There was a lot of emotion and frustration in the comments made here. I think that though the numbers look more encouraging, they are not in synch with the feelings of many workers. Another observation: I had at least 1/2 the seminar participants in my recent class express a similar theme to what is written in this 8/31 USA Today piece about employees. They told me that they are riding things out and then plan on jumping ship when job opportunities loosen up.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2009-08-30-employees-quit-jobs-economic-recovery_N.htm
I would guess that millions of dollars have been spent this past year on time management books and training programs. We all seem to want to know the answer to managing the chaos around us. Continue reading the rest of this article...
“Much of my work as a virtual assistant involves social media these
days. Initially, this was much easier for me to handle as an
(extreme) introvert. Strangely enough, I find that as friend counts
climb and the volume of online communication grows, I react with the
same sense of overwhelm, stress and exhaustion as I do to live or
phone communications. Have you heard this from others?”, she asks. Continue reading the rest of this article...
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