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 IS YOUR JOB FUN???

It should be. I wasted so many years of my life as a shopgirl, working for a low wage to earn managers and a corporation big money, working the hours they wanted me to work, putting up with bad moods, bullying supervisors, poorly trained and mentally ill managers, and unfair, discriminatory office politics.

Now I am my own boss, working the hours I choose, working from my home, car, the park, the pool-- in fact, I can take my office with me wherever I go! Ask me for details on how you can work with other professional women who want to help you succeed. Email skin_and_health@yahoo.com or join me on Facebook!

 Find out more: Rodan Fields Skincare: Kathryn Darden Exec. Consultant

Leading dermatologist skin care company coming to Canada - National Skin Care Examiner

Leading dermatologist skin care company coming to Canada

The Great White North has not always been kind to skin with cold, dry winter winds and occasional extreme conditions wreaking havoc on the skin. However, the land of the big red maple leaf is about to experience some of the world's best skin care as Rodan + Fields Dermatologists comes to Canada in January of 2014.

Read article: Leading dermatologist skin care company coming to Canada - National Skin Care Examiner

Also see:

• Rodan + Fields Business Opportunity 
• New Technology in Skin Care Provides Safe In-Home Treatments - National Skin Care Examiner

 

Hobby Lobby Increases Full-Time Hourly Employee Minimum Wage to $14 Per Hour | Christian Activities

 

Hobby Lobby Increases Full-Time Hourly Employee Minimum Wage to $14 Per Hour | Christian Activities

Hobby Lobby is raising the bar again for business by raising the minimum wage for it employees. The privately held, Christian owned retail chain with more than 500 arts and crafts stores in 45 states, announced a minimum wage increase in April to $14 per hour for full-time hourly employees of Hobby Lobby and its affiliate Hemispheres, effective immediately. The company also announced a minimum wage increase for all part-time employees to $9.50 per hour.

Read more: articles | Hobby Lobby Increases Full-Time Hourly Employee Minimum Wage to $14 Per Hour | Christian Activities

Also see: Rodan + Fields Business Opportunity

How to Prepare for & Survive a Job Layoff « Seekyt

How to Prepare for & Survive a Job Layoff

In today's economy, many workers have been downsized, unemployed and laid off from their traditional 9 - 5 jobs. Back in 2009, I lost my own job as a shop girl when the major, national retail chain where I worked in closed the Nashville store where I was employed. I am all too familiar with layoffs.

Although losing a job can rock your world, it needn't signal the end of your world. Following are ten tips to help you prepare for and live through a layoff.

Read my Top 10 Tips to Handle a Layoff at How to Prepare for & Survive a Job Layoff « Seekyt

Also see: Handling a Layoff - Survival of the Fittest - Yahoo! Voices

Top Ten Ways to Be Bad Boss and a Poor Manager « Seekyt

Top Ten Ways to Be Bad Boss and a Poor Manager

When I worked as a shop girl, I had many managers. While some were great bosses, other supervisors were real doozies!

These instructions are so easy that even an incompetent nincompoop can following these 10 simple steps to be a bad boss, a poor manager, and a sleazy supervisor. If you want to succeed in creating disgruntled employees and driving workers away, avoid exhibiting leadership, fairness and self control, and follow these steps instead.

Find out how to drive your employees crazy at: Top Ten Ways to Be Bad Boss and a Poor Manager « Seekyt

Also see: What Makes a Shop Girl Disgruntled?

How to Lose Your Job by Getting Fired: Five Ways to Get Fired « Seekyt

How to Lose Your Job by Getting Fired: Five Ways to Get Fired

Do you hate your job? Are you looking for a way out? If you are looking for ways to get on your boss's bad side and get yourself fired, here are five tongue-in-cheek ways to lose your job by getting fired.

Check it out at: How to Lose Your Job by Getting Fired: Five Ways to Get Fired « Seekyt

An Independent Shop Girl Opens Shop

So... it has been a while since I have written here. When I started this blog I was working in the cosmetics and men's departments of a major retail department store chain, selling makeup, skin care, fragrances and clothes and dealing with the frustrations of working with erratic managers and political correctness run amok.

