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Comment on the move concierge, the peacock with his own heated house, and other unusual work perks by Kara

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I missed the original request post, so I’ll post my “unusual perk” here. :) Way back in the day, I was contracted to do some data entry for the US corporate offices of a well-known condom manufacturer.

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How to navigate the seismic shifts in workplace rules and roles in 2024

Work Life

Standalone, on-site workers include banking clerks, retail, manufacturing, processing, and food prep jobs and are classic candidates for automation or simplification and outsourcing.  Traditional back-office roles like accounting, finance, data entry, assembly, machine operators, and HR are becoming redundant.

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9 ways to turn team challenges into opportunities

Work Life

Christopher Salem , business acceleration strategist, Sustainable Success Coaching & Consulting Repurposing excess inventory into a partnership solution Years ago, a manufacturer I worked for experienced a major inventory problem with an international vendor. And so, we started losing customers and sales.

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Wage and Hour Violations are Costly and Avoidable

Insperity

Now all sectors of the economy, not just manufacturing or retail, are realizing that high-quality, time-tested software quickly pays for itself. Any time data entry is handled manually, especially when spread throughout organizational departments, you’ll most likely find human error.

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15 Best HCM Software in 2024 (Based on Four Research Parameters)

Vantage Circle

It is a one-stop shop for all the HR needs of a company, with the company’s focus on serving the needs of growing businesses in the healthcare, professional services, and manufacturing industries. Paycor’s website states they have "more than 40,000 customers nationwide" and claim their HR solutions "support over 2.5

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pink hair at a job interview, coworkers who don’t knock, and more

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He’s going to apply for forklift driver or loading or manufacturing, something not in the direct public eye. My 19-year-old son seems to think that going to a job interview with half of his hair colored pink (the other half is black) will not prevent him from getting a job.

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Gen Z Is Embracing Blue-Collar Careers for Freedom and Financial Security in the AI Age

Success

Sectors like construction, manufacturing and transportation are considered less vulnerable to automation, largely due to the need for human supervision and frequent on-the-job recalibrations. For decades, higher education was seen as the gateway out of manual work and into white-collar roles with better pay and clearer career paths.