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Business Insider Feature Story on Former Celebrity Assistant Bonnie Low-Kramen

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She helped the “ Moonstruck ” star get out of traffic, review contracts, and take care of her family. One perk of working for a star is the clothes, she said: “One assistant I knew was the same shoe size as her celebrity, so she got all her hand-me-down designer shoes.”

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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I just started my own business, and I want to evaluate my income versus my expenses to see where I am currently, with the ultimate goal of hitting the salary I want to make. I often think I need new clothes, but when I clean out or organize my closet, I realize I have lots of options and everything I need at my fingertips.

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

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It costs a company 6-9 months of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. Kevin quit his job because he had not had a performance review in over two years and each time he asked about it, he was told it wasn’t a priority. The third most important thing that staff wants is to be fairly compensated in salary and other benefits.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

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Besides, as I was told when I was looking at the dismal entry-level salaries being offered when I graduated, and my Dad was wondering aloud why he had paid $$$ for a degree that wouldn’t get me much more than minimum wage (I wanted to go into book publishing, go figure), I shared the quote I got from the university’s job office.

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