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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...
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...
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...
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...
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:
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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..." ...
August 18, 2011 at 9:40 am
wware (8/17/2011)
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...
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...
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...
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...
July 28, 2011 at 7:54 am
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