Great article Amanda, I would add - "You've got a fall back plan". Nothing worse than swapping a side hustle to full time and have things go south a year later.
I was also an early adopter of new ways to pay my bills. I used a telephone banking based system in the mid 1980s, and will never forget the time I added a digit when I paid my phone bill. Moving on to the first incarnations of web-based bill payment systems, I thought they were the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the best of my memory, at this time from the early 1990s through the mid 2000s, they were powerful tools for getting your bills paid and cleared immediately and also avoiding overdrafts, even if it took some days for your payees to receive and acknowledge your payments. At least, that's how it worked at the handful of banks I used during that period. When I paid a bill, the amount would be deducted and cleared immediately from my account; at that point the bank must have placed the money temporarily in a disbursing account from which the actual checks or ACH payments were drawn.
That's not true with the nationwide chain bank I use today, or the small credit union either. As near as I can tell, the money gets deducted from my balance when I make the payment, but then at some point in the process it gets added back to the available balance I see when I look up my account online. Then many days later, when the payment gets received and negotiated by the payee, the balance gets subtracted again. I've seen this happen both with bank-generated paper checks and supposedly "electronic" payees. Just like the Stone Age, I never know what I have anymore without balancing the account manually every. frigging, time. It's infuriating and nearly inexplicable, unless perhaps it's that typical levels of quality and service in the current economic climate will always sink to the lowest level possible.
We're actually going to go back to mailing out checks every month because, if we're going to have to watch our account like hawks to make sure everything clears anyway, it's quicker if we do it ourselves. Using bill pay adds a couple extra days that we can avoid.
Corporate Social Responsibility means for companies to be involved in the community they are based in, and with the general public that their company interacts with. It also means the company needs to be involved in providing jobs to the community/public (if it's possible with their products.) It also involves giving back to the community by offering that particular community/public, information about their company and it's products. It also means for the corporate industry to be responsible to follow all the state/Federal/International laws regarding their company, their employees and their products.
Corporate Responsibility is a must have in all towns big and small. They help create a sense of public responsibility. Food Drives, Blood Drives and Clothing Drives are just a small amount that large companies can do to help, include and cheer on the local people.
I work at a big bank, a place that has come under a lot of criticism by many people in the country since the last financial crisis. While you can't make every employee behave perfectly all the time, I think corporate social responsibility is something that everyone in a company needs to be involved in. It's a mindset for the entire firm to act ethically, do the best thing for your clients, and do the best thing for your community. We have community days for volunteering and sponsor a lot of great programs, and that's a side to the financial industry that I wish more people got a chance to see or understand.
Corporate Social Responsibility is not a thing as far as I am concerned. Bottom line is the almighty dollar and company's receive benefits in some way for any so called social responsibility they exhibit.
Corporate social responsibility is the act of taking responsibility for the affects a company may have on the environment and social welfare. This involves corporations finding ways to promote positive environmental and social change in the world we live in.
Corporate responsibility is about acknowledging that your company has an impact in the community and taking responsibility for ensuring that that impact is a positive one. It makes me respect companies soo much more!
I believe every cooperation should be socially responsible in treating their employees with respect and a living wage, by being environmentally responsible for their effects on the world with their production of items, and by supporting charities and their employees participating in charities.
I think it is most effective when people give their time in addition to money. This way the employees can feel some of the good reward as well, and return to the office feeling refreshed!
I feel like I just read an advertisement, not an article. I am familiar with all of the brands listed and am reasonably certain the quality varies wildly between them.
To quote your author: "When shopping for cat food, some things to look for in the ingredients are more meat, less grain, and no corn, wheat, soy, meat byproducts, or artificial preservatives, colors, or additives."
Meow Mix Ingredients: Ground Yellow Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Beef Tallow (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Animal Digest, Calcium Carbonate, Turkey By-Product Meal, Salmon Meal, Ocean Fish Meal, Phosphoric Acid, Choline Chloride, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement], Minerals [Ferrous Sulfate (Source of Iron), Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Taurine, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 2, Rosemary Extract.
I also buy chicken hearts, livers or gizzards to supplement my cats' food. I cut them into small pieces (raw) and divided out per ounce it is cheaper than any food on the list.
I always have a hard time getting a good crust. I have used a pizza stone, as suggested, but it cracked in the oven. Is there a good place to get pizza stones that don't crack at high temperatures?
Corporate social responsibility means to me that corporations make a positive impact in the communities that house their businesses. This could be donating in kind donations, money, and/or volunteer opportunities through their employees.
Great article Amanda, I would add - "You've got a fall back plan". Nothing worse than swapping a side hustle to full time and have things go south a year later.
To me corporate social responsibility is any action taken by a company or corporation to further the social good beyond the interests of the firm.
