Work Life
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Q: When you were growing up in Chicago, what did your parents teach you about work ethic? My second one was working at Sears. I was promoted to the catalog retailing department and did gift wrapping. For Reuters “Life Lessons” series, we talked to Shepherd about what she learned along the way. A: Sacrifice.
Ask a Manager
JUNE 2, 2015
If I choose to spend some or all of my lunch break at my desk, will it look bad if I’m visibly at my desk not working? Or should I opt to eat elsewhere/work through lunch/some other option? All of my past jobs have been retail or the like where there were mandated break times, but I’m not sure how that whole thing works in an office.
Ask a Manager
JULY 12, 2022
When I started this work, my only previous experience was in retail and I was desperate to excel so I could have a professional future. I was a workaholic in the beginning –- it wasn’t uncommon for me to be at the office till midnight, but I loved it, the work was meaningful, and all that investment made me very successful!
Vantage Circle
DECEMBER 12, 2020
He offers visions of what the world’s largest online retailer would become and how it could be delivered. They focus on team-building, setting higher levels of moral and ethical behaviors. They influence the team members by imbibing values and strong work ethics. Bezos is the founder and executive chairman of Amazon.
Success
JULY 13, 2022
What you’ll find throughout these pages is this: women as real as the workday they inhabit; women with an unwavering-but-compassionate work ethic; women with the drive to do what others have failed to. Kendra Scott : She is the designer and founder of her own line of jewelry and retail spaces. “We
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 27, 2018
I’m finally realizing that it’s okay to say no sometimes, without coming across as having poor work ethics. I did eventually get a part-time retail job, not the admin job with regular hours I was hoping for. I can both stand my ground, and still be a great employee. :). Is a promotion always good news ?
Ask a Manager
APRIL 6, 2015
I’m the manager at a branch location of a family owned retail garden center. you didn’t seem to be all that engaged in the work. To be a reference, I’d need to talk about your work ethic, initiative, and general quality of work, and I don’t feel like I can do that in a way that would help you.”
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