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I finally got to sit down today and peruse my Sunday New York Times Magazine and I discovered an article that is oh so relevant to the lives of all the employees of Abraham Harrison LLC. The article is titled “Home-Office Politics” and talks to how the new workers, those of us that work from home deserve a New Deal!!
There are certainly some policies that penalize those of us that work from home - such as having to contribute the full 15% to Social Security, or the lack of group health insurance policies or other such things. However, in my opinion I can live with these type of constraints when I have the freedom and flexibility to work at hours that are best for me and my family.
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5 Comments » Posted on November 6th, 2007 by Saul Wainwright
Kids these days are super-demanding. They’re smart, they’re savvy, and they have us employers over the barrel. These kids will quit. They jump from job to job, increasing their compensation by 20%-50% each time instead of the paltry 4%-5% raises of yore. Loyalty doesn’t pay because employers aren’t loyal to them. Employers must adjust and comply. Too many opportunities and too many options!
“The UK’s business leaders are being warned they must embrace flexible working and consumer technologies if they are to attract and retain the next generation of workers.” Via Silicon.com
My former employer, a so-called new media company, fancied its employees spoiled, entitled, and needing to become more realistic or they would be forever unemployable. Trick is, things will never be the same again.
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No Comments » Posted on August 9th, 2007 by Abraham Harrison
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