When I recently watched a movie, there was a scene where the main actor entered a bar. The bartender approached his guest and asked him, “Can I get you the usual, Sir?” “Yes, the usual please” was the response. This scene got me thinking about how we treat our clients, what their expectations are, and...
While I was waiting for the red light to turn green, I noticed a sign by the side of the road reading “Construction Jobs, $3500 Sign-Up Bonus”. A news channel reported that McDonald’s offers a $500 hiring bonus if new employees stay on for at least 90 days. What a crazy world we live in...
My wait time in the doctor’s office was a little longer because I arrived 25 minutes prior to my appointment time. While I waited, I observed the two staff members checking in the patients. They greeted everyone who walked in with, “How are you?” “How are you?” is part of our cultural standard greeting. Usually,...
Your head is pounding, your mind is racing, the phone is ringing off the hook while you are trying for the fourth time to finish an email with an important order. At the same time, you get a text message from your coworker who desperately needs your help with a project. And on top of...
When I graduated from college with a Bachelors Degree in Language and Linguistics, my plan was that I would get a job in the international business arena where I could utilize my knowledge of German and Spanish and at the same time travel the world. After three months of searching for a career in that...
There is much talk and reading material on working in a positive team environment and the importance of a healthy team for the business. When the team is in sync and works well together, it affects the bottom line as well. Clients feel first-hand when the team members are treating them in a happy, friendly...
Part of a project I was working on was to obtain the price of a particular service. I contacted a vendor who already provided us with similar services, and it took two online chats and three emails in which I repeated my question about the price to finally receive the answer. In another situation, I...
If you are like most people, your work-life balance is more than likely all over the place. Do you start your workday focusing on one task and then switching over to something else and then switching over to something else and so on and on? This sentence encompasses my life before I was introduced to...
I believe that we learn from either our very own experiences or the experiences of others. I wanted to share some lessons learned and why background checking is so important. Marlies shared with us a story about a conversation she had with one of our clients regarding background checks. They had an employee who they...
We like to take it for granted that we receive a paycheck each pay period we have worked. Our pay stub looks simple with the pay rate, hours worked, tax and benefit deductions, gross and net earnings. Payroll processing looks straight forward and easy, and it appears that all that is needed are employees’ hours...
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