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Rob and Efrain both nailed it; "get it done" is a two-way street, not a stand-alone proposition. The phrase where I work is "make it happen". Unfortunately, unless...
Steph Brown
December 16, 2011 at 9:30 am
... I wanted to go to the Grand Canyon when I was at a job that seemed to require my presence constantly. I gave them lots of notice and made...
Steph Brown
November 30, 2011 at 9:48 am
Twitchy-ness aside, I also say "Great Idea"! We already get some of the data related to employee turnover simply because my group is responsible for shutting down some system...
Steph Brown
October 25, 2011 at 3:58 am
1 each 2000, 2005, 2008 - mostly for reporting. We've been trying periodically to convert off the 2000 server for about six years, but each time the project got...
Steph Brown
October 21, 2011 at 10:18 am
Junk drawer(s), junk box(es), junk shed(s), junk garage(s), junk storage unit(s), junk house(s)...
There's therapy for this, right? And a TV show... :hehe:
Steph Brown
September 29, 2011 at 6:09 pm
I prefer dotted lines, so long as the people at the end of them realize they don't have all the information about corporate needs - and neither do I. ...
Steph Brown
September 16, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Back in the days B.T. (Before Telecommuting) I parked my motorcycle in the garage, in the half-stall left when they added the Handicapped spaces. Occasionally I would find it...
Steph Brown
September 1, 2011 at 3:27 am
Was that a trick question?
I prefer a strong boss; if I get a weak one, I WILL become the de-facto leader of the team, because leadership is an imperative.
Some bosses...
Steph Brown
August 26, 2011 at 11:01 am
The first question really is "should you be keeping the data?" Wikipedia has a nice overview of that issue at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Records_management
Too few companies pay attention to records retention...
Steph Brown
August 25, 2011 at 10:01 am
I'm saving this one - it has soooo many uses. Like slapping onto the desk of the next person that says "I have just one little tweak..." ...
Steph Brown
August 18, 2011 at 9:40 am
wware (8/17/2011)
Steph Brown
August 17, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Steve missed one other important trend - conversion of Vacation and Sick Leave to PTO (Paid Time Off) with a "use-it-or-lose-it" clause. Then the company doesn't want you to...
Steph Brown
August 17, 2011 at 9:17 am
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/28/2011)
Stephanie J Brown (7/28/2011)
You have to prove yourself at work FIRST, of course, and the privilege can be revoked at any time.
A sensible way to...
Steph Brown
July 28, 2011 at 12:21 pm
So many questions on how to handle the commute! Since I chose to move to a different state, and my company chose to retain my services, my answers may...
Steph Brown
July 28, 2011 at 9:52 am
I've been fortunate to work for a company that hires competent, trustworthy people, and put a telecommuting policy in place many years ago. I used to work one day...
Steph Brown
July 28, 2011 at 7:54 am
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