I was also an early adopter of new ways to pay my bills. I used a telephone banking based system in the mid 1980s, and will never forget the time I added a digit when I paid my phone bill. Moving on to the first incarnations of web-based bill payment systems, I thought they were the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the best of my memory, at this time from the early 1990s through the mid 2000s, they were powerful tools for getting your bills paid and cleared immediately and also avoiding overdrafts, even if it took some days for your payees to receive and acknowledge your payments. At least, that's how it worked at the handful of banks I used during that period. When I paid a bill, the amount would be deducted and cleared immediately from my account; at that point the bank must have placed the money temporarily in a disbursing account from which the actual checks or ACH payments were drawn.
That's not true with the nationwide chain bank I use today, or the small credit union either. As near as I can tell, the money gets deducted from my balance when I make the payment, but then at some point in the process it gets added back to the available balance I see when I look up my account online. Then many days later, when the payment gets received and negotiated by the payee, the balance gets subtracted again. I've seen this happen both with bank-generated paper checks and supposedly "electronic" payees. Just like the Stone Age, I never know what I have anymore without balancing the account manually every. frigging, time. It's infuriating and nearly inexplicable, unless perhaps it's that typical levels of quality and service in the current economic climate will always sink to the lowest level possible.
We're actually going to go back to mailing out checks every month because, if we're going to have to watch our account like hawks to make sure everything clears anyway, it's quicker if we do it ourselves. Using bill pay adds a couple extra days that we can avoid.
Corporate Social Responsibility means for companies to be involved in the community they are based in, and with the general public that their company interacts with. It also means the company needs to be involved in providing jobs to the community/public (if it's possible with their products.) It also involves giving back to the community by offering that particular community/public, information about their company and it's products. It also means for the corporate industry to be responsible to follow all the state/Federal/International laws regarding their company, their employees and their products.
Corporate Responsibility is a must have in all towns big and small. They help create a sense of public responsibility. Food Drives, Blood Drives and Clothing Drives are just a small amount that large companies can do to help, include and cheer on the local people.
Impacting lives through business and leaving the community better off!
I work at a big bank, a place that has come under a lot of criticism by many people in the country since the last financial crisis. While you can't make every employee behave perfectly all the time, I think corporate social responsibility is something that everyone in a company needs to be involved in. It's a mindset for the entire firm to act ethically, do the best thing for your clients, and do the best thing for your community. We have community days for volunteering and sponsor a lot of great programs, and that's a side to the financial industry that I wish more people got a chance to see or understand.
It means companies taking action in the surrounding communities.
Corporate Social Responsibility is not a thing as far as I am concerned. Bottom line is the almighty dollar and company's receive benefits in some way for any so called social responsibility they exhibit.
Corporate social responsibility is the act of taking responsibility for the affects a company may have on the environment and social welfare. This involves corporations finding ways to promote positive environmental and social change in the world we live in.
Corporate social responsibility, to me, means paying employees a living wage, keeping executive salaries in check, doing no harm to the environment.
to give back and make peoples lives a little better
It means helping your community by giving to causes that improve peoples' lives and make the world a better place.
Corporate social responsibility means taking care of your employees and giving back to the local community, both in time and money.
Corporate responsibility is about acknowledging that your company has an impact in the community and taking responsibility for ensuring that that impact is a positive one. It makes me respect companies soo much more!
To give back to the community
It enriches the communitythe corporation serves.
I believe every cooperation should be socially responsible in treating their employees with respect and a living wage, by being environmentally responsible for their effects on the world with their production of items, and by supporting charities and their employees participating in charities.
I think it is most effective when people give their time in addition to money. This way the employees can feel some of the good reward as well, and return to the office feeling refreshed!
What does corporate social responsibility mean to you? Do you believe it can be impactful?
Yes, if our large corporations show that they are interested in giving back to the community and it will inspires others to do the same
I feel like I just read an advertisement, not an article. I am familiar with all of the brands listed and am reasonably certain the quality varies wildly between them.
To quote your author: "When shopping for cat food, some things to look for in the ingredients are more meat, less grain, and no corn, wheat, soy, meat byproducts, or artificial preservatives, colors, or additives."
Meow Mix Ingredients: Ground Yellow Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Beef Tallow (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Animal Digest, Calcium Carbonate, Turkey By-Product Meal, Salmon Meal, Ocean Fish Meal, Phosphoric Acid, Choline Chloride, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement], Minerals [Ferrous Sulfate (Source of Iron), Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Taurine, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 2, Rosemary Extract.
Corporate social responsibility to me means being involved in the community and giving back to causes that can benefit others.
I also buy chicken hearts, livers or gizzards to supplement my cats' food. I cut them into small pieces (raw) and divided out per ounce it is cheaper than any food on the list.
I always have a hard time getting a good crust. I have used a pizza stone, as suggested, but it cracked in the oven. Is there a good place to get pizza stones that don't crack at high temperatures?
Corporate social responsibility means to me that corporations make a positive impact in the communities that house their businesses. This could be donating in kind donations, money, and/or volunteer opportunities through their employees.