Archive for the ‘On The Job Advice’ Category
The 10 Best Affordable Places to Retire
Even if you are just getting ready to head to college for the first time, it is never too early to start thinking about retirement. After all, for most of us, the goal is to have a career that provides us with personal satisfaction while also providing us with the financial security to ultimately enjoy […]
In: On The Job Advice · Tagged with: Ann Arbor Michigan, Art Deco City, Art Fairs, Asheville North Carolina, Basilica, Blue Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, Changing Seasons, City Hall, Downside, Financial Security, Free Bus Service, Lively College, Metro Airport, Michigan Ann Arbor, Personal Satisfaction, Scenery, Sporting Events, Taxi Rides, U S News
W.W. Grainger Inc., A Best Place to Work in 2010
Why You Want to Work There: The IT team at this Lake Forest, Ill., company, which distributes maintenance, repair and service equipment, is a busy group. The company’s systems handle an average of 95,000 transactions per day, and IT workers collaborate with the business to deliver projects with bottom-line implications. For example, the IT team […]
In: Business Stories, On The Job Advice · Tagged with: Architecture Model, Computerworld, Forest Ill, Incentive Program, Incentive Programs, Increase Customer Satisfaction, Lake Forest, Long Term Management, Maintenance Repair, Management Incentive, Piece Of The Pie, Previous Year, Program Participants, Retirement Savings, Salary Information, Satisfaction Scores, Service Oriented Architecture, Target Award, W W Grainger, W W Grainger Inc
At the Company Picnic, Etiquette Matters
Memorial Day is gone, and Labor Day beckons ahead. Sometime in between, many of us are likely to find ourselves at an oft-dreaded workplace event: the company summer outing. It’s a tossup as to which comes fraught with more peril, frolicking in the sand with the pasty-legged guys from IT or shimmying with “secret Santas” […]
In: On The Job Advice · Tagged with: Barbecued Chicken, Best Behavior, Casual Atmosphere, Company Picnic, Corn Cob, Corn On The Cob, Largest Snake, Leeway, Managers Network, Office Christmas Party, Picnic Etiquette, Picnic Table, Proper Table Manners, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Relevant Insight, Secret Santas, Slob, Summer Outing, Survival Group, Thong Bikinis
