the impression that everyone needs to be employed? It doesn’t even reflect current practice. Half of the people are completely happy with the idea of not working. And I do not even [...]
Jun
22
Cronus and TGIF
June 22, 2009 | Comments Off
Day in and day out, I see messages on Twitter and Facebook that wish the Work-Week was over, Thank God It is Friday (TGIF) or show disgust at the start of another Work-Week. It almost feels as if people wanted time to go very fast just so that Friday will be here and they [...]
Jun
12
Cashing on Rewards
June 12, 2009 | Comments Off
It used to be that American Airlines was the only one giving miles. Then all airlines started giving them, followed by hotel chains. Then the credit cards, and lately the stores. Everyone seems to be giving points or miles for every dollar you purchase. Over time you end up accumulating a bunch of ‘currency’ that [...]
Nov
7
Don’t Do It! (Time Management)
November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
Often I get asked how I get so many things done in the day/week/month/year. One way of answering that question is: By not doing things!
The Infinite List
First problem we all have: We have many more things on our list of things to do than we could possibly do ever. If we start keeping a simple [...]
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