Sentences with phrase «time at work making»

Many spend time at work making calls related to finding caregivers, coordinating schedules.

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My daughter worked part time as a server at a local restaurant and made difficult decisions all the time, like how to deal with a regular customer whose behavior constituted borderline harassment.

She was working in retail at the time with a degree in physical education from the University of Denver and wanted to make a couple extra bucks on the side.

At the time, his friends working at startups were living in garages and were free to pursue their own ideas and cultivate their talents — he made his choice and joined theAt the time, his friends working at startups were living in garages and were free to pursue their own ideas and cultivate their talents — he made his choice and joined theat startups were living in garages and were free to pursue their own ideas and cultivate their talents — he made his choice and joined them.

It seems to make sense — everyone has so many things to do (and is so stuck for time) that doing several things at once works.

When you are spending most of your time at work, it makes sense that office romances could occur.

This makes it easy for me to remember to touch base with my boss at the end of each day for a daily project update, to invite daily communication and collaboration with my team members in a morning email, and to ensure that I'm remaining engaged in my work community by scheduling time to reply to important emails each afternoon.

Constantly working in a global context, it was important from quite early on to learn to work with the more challenging elements of different cultures, while at the same time identifying their best factors and making them my own.

This one statistic alone should make all employers more interested in boosting bliss: Truly cheerful employees spend about 80 % of their time at work doing what they're there to do; the least content spend only 40 % of their time on job - related activities, according to a survey by workplace happiness consultant and author Jessica Pryce - Jones.

To make time for other work and life commitments, students take classes just one weekend per month over a 21 - month period at the UNBC campus in Prince George or the Langara College campus in Vancouver.

Still, Moss paints a compelling picture of what can happen when you make time to focus on happiness at work.

That fits with findings that Generation Y are more likely to work part - time and at minimum wage than older generations, making sticking at a company and rising up the ranks more difficult.

At the same time, this effort at delegating held my team members accountable for their work and gave them ownership of it; and those things made them feel more satisfied in their roleAt the same time, this effort at delegating held my team members accountable for their work and gave them ownership of it; and those things made them feel more satisfied in their roleat delegating held my team members accountable for their work and gave them ownership of it; and those things made them feel more satisfied in their roles.

If one member of the household makes a good enough living, a cost - benefit analysis will often conclude that it makes economic sense for the second earner to stay at home or work part - time.

When asked by Fortune assistant managing editor Adam Lashinsky whether it was an attempt to make a statement about management styles or work environments, Mayer explained that the policy was simply what Yahoo (YHOO) needed at the time.

At first Guerrero came in after work and made sales calls, but he quit his day job after a few months to sell for Switch full - time.

«Everybody worries about making mistakes,» he says, «but when it comes to choosing between working 24 hours [and risking] having your mental faculties function at less efficiency, and spreading that out over more time, most lawyers would tell you the former is more likely to result in fewer mistakes.

Zuckerberg will also likely aim to appear open and make it clear that Facebook is willing to work with Congress — but at the same time attempt to stand his ground on some regulatory aspects.

But times have not changed enough to making crying at work an appropriate reaction.

«There was a time when success was measured by the title you held at work, the size of your home, or the make of your car,» explains Sheryl Connelly, global consumer trends expert.

At stake is his chance to work one last time with the rock band that made his fortune and legend — the Rolling Stones — and a shot at what could be the biggest concert tour in historAt stake is his chance to work one last time with the rock band that made his fortune and legend — the Rolling Stones — and a shot at what could be the biggest concert tour in historat what could be the biggest concert tour in history.

He keeps his other ideas at bay to focus on his existing work and makes sure to take time to enjoy his family.

Half of those surveyed believe, «It is difficult to make career progression at my firm without being flexible on ethical standards,» and that «being too rigid over ethical standards will make my firm less competitive,» and «it is not realistic for everyone working in the financial services industry to adhere to ethical standards at all times.»

How can freelancers act on their desires, while at the same time making sure they don't compromise their work?

«My group and firm management are committed to ensuring that I deliver excellent client service at all times, but they are also very committed to making sure associates like me have a healthy work - life balance.

If an employee needs more advanced training that will require him to leave for longer periods of time, do everything you can to make sure it happens, perhaps by looking at options for part - time work.

