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The Post Office Expanding Use of Contingent Workers

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Postal Service in the Wall Street Journal.  According to a labor report written by the Post Office in 2011 , they are looking to grow their contingent workforce to 30% of their total workforce by 2015.   The driver behind this is labor costs are 80% of the postal service's total costs.

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets My boss tells me I should be able to write a letter or a report on something even if I dont know the subject that well. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. vs. i.e.

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. Lets enjoy our day together.© vs. i.e.

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Playing nice in the sandbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Are you doing your part and contributing to the goals of the team or are you getting bogged down with situations? Lets enjoy our day together.© Be sure you are not part of the problem. vs. i.e.

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets One of the hardest questions for me on my performance appraisal is the one about my goals. Think about what your boss needs to get done and how you can help him or her accomplish that and work that into your goals.

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Dealing in real time.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets I’m a visual person so it really helps me to plan my way to my goal. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize.

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My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Manage: Once tasks are prioritized, it helps to pencil in a date and time goal. Lets enjoy our day together.© Check: Do you know your peak work hours? Check: Do you set deadlines? vs. i.e.