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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. She is living it up.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

The results: Increased productivity and creativity; improved recruitment and retention; less burnout for founders and leaders; and more balanced and sustainable lives for workers — all without cutting salaries or sacrificing customer service. As a result, companies didn’t cut salaries when they reduced hours.

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

Page Personnel

In early 2019, throughout my vacation to Jogjakarta, Indonesia, I worked for at least four out of five nights I was there. Just remember that phone of yours does have silent mode. It could be that you gain enough experience over several projects to gain a manager title somewhere interesting. If you are, you’ll please neither.