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Digital nomads are starting to price out local communities around the world

Workplace Insight

My research has identified four further categories: digital nomad business owners; experimental digital nomads; armchair digital nomads; and, the fastest emerging category, salaried digital nomads. With the average salary in Portugal under US$20,000 (£16,226), these are clearly are not aimed at local people. million in 2019 to 11.1

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James Dyson: The Ever-Tinkering Engineer

Success

Deirdre supported Dyson’s prototype habit with her modest salary as an art teacher. Life at the Dyson Research, Design and Development Center But the title dearest to Sir Dyson (he was knighted in 2007) was still “engineer.” By 1995, it was the top-selling vacuum in the U.K.

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Farmshoring Knowledge Work

Small Business Labs

The salaries for new, partner-track legal associates skyrocketed in the decade preceding the Great Recession.  .  Key quote from At Well-Paying Law Firms, A Low-Paid Corner : The nation’s biggest law firms are creating a second tier of workers, stripping pay and prestige from one of the most coveted jobs in the business world.

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Demand for Butlers Keeps Growing

Small Business Labs

We first wrote about the growing demand for butlers in 2007.   Salaries for these jobs aren't bad.  We wrote a follow-up article on this topic in 2012 after we learned high end nannies in New York and London could make more than $200,000 per year in total compensation. But the butler boom continues to grow.

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The Rise of High-End Personal Services

Small Business Labs

According to the New York Times , high-end nannies in New York City are garnering salary and benefit packages that take their total compensation to well over $200,000 per year.  We first wrote on this in 2007, when we covered the Butler Boom. The demand for high-end personal services is primarily being driven by 4 trends: 1.

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 23, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking A re you going in for an interview for that dream job? What kind of salary are you looking for? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Top Five Tips for Paying Yourself

The Small Business Blog

Salary and bonuses are taxed differently to dividends. If possible, get some advice from your accountant regarding the level of pay you plan on taking from the business. Research the going rate for CEOs in your industry. Learn about how your company structure affects pay. Don’t pay yourself too much or you will harm the company.

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