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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

Success

After a meal break, the probability jumped back to about 65% before resuming its decline. We’ve made a 12-hour drive to visit family down South for years, and I find myself pulling into the same gas stations, grabbing to-go sandwiches at the same restaurants. The later-session prisoners weren’t significantly different.

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Reimagining the Workplace with Phil Simon: Hybrid Models and Beyond

Allwork

If, for example, employees are more expensive and they’re asking for raises more frequently, then maybe it’s going to accelerate the adoption of automation technologies that are discussed in one of the chapters or generative AI tools like Chat, GPT. It varies by city and by country and by industry.

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Answering Reader Mail

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Believe it or not, while some EAs do hold tremendous power, because travel is a very expensive and uncomfortable aspect of business, many executives or companies are very specific on what is or isn't allowed and which airlines they will or won't fly. I once went to a new restaurant and got such impeccable service it was almost weird.

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10 Tips to be a Better Executive Assistant - Part 1

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It would be good to make the choices inexpensive, medium, or very expensive or whatever spread of variety is possible. If asked for restaurants, choose one seafood/sushi, one steak, and one general/American cuisine. Presenting too many options just overwhelms and confuses people and makes them indecisive.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It is known that age only plays a factor because the more years you have worked for a company the more expensive an employee is because of their salary, overtime, and other perks/benefits that are considered in the overall compensation package (401k matching, retirement, etc). I’m sure they have received a lot of resumes.

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. Now, there doesnt seem to be a difference in price at all, it is just common practice that we have to do it ourselves. I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. Recently, I bought a new laptop.

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Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. This is an important thing to know.