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Friday Fashion – Work Wear Updates.
You’ve enjoyed that Summer holiday, but now it is nose back to the grindstone time, so what better time to update your work wear wardrobe. The days of having to turn up for work in a masculine suit have long since past, and, today you can look stylish, sophisticated and work smart in a range of pieces, from Diane Von Furstenbury dresses to culottes and tailored silk blouses. Wallis New Work Wear pieces Wallis has always been a good place to look for sharp tailoring and pieces that can take from the office to bar with ease. This season, they are leading the way when it comes to shirts and…
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Annoying Phrases you hear at Work
Every so often we read a piece that first makes us giggle, then makes us feel a little uncomfortable, and then downright makes us squirm, and all because it totally resonates with us as completely true. This is exactly how I felt when I checked out the latest infographic from Citrix GoToMeeting. The online meeting and video conferencing experts have put together an infographic all about the 50 most annoying phrases that we say at work, ones that we must stop using to avoid – A. Sounding like a walking cliche, and B. Annoying the life out of everyone around us. And I’m taking a bet that most of you…
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A career as a live-in nanny – why it might work for you.
If you have been thinking about a career based around children, you may want to consider the role of a live-in nanny. This is a role that is very rewarding, come with lots of perks, including accommodation (especially attractive if you want to live in London), working in a family setting, and can also be a gateway into other careers that involve children, including play-work and teaching. The role of a live in nanny is both rewarding and diverse. You can choose the age of children that you prefer to work with, and can offer extended hours – i.e babysitting, or working extended days, in return for a higher…
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Passive Aggressive Notes – have you ever sent or received one?
In my previous life, before Joe came along and the blogging started, I was a teacher for 12 years. And, in that time, I came across my fair share of passive aggressive behaviour in the form of notes. These occasionally came from parents who were using a liberal lacing of sarcasm in response to requests or letters about their children. But, more often than not, they were from supply teachers leaving comments about my class at the end of a cover period – advising me on what I needed to do to improve my class. Needless to say, most of these raised an odd giggle as I had absolutely no…
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Comparing Working Conditions around the world
If we are all being totally honest, there can’t be many people out there reading this who haven’t moaned about their working conditions at some time. Whether it be linked to the amount of holiday we get, the level of pay, the amount of hours we work, or, as a woman, the maternity allowance, we often think that we might find things very different if we lived in a different country. GoToMeeting decided to make a comparison between working conditions around the world, and published their findings in the form of a very interesting infographic. As well as the areas I already mentioned below, GoToMeeting also looked at separate issues…
