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The Silent Crisis Of Workplace Loneliness: 9 Ways To Foster Genuine Connections At Work

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Employers can use this scale to check on employees during transitional periods (such as parenthood, relocation, divorce, and retirement), as significant life changes often correlate with increased loneliness. In acknowledgement of loneliness as a significant public health issue , the U.K.

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

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For others, it might be putting the health of the business first. CEO Company: Security Investment Partners , an investment management firm in San Diego Reason for Breakup: Disagreement over partner’s retirement date Winning Strategy: The partner eventually left with a clean break and joined another firm, keeping the friendship intact.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

I was calling it early retirement for lack of a better term. I gave them lots of notice and was going to 'semi-retire' in three months. I recall the HR Director saying to me that she thought I was semi-retiring and was only going to take a part-time job when I left. What a relief it was when I handed in my resignation.

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How To Make Friends Online

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Most of the time, digital friendships last as long as the underlying hidden agenda’s of both parties last. Ive never heard of a succesful business people that left their sucessful enterprise, unless of retirement age. Making friends is one thing, but maintaining friendship via digital channels is a completely different ball game.

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Social Impact of Working From Home | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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People look to their employers for entree into systems of social safety nets (Social Security, disability insurance, health care benefits, etc.). Retirement Plan Said on July 23rd, 2009 at 10:08 am Choosing how long to work and on what schedule has long showed productivity benefits. For generations now (at least here in the U.S.),

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