Archive for the ‘Business Stories’ Category
Memoirs of a Frequent Business Traveler
One of you readers made a special request a while back to have me recount my very worst business trip experience ever, so here it is. A client meeting was scheduled on the Thursday before the Easter weekend in April 2003. At the time, I was working as a regional operations manager for a corporate […]
In: Business Stories
Great Apps For Staying Organized
If you’re always on the go for work, you probably rely on your smart phone or tablet to stay organized, keep in touch and check items off your to-do list. With that in mind, here are several apps for getting things done. Taking notes We all have things we need to accomplish during the day, […]
In: Business Stories, On The Job Advice · Tagged with: Apps, Bank Accounts, Business World, Evernote, Google, Invaluable Tools, Investing Services, Iphone, Local Restaurants, Managing Money, Memos, Money Services, Notepad, Opentable, Paypal, Reminders, Smart Phone, Spreadsheets, Track Expenses, Windows Phone
Typical Hourly Wage Went Up Just $1.23 In The Last 36 Years
In a speech , House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) claimed that President Obama created “class resentment” by calling for slightly higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans. At the same time, Occupy Wall Street protesters continue to speak out in favor of an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top […]
In: Business Stories, Careers · Tagged with: Budget Committee, Cbs News, Chairman Paul, Class Resentment, Committee Chairman, Congressional Budget Office, Economic Growth, Hourly Wage, Improving Education, Inequality, Middle Class, Millionaires, New York Times, News Poll, Paul Ryan, Protesters, Spectrem Group, Top Earners, Typical Worker, Wealthiest Americans
