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

Laughing all the Way to Work

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Fortunately, they were able to waive it and we only lost our $500 deposit. It is always worth asking.

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I'm back!!

Laughing all the Way to Work

The CEO I was working for at the time was very busy and my meeting scheduling skills were put to the test. He was also an international traveler so I had to learn everything about time zones, flights and everything in between when your boss travels to a foreign country. My work/life balance was definitely off balance.

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An iPhone App In 30 Days – The Challenge

Brilliantly Better

If you’re going to write an iPhone app, I definitely recommend you check out this collaborative project. Frustration Level (0 – 1oo): 45 – UIDatePicker is still a nasty thing, not to mention that working with time in Objective C is a pain in the arse. No more arguing or negotiating, I just started to code it.

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What to Do When Your Client is Boring | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

An in-person interview doesn’t come with a copy-and-paste option, but it definitely helps get someone out of their drone-like business brain. It didn’t really work then and it definitely doesn’t work in business now. LOLOLOL And yes, there needs to be a time limit set before the call. Lucy – Oooh, see?

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