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A Society of Fear

Posted October 28, 2009 - 05:00 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Career and Income

Worker in front of American Flag with the text "Free Labor Will Win"

There are people out there whose livelihoods depend on the fact that most people go every day to some job or another. Business owners, investors, retired folks -- capitalists in general -- pay their expenses with profits that would be threatened if there weren't plenty of workers trading their life for a paycheck.

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What's an employee to do? Part 2

Posted April 18, 2008 - 07:29 by Philip Brewer

Career and Income

Condottiere by Leonardo da Vinci

The trend toward replacing traditional employees with varying combinations of temps, contractors, outsourcing, and off-shoring is old news now.  That gives us a bit of perspective to look at the situation and come up with some strategies for employees (and, increasingly, ex-employees) to deal with the situation.

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What's an employee to do? Part 1

Posted April 16, 2008 - 05:26 by Philip Brewer

Career and Income

Sign that reads: You don't work here. Keep out. Not hiring.

During the recession of 1990-1991, and the period of very slow growth that followed, it became conventional wisdom that it was wrong to try to retain key employees through a slowdown.  If there was no work for an employee to do--even just for fifteen minutes--that employee should be let go.

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How to hire employees

Posted January 30, 2008 - 01:11 by Philip Brewer

Career and Income

Two dogs running out of the surf carrying the same stick

I worked one place that was much, much better than anyplace else I ever worked. The guy who ran it told me that the secret was in how to hire people. Most managers do it the wrong way: they hire people who can do the work. So, what's the right way? Hire people that you want to work with.

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7 Simple Rules that Your Work-at-Home Employer Should Follow

Posted June 20, 2007 - 17:23 by Julie Rains

Career and Income

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Working from home, as a contractor or full-time employee for a legitimate business, seems to be a great way of making money while keeping a flexible schedule with plenty of time for family, friends, fun, and sleep. Or is it? Last year, I investigated contract writing as a way to give myself what I thought might be a more me-friendly schedule.

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