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Category Archives: jobs
Question of the day
If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
Posted in happiness, jobs, life, Question of the day
Tagged adults, happiness, life, simple questions, thoughts
7 Comments
What do you have to say?
What do you have to say about this guy? Do you think he thought people would feel sorry for him? I wonder what he thinks now that people think with nearly 14 million Americans unemployed, complaining about work hours is grossly … Continue reading
Posted in economy, jobs, thanksgiving
Tagged economy, holidays, jobs, people, target, thanksgiving, things
3 Comments
Mandatory tipping
San Francisco restaurant workers want to implement a 25% standard tip onto your bill for you. Here’s another view. What do you think of this? How much do you tip and does your tipping depend on your service? How you get … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, differences, eating out, jobs, opinions, people, restaurants, things, tipping, waitress
Tagged behavior, choices, differences, eating out, jobs, opinions, people, restaurants, things, tipping, tips, waiters, waitress
23 Comments
Pet Peeve at the workplace
Be it stealing from the community fridge, or talking too loud in the cubicles… what is YOUR most irritating pet peeve in the office or at work? See what others have to say. Inspired by Gayle King
Posted in behavior, choices, co-workers, differences, emotions, feelings, gayle king, jobs, opinions, peers, people, pet peeves, things, work, working
Tagged behavior, choices, coworkers, differences, emotions, feelings, gayle king, jobs, opinions, peers, people, pet peeves, things, work, working
10 Comments
Co-Workers
Irritating coworkers rank as one of the most stressful aspects of people’s jobs. What is the most obnoxious behavior you’ve witnessed from a colleague? We all have stories so what are some of your funniest or most maddening ones of … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, co-workers, differences, emotions, feelings, gayle king, jobs, opinions, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, Uncategorized, work
Tagged behavior, choices, co-workers, differences, emotions, feelings, gayle king, job, opinions, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, work
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Who does most of your chores?
Why do women still do most chores? This was the Good Question the other night and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Paul and I used to pretty much divvy up our chores. I also know that we lived in … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, chores, differences, emotions, feelings, household chores, husbands, jobs, opinions, people, things, Uncategorized, wives, working
Tagged behavior, choices, chores, differences, emotions, feelings, household chores, husbands, jobs, opinions, people, things, wives, working
13 Comments
You’re Fired?
In the town west of me, there is a controversy that’s been going on for quite a while. They have a football team at the high school that has a pretty gruesome record. One of their games in a recent … Continue reading
Posted in football, getting fired, jobs, teachers, teaching
Tagged coaching, fired, football, teaching
10 Comments
How early is too early to earn part of your own keep?
I know we’ve talked about this before but it was a long time ago and other than SKL, most of the others who come here, didn’t then. So, one more time. What brought this up was I was chatting this … Continue reading
Posted in babysitting, behavior, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, life, life lessons, love, opinions, parent's, parenting, people, responsibility, teaching, teenagers, things, work, working
Tagged babysitting, behavior, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, life, life lessons, love, opinions, parent's, parenting, people, responsibility, teaching, teenagers, things, work, working
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Job Hunting Enlightenment
Ah, HAAH!!! THIS is why I can’t get hired!! I have actual skills and experience detailed on my resume! Perhaps if mine looked more like this, I’d have better luck… shamelessly stolen from Huffington Post.
What is your “American Dream?”
According to a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair survey, the “American Dream,” is NOT the white picket fence home. The ultimate dream for the majority of Americans, is to provide their child(ren) a better life. How would you describe the American dream?
Posted in adults, afraid, american dream, children, choices, differences, jobs, kids, lifestyles, people, things, working
Tagged adults, afraid, american dream, children, choices, differences, jobs, kids, life, life styles, people, things, work
14 Comments
Should the same rules apply to boys and girls?
I got into a “discussion” yesterday with my mom about this. She said that boys and girls are different and boys can say no. I said NO teacher should have sex with a student no matter what sex they are … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, boys, children, choices, differences, fairness, girls, inappropriate, jobs, kids, laws, men, morals, opinions, parent's, people, school, sex, teachers, teenagers, things, women
Tagged behavior, boys, children, choices, differences, fairness, girls, inappropriate, jobs, law, men, morals, opinions, parent's, people, school, sex, teachers, teenagers, things, women
6 Comments
Can comedians do and say whatever they want?
I wasn’t home the other day when news of this broke. Well apparently there is a big “to do” over it. I hadn’t heard until the “ladies” of The View were talking about it this morning. I’ve written about this … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, character, choices, comedians, differences, getting fired, gilbert gottfried, jobs, opinions, people, things, Uncategorized
Tagged aflac, behavior, character, choices, comedians, differences, getting fired, gilbert gottfried, jobs, opinions, people, things
6 Comments
Can we blog about whatever we want to?
When I was reading through the news when I got up this morning, this is an article I saw and it really left me wondering. I keep thinking “well, on the other hand” and “if it were my child” or “it’s … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, children, education, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, opinions, parent's, people, school, teachers, teaching, teenagers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged blogs, children, education, emotions, feelings, job, kids, opinions, parent's, people, school, teachers, teaching, teenagers, things
12 Comments
What do you think?
What do you all think of this? Should this woman have been fired?
Do Benefits Keep People From Working?
This Good Question could cause debate and really, there’s not a whole lot I’m going to say about it personally because I’ve know people who’ve gotten laid off and really taken advantage of it and I’m not willing to take the risk … Continue reading
Posted in differences, government, jobs, people, things, unemployment
Tagged differences, government, jobs, people, things, unemployment, work
6 Comments
Is it a Tip or Extortion?
What do you think of Tipping? And no, I’m not talking about getting lit and finding the nearest farm field to sneak up on unsuspecting cows and knock them over. I’m talking about the practice of leaving 15% of your … Continue reading
Posted in jobs, questions, restaurant, rules, service people, traditions, Uncategorized
Tagged practices, restaurants, service, tipping
16 Comments
Getting ready for the cleaning lady
I am almost used to someone coming in to clean my house for me. Almost. She’s been here three times now. I didn’t feel weird at all when Nikki was doing it but I do have to admit that I … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, chores, cleaning, cleaning lady, differences, jobs, people, things, Uncategorized, work
Tagged behavior, chores, cleaning, cleaning lady, differences, jobs, people, things, work
18 Comments
Personal Responsibility
I have a tiny little rant coming….just to warn you. This is something that just went into my craw and stayed there. I can’t stop thinking about it and I mean that in more ways than one. This is something … Continue reading
Posted in anger, behavior, choices, facebook, fears, feelings, internet, jobs, kids, life lessons, parent's, people, photo's, problems, things
Tagged anger, behavior, choices, facebook, fears, feelings, internet, jobs, kids, life lessons, parent's, people, photo's, pictures, problems, teenagers, things
20 Comments
No Mail On Saturdays?
This was on “Inside The Box” one night last week. What do you think? “Getting mail delivered to your home on Saturday may soon be a thing of the past, as the U.S. Postal Service looks for ways to cut … Continue reading
Posted in changes, economy, government, jobs, mail, people, post office, things, us mail, work
Tagged changes, economy, government, jobs, people, post office, things, us mail
24 Comments
Napping at lunchtime
My step daughter called me during her lunch hour yesterday and we talked for 15 minutes or so. She needed to “vent” to me. We don’t have your “normal” step family deal. We’re more like friends. We are very close … Continue reading
Posted in adults, behavior, differences, good question, jobs, lifestyles, naps, people, sleep, sleeping, things, work, working
Tagged adults, behavior, differences, good question, jobs, lifestyles, naps, people, sleep, sleeping, things, work, working
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