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Commuting costs continue to put strain on office worker finances

Workplace Insight

UK employees are suffering higher cost-of-living expenses, especially due to transportation costs and tensions may rise as many companies enforce return-to-office policies. According to the poll, most hybrid and remote employees highlighted travel costs as the highest overall expenditure they have when attending the workplace.

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A Look at Explora: A Mobile Phone Option for US-Bound Travelers

Productivityist

Do I want to finally settle on getting a phone for US travel only? I asked them if I could sample their service during my trip to Dallas for Podcast Movement, and they were more than happy to oblige. Considering what pricing would look like for the average mobile phone user, Explora saves foreign travellers to the US a ton of money.

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Swissôtel Métropole, Geneva

Practically Perfect PA

During my time in Geneva it certainly hadn’t escaped my notice that Geneva is an expensive city: you can’t really escape it (unless you spend all of your time hanging around the central train station). I had spent three days in Geneva and was well aware that everything is ridiculously expensive.

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Be An Unforgettable Speaker – Organization Techniques That Make You Easy to Work With

Stephanie LH Calahan

As a speaker you have a number of things to juggle -- proposals, marketing collateral, networking conversations, presentation material, contracts, travel, etc.  Audio/visual checklist, Press release samples, Intros and outtros. Sample tweets and facebook updates promoting you. Any product images. After Event.

Filing 100
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Answering Reader Mail on Salary, Finding Great Talent

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It can be 50% daily calendar management, travel, phones, and coordinating client meetings, 25% expense reports, accounting, and misc special projects, 15% vendor and client management, 10% personal executive assistant duties such as picking up lunch, tasting samples, etc. To get you started.

Salary 40
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My 2015 Year in Review (and How a Journal Made It Easy to Do)

Productivityist

Dixit , Tokaido , Ticket to Ride , and Hanabi were just a small sampling of what showed up that month. We had a great (albeit expensive) time. We went on the first big family trip we’ve had without extended family as we traveled to San Diego. It took much longer than anticipated. MUCH longer.

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My 2015 Year in Review (and How a Journal Made It Easy to Do)

Productivityist

Dixit , Tokaido , Ticket to Ride , and Hanabi were just a small sampling of what showed up that month. We had a great (albeit expensive) time. We went on the first big family trip we’ve had without extended family as we traveled to San Diego. It took much longer than anticipated. MUCH longer.

2015 40