I wrote about disgruntled employees in 2009 as I watched one after another good employee overworked, underpaid, abused and even assaulted on the job.

A few years later they closed my store, and I lost my shop girl job. It was for the best.

Now I have started a new business in skin care as an independent skin care consultant. I plan to record some of my trials and triumphs as a self-employed shop girl here so you can join me on my new adventure.

Protect Your Job and Avoid a Layoff - Yahoo! Voices

Protect Your Job and Avoid a Layoff

This article has some tips on how shop girls and other workers can protect their jobs from a layoff:

Do you think you and your job are safe from layoff? Every time we watch the news, we hear about more layoffs. Earlier in this series we have talked about Handling a Layoff - Survival of the Fittest as well as Ten Ways to Get Fired and Lose Your Job (find more of this series in the resources). In today's economy no jobs seem to be completely safe, but there are six things you can do to protect your job and avoid being laid off.

Find out how to protect yourself from a layoff at: Protect Your Job and Avoid a Layoff - Yahoo! Voices

Handling a Layoff - Survival of the Fittest - Yahoo! Voices

Handling a Layoff - Survival of the Fittest

The economy during the 1st quarter of 2009 is worse than it was at the end of 2008. I should know -- the store where I have worked as a shop girl for the past 2 decades closed during the 1st quarter of 2009.

If you have recently been laid off or think you may be laid off from work soon, join the club! In the fourth quarter of 2008, 508,859 workers were laid off from work according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽¹⁾

Being laid off is never fun, but it is not the end of the world. The key to surviving a layoff is to immediately take stock and develop a personal layoff survival strategy. These 14 tips should help you take those important first steps if you find yourself in the unhappy position of losing your job.


Read the article at: Handling a Layoff - Survival of the Fittest - Yahoo! Voices

Top Ten Ways to Get Fired and Lose Your Job - Yahoo! Voices

Top Ten Ways to Get Fired and Lose Your Job

If you are looking for ways to get on your boss's bad side and get yourself fired, this former shop girl has seen it all in retail and knows ten quick and easy ways to losing your job.

Read them all at:  Top Ten Ways to Get Fired and Lose Your Job - Yahoo! Voices

What Makes a Shop Girl or Other Employee Disgruntled?

We so often hear of disgruntled employees in the news. I know quite a few shop girls who are disgruntled -- for good reason. There are an unfortunate number of bosses and supervisors out there with no management skills, and apparently, no management training. These managers drive their workers crazy and ensure that productivity falls off due to their poor management techniques.

What Makes an Employee Disgruntled? Poor Management Decisions
I have worked with many people who became "disgruntled former employees." Most of them had reasons to be disgruntled and to leave their employment.

What Makes an Employee Disgruntled? Poor Management Types
There are several management types that can severely impact an employee's motivation and ability to excel in the workplace

Unemployment Tips for Tennessee - Yahoo! Voices

Unemployment Tips for Tennessee 

The major retail chain where I have worked as a shop girl for many years is closing the store where I work part time after changing hands several times during the past 2 decades, so I have had to take a crash course on unemployment.

As part of my preparation, I recently attended a conference on filing for unemployment benefits in Tennessee. I have been making notes and taking names, and have some tips to share on facing unemployment in Tennessee.

Read this shop girl's tips on how to handle unemployment in TN at Unemployment Tips for Tennessee - Yahoo! Voices 

Unemployed: a Poem - Yahoo! Voices

Unemployed: A Poem

This link goes to a humorous poem I wrote when we found out the store where I worked as a shop girl for about 20 years was closing.

Read the poem about facing unemployment at: Unemployed - Yahoo! Voices

Surviving Job Loss: Unemployment, Layoffs, and Firings

Surviving Job Loss: Unemployment, Layoffs, and Firings

According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, 508,859 workers were laid off from work during the fourth quarter of 2008, and unemployment continues to be a national problem throughout 2011.

Find out more: Surviving Job Loss: Unemployment, Layoffs, and Firings--Squidoo

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