Archive for February, 2010
Why I Fired My Secretary. . .
Two weeks ago was my 45th birthday, and I wasn't feeling too hot that morning. Anyway, I went to breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and say "Happy Birthday," and probably have a present for me. But she didn't even say "Good Morning," let alone any "Happy Birthday." I thought, "Well, that's wives for you, the children will [...]
L.A. Eliminates 3000 More Jobs
Under the threat of a credit rating downgrade, the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday instructed agency heads to eliminate 3,000 additional city jobs before July 1 "by any means necessary, including layoffs." The reduction -- aimed in part at wresting further concessions from the city's labor unions -- would be on top of 1,000 job cuts [...]
Baseball Hall of Shame
The news concerning Mark McGwire, he finally admitted to using steroids, has once again given rise to an old debate: should players who have used performance enhancing drugs be allowed into the Hall of Fame? Many people suggest that anyone who has altered their body with drugs didn’t actually achieve the statistics and level of play on their own [...]
Alaskan Retirement
Sam had been in business for 25 years and is finally sick of the stress. He quits his job and buys 50 acres of land in Alaska as far from humanity as possible. Sam sees the postman once a week and gets groceries once a month. Otherwise it's total peace and quiet. After six months or so of almost total isolation, someone knocks on his [...]
IRS to begin audit sweep on employment taxes
The Internal Revenue Service in mid-February will start a random audit of businesses focusing on employment-related taxes in a bid to close a $20 billion annual gap in revenue from underreporting and non-payment. South Florida businesses are likely to be most vulnerable to this audit when personal expenses such as vacation are taken through [...]
White House Offers Grim Outlook for Employment
The U.S. economy will grow this year, but not fast enough to make a dent in unemployment. That's the forecast from the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, which expects American businesses to create an average of 95,000 jobs per month, hardly enough to keep up with the number of people entering the work force and far short of the [...]
Screwed
A man goes into a store and starts looking around. He sees a washer and dryer but there is no price listed on them. He asks a salesman who says, "Five dollars for both of them." "Yeah right, you've got to be joking with me!" the man says. "No, that's the price," the salesman says, "Do you want to buy them or not?" "Yeah, I'll take them," [...]
Undercover Boss: Television’s Newest Employment Drama
Have you ever wished you could see your nasty boss (or ex-boss) cleaning your toilet or picking up your trash? That is exactly what happens on the first episode of CBS’s new show, Undercover Boss. Larry O’Donnell, President and COO of Waste Management, a Fortune 200 with over 45,000 employees goes undercover as every day man “Randy”. He [...]
A Mainstreet Valentine’s Day
For those of you feeling the pinch, just want to save a few, or don’t-buy-into-the-“holiday”-but-better-do-something-or-you’ll-be-in-BIG-trouble. . . it seems fit to brainstorm a few tips for the single, attached, and those in a long distance relationship! And lucky for everyone, it falls within a glorious 3-day weekend! For the singles [...]
Stress Relief
Last week I went to a seminar called Stress and Disease by Dr. Nickolas Hall, an expert in psychobiology. He gave an example of a coping skill for job stress, which I would like to share with you. When you have had one of those "TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT" days, try this. On your way home after work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the section [...]
