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Why I Negotiated for a 4-Day Workweek Instead of a Raise

Success

Upon reflection, I’d realized that a salary bump would not improve my vitality, but more free time absolutely would. At its heart, the conversation was a re-frame: I was receiving a pay increase—the same salary for reduced hours—I just wouldn’t see the increase in my paycheck. The arrangement was a life-line; I could come up for air.

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On Performance Reviews, Mindfulness and Redefining What It Means to ‘Make It’

Success

I’ve worked with people who lived in homeless tent encampments who seem more content than people of my salary range. Possibly because the people of my salary range are looking up to millionaires. Now I manage the editorial for one of the more successful local media outlets in the country, Axios Charlotte. In the past year.

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Quiet Hiring: Admin Professional Trend

Bonnie Low-Krayman

She offered a proposal for a revised onboarding plan to the HR team, including the fact that she would be the project leader with a revised salary to go along with the plan. Here’s the link to the original article from the Administrative Professional Today newsletter. Her plan was happily accepted by the overloaded HR team.

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The Very Near Future of Executive Assistants

Office Dynamics

This is an excerpt from a recent newsletter we received from Leni Miller, Found er & President, E A Search. Salaries will escalate , due to the increased responsibility expected of top level support staff, as well as the smaller number of of qualified people available. Please read on and tell us what you think!

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Giving Credit Where It's Due

Office Dynamics

Nearly all ( 94 percent ) of senior managers interviewed said their administrative professional is important to their success at work. It was conducted by an independent research firm and is based on telephone interviews with more than 1,000 senior managers at companies with 20 or more employees. MENLO PARK, Calif.,

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

Despite being offered a six-figure salary, I politely declined. Because being respected and valued at work is more important than a high salary. Yes, a high salary may provide me with the opportunity to have a cushier life. So you may be thinking, “Does offering training really counterbalance a less than stellar salary?”

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The Secret to More Freedom, Time and Money – Want It?

Men With Pens

And if you’re doing something you hate for a living, it doesn’t matter how big your salary is or how much holiday you get. I’m on his newsletter. That’s right – no giving up your email, no subscriptions, no spammy newsletter, no hassles, no nothing. Now Mark’s a very smart guy. I read his blog.

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