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The Post Office Expanding Use of Contingent Workers

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Interesting interview with the head of the U.S. Postal Service in the Wall Street Journal.   The driver behind this is labor costs are 80% of the postal service's total costs. At UPS labor costs are 53% of total costs and at Fed Ex they are 32% of total costs.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Pay attention or it could cost your company money. It was going to cost our company $5,000 plus in cancellation fees. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Hotels usually have a scale they go by such as 40% if you cancel by a certain date, 60% if you cancel by another date and then 100% on the final date.

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Since there is no chance of a face-to-face interview where you can convince people of your abilities, your resume should say it all. You can bolster your resume and your skills by performing similar services at low costs for people in your hometown and ask them to provide testimonials when you’re looking for online work.

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Cystic Fibrosis

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am planning a local fundraiser to help the family with the costs on November 15th, but of course it will be in Ottawa, Canada and I know most of you are elsewhere. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password?