Working Woes ......

Deborah, was an administrative staff of a large organisation whom I had acquainted many years ago. She got in touch with me just before the Chinese New Year and told me that she was among the twelve others who will lost their jobs after the CNY. In fact, they were all devasted because all the twelve laid off were women.  

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There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting a promotion. Unless you are prepared to work for it, your chances of getting that corner room with the view is very slim indeed. Hard work is only half the battle won because you will never achieve your full potential unless you position yourself so that others wll become aware of your expertise and accomplishments. Therefore, you need to get noticed for the good work you are doing before a promotion can happen. Here are some tips to put you in the spotlight.

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A former crewman of a vessel which was held hostage by the pirates in the Gulf of Aden in Somalia wants to sue his Compay, which owns the cargo ship for failing to pay him as promised the RM 15,000 as compensation and had affected his wedding preparation.

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Do you look as though you mean business?

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Are you sure the job you are doing is the job your boss and those above you want done?

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We are living in hard times. There is a tone of desperation among the working people if you care to listen around today. Many fear of being fired, laid off or demoted in the not too distant future. Every working person seems to feel some uncertainty at work.

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I remember watching a news report on the Mexico financial crisis somewhere in 1994. Due to the unfavourable circumstances then, there were doctors and lawyers who had to close down their practises and went to pick fruits in California. I wondered what it would be like if that ever happen to us here? Hopefully, it won't be that bad for us here this time around. As we have been told very often that our economy is insulated.

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With the worsening global economic crisis, more and more businesses regardless of it's needs to be turned around quickly. Turning around a sick company is already difficult. Possibly for an unsuccessful company, your first order of business is to stop supporting the things that lose money.

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