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Two in five people are working extra hours as cost-of-living crisis bites

Workplace Insight

HR software provider Ciphr surveyed 1,000 employees across the UK about their experiences of rising living costs in 2023, and any actions they’ve taken, or have considered taking, because of financial pressures. This compares to 64 percent of all in-person workers surveyed, and 38 percent of all remote and hybrid workers surveyed.

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4 ways to "manage up"

On The Job

If you work for a software company, for example, it doesn’t make much sense to propose buying a chicken farm. Don’t appear to “dither and dally,” suffering from what he calls “analysis paralysis.” I really appreciate the "analysis paralysis" idea. Let's hope 2010 lets us all shake off analysis paralysis!

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Answering Reader Mail: Taking Your Career to the Next Level

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You care less, you’re easily annoyed, you start to do a cost-benefit analysis, you feel resentful, and you feel short changed. When you job hunt keep this in mind. When you do things for money, it shows. Think long and hard about what it is you really want out of life, your career, and what makes you happy.

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Answering Reader Mail: Seek Greener Pastures or Stay Put?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I am bilingual and have experience in financial analysis/reporting and database management. Aside from what I will write below, you should consider re-reading my post from July 2011 titled The Realities of Job Hunting As a High Level Executive Assistant. A 20% increase in salary seems too good to pass up.

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