«In soliciting investments in the Fake Funds, CASPERSEN made the following false representations to investors, among others: in recognition for his prior work with Park Hill Group, CASPERSEN had been offered a «friends and family» investment allocation in a security that was allegedly offered by a private equity firm; CASPERSEN was personally investing in the security, and offering it to his family and a limited number of friends; the investment was a credit facility secured by a portfolio of assets owned by one of the Legitimate Funds; the investor would receive quarterly interest payments, ranging from 15 to 20 percent; the investment was practically risk - free, as the loaned funds would remain in a bank account; the investor could withdraw the principal at any time with 90 days» notice; and investor funds should be wired to one of the Fake Fund Accounts.

A $ 15 - per - hour wage will put some people on more solid economic ground but at the same time make it harder for thousands of others to find work and get started on a career.

Doing this will not only help us feel like our time at work is time well spent, but also reduce the amount of junk that gets made in the process.

By taking time to work out, spend time with your family and making sure you do not burn out, you will start to notice that sometimes you solve your toughest problems on that morning run, or while lying in bed with your 2 - year - old as she falls asleep at night.

However, as I've experienced myself, if you have the right temperament and you don't mind a little instability at times, you may make even more money and enjoy a greater sense of freedom and control over how much time you devote to work.

Asked about the worst career advice she ever received, Ahrendts tells of the time she was working at a big corporation and a human resources manager told her that she needed to make changes — like not talking so emotionally with her hands — if she wanted to be considered «CEO material.»

In my agency at the time, we made sure we helped our clients showcase their work to get the recognition they needed in order to be put in line for promotion.

Everyone I have met during my time at DocuSign has been kind, considerate, and generally happy people, which makes it a pleasure to come into work each day.»

All three of these things seem incredibly difficult to do at work, especially over time when close contact with the same people day in and day out makes your co-workers your surrogate family.

After moving to the U.S. from Korea in 1981, Do Won had to work three jobs at the same time to make ends meet.

Take your most important goal right now — whether it's to lose weight, make more money, or land the promotion at work — and spend some time focusing all of your attention towards getting very clear about the answers to the questions I just proposed.

I've done that off and on for 20 years, working for various dealerships, and there were times I made a pretty good living at it.

I spend a lot of time with people who work at Tumblr, but I make a very poor effort to hang out with other people in my life.

That makes it easier to be in control of your «mind - wandering» time at work, and keep it under control.

Somebody at The New York Times, maybe a reporter working on the story, wanted comment, wanted to make sure it was factual, whatever the case may be.»

Another paid attention to which patients seemed to have few visitors or none at all, and would make sure to double back to spend some time with them... What these workers were doing, Wrzesniewski came to realize, was quietly creating the work that they wanted to do out of the work that they had been assigned — work they found meaningful and worthwhile.

At the same time, the company also decided to make a much more concerted foray into the global children's entertainment market, setting up a stand - alone division in Los Angeles with a mandate to create TV and digital content to work alongside the company's portfolio of toy brands.

We still have the Canada-U.S. FTA in place and I think at this point in time, try roll with the punches, not make waves, and make the Canada-U.S. FTA work.»

«In a world in which our attention is increasingly under siege, better focus makes it possible get more work done, in less time, at a higher level of quality,» the two write.

«I worked making pizza at an all - you - can - eat pizza buffet chain, and was just remembering one time where I found a fly smushed down in the dough I was about to use.

In fact, I've found that slacking off makes me more productive because I slack strategically — meaning that I take breaks at designated times, for regular intervals, in ways that sharpen my focus when I sit back down to work,» she argues, asserting that «strategic slacking has enabled me to dramatically increase both the quality of my work and the amount I get done in a given day.»

To help you disconnect at night, and to reinforce that you are making progress, try this exercise: For five days in a row, take time at the end of the day to write a list of tasks you worked on and of lessons you learned along the way for each day.

For example, Peter Thiel, the first outside investor in Facebook, guards his time vigilantly to make sure that he's working at peak productivity and 100 % focused on doing work that he finds gratifying.

Almost all VAs work at an hourly rate, so you need to make sure they're using your paid time efficiently.