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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

Success

economy up to $187 billion every year between lost productivity and health care and medical costs. Humor is a mindset that can be developed by forming new habits. Instigate laughter around the office by hanging a joke-of-the-day calendar in a common area or having a contest to name office equipment in humorous ways. “I

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Snail Mail 101

Clutter Coach

Similarly, one of you may be responsible for social engagements and medical appointments. This category includes bills, medical forms to file, an insurance or telephone plan to compare with what you have now, information about a product you intend to buy and a list of activities put on by a group you belong to. old catalogs.

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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

BMT Office Administration

Forms such as IRS Form W-2 and IRS Form 1099 need to be sent out by the end of January. Both forms provide end-of-year compensation information that employees and contractors need for tax purposes. A W-2 is a tax form that businesses send to their employees as well as the government. What is a W-2? What is a 1099?

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

Ian's Messy Desk

There are people that make getting ready to get things done an art form. I asked why he had been on the medication and she said, “that was four years ago, when he had his surgery.” My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. I learned from my mother. How do you know if the system is working?

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

No company just lopped a day off their calendar. Synergy Vision, a London-based medical and health care communications company, introduced a four-day week in late 2018. The solution: Share those productivity gains with workers, in the form of a shorter workweek. Instead, they had to meaningfully redesign how they worked.

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Start the New Year off with a New Focus on Your Personal Affairs.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Also, when you come across papers that are date driven, make sure to add an entry to your calendar/planner to remind you to do things.    I personally LOVE how easy it is to manage all of the complex medical information we have in our family.  .  Read, sort and process your email and snail mail daily. 

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On the needles October 2008

Loosely Speaking

Usually I knit for pure kinesthetic pleasure of fiber in my hands and the miracle of seeing the project take form. I’m sorry to hear you have a loved one with a medical problem. Started two new sewing projects and three knitted items within the past two weeks. Ever feel that way at work? I hated having to do that.

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