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Day in the life: Catherine Thomas, EA, Public Health Wales

Practically Perfect PA

Lady Diana had just accepted a proposal from Prince Charles – Lady Diane was a nursery nurse, so I thought that was an excellent career path. In London, I met my husband-to-be (now ex) and I ended up retiring and moving to the Caribbean for 5 years. What does your career path look like? A fabulous role which I loved.

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Should City Governments and other Businesses look to Virtual Services to Save Money?

Tips From T. Marie

The article discussed how the City of Hickory, NC proposed offering early retirement to 84 of their employees. Reading the details of what would be offered in exchange for taking the early retirement deal didn’t really strike me as a wonderful option for those 84 people., especially in the current economy.

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How to Avoid Burnouts While Working at Home

The Marq

Whether it’s writing a blog post, developing a new software solution design for a client, writing a proposal, working on marketing or sales, this is when I get it done. For immediate responses, nothing replaces a phone call. The key is to avoid scheduling calls or checking my phone for anything. I aim to touch an email once.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Hochwarter over the phone. And due to outsourcing, Boomers not retiring, and Gen Yers being told (by older generations mind you) to get degrees in their "passion" or that "any degree" is a path to success.you end up with a lot of overworked, underpaid 20somethings. I would love to see it myself.

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