Go Burrows

JANUARY 14, 2024

Ciara Trotman is an executive assistant and event planner with over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and big box technology.

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MARCH 20, 2022

We polled a handful of experts, in fields ranging from food to finance, and asked them to talk about ways you can spend your hard-earned money to achieve prosperity —not just the cash-in-your-pocket kind that comes from a profitable business, but also the kind of abundance that enriches your life and feeds your soul.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Listen to the audio of the interview here. After that review ran, by the way, in my hometown newspaper, the Boston Globe —that’s a great thing to see in your morning newspaper—I had radio interviews cancelled, and frankly, no other major newspaper reviewed the book. How would it finance itself? James Moore: Bob, welcome.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Inflation rates rose from December to January in the categories of shelter, food, electricity and airline fares, according to the U.S. Trends like “loud budgeting” on TikTok show that younger generations are pushing for more transparency on the struggles of personal finances, a topic that used to be taboo. How much does a house cost?

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APRIL 9, 2024

We had no money, no food.” These financial titans interviewed by Robbins for his latest book are the owners of the firms who actually manage the private assets while also sharing in the revenue they generate. Robbins recalls growing up with nothing and scraping pennies together to buy his first suit. “My

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Coworkers keep eating the food for meetings that they’re not attending. The conference room is too small to set up the food inside, so it is usually set up buffet style in a common area outside of the conference room, which is right across from my desk. Is there really no way to set up the food inside the meeting room instead?

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MARCH 14, 2023

But don’t get so caught up in tracking finances that you forget to live a little. Freerice.com , an online trivia game, donates 10 grains of rice for every word correctly defined to the World Food Programme. It allows you to better communicate your new idea to a group of investors or sell yourself in the interview of your dreams.

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Go Burrows

APRIL 16, 2023

Breaking Money Silence®: How to Shatter Money Taboos, Talk More Openly about Finances, and Live a Richer Life is Kathleen’s fifth book. HELP ME, HELP YOU (MAKE THE PODCAST BETTER) Do you have questions you’d like me to answer, guests you think I should interview, or suggested topics you’d like me to address on the show?

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APRIL 22, 2018

I graduated college last year and started a full-time job in November (thanks for all your help and advice on resumes, cover letters and interviewing). Colleague has a “food emergency” every other day. But a few weeks of consistent “nope, we don’t have food” might be enough to get through to her. ” I could go on.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This post, I got yelled at after texting a hiring manager’s personal cell, interviewer asked me for something positive about Covid, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Should I be prepared for interviewers to ask questions about my experience during the pandemic going forward? Here we go… 1.

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JUNE 4, 2024

Using her background in marketing and finance, Vogel got to work creating Vogelle ’s signature bags. Tiffy Chen , Tiffy Cooks and Kai Dong Photo courtesy of Tiffy Cooks Growing up in Taiwan, Chen had access to some of the most delicious, vibrant street food in the world. It is time for a genuine change.”

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Vantage Circle

MAY 31, 2019

If the job requires handling finance or any tangible resources, then there should be a proper background check. Exit Interview? One of the most neglected aspects of improving attrition rates in an organization in exit interviews. So, what is an exit interview? Change Of Departments. Yes Please!

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Mad in America

MARCH 30, 2024

I did whatever I could for him, from bringing him food to doing his laundry, and would often find him at his apartment pacing for hours. It affects everything about their lives: their careers, their finances, their social lives, their family lives, their health. I could see that the insomnia was getting worse.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

At my food service job, all employees, including salaried management, talk about our wages regularly enough that I know how much each person makes (and other coworkers have used this information to push for raises). How much should I tell interviewers about my old employer’s implosion? Lots of friend groups do.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

We went through a process of individual interviews of what we do, how we interact with others, etc. But on the other hand … I know, rationally, that $500 in expenses that I “forgot” about is not even a blip on the radar of the finance people. and the outsourcing company recorded all this.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

After my question ran in your column I reached out to our Finance Director and had a candid conversation with him about my concerns. About a week after you posted your answer to my question, I got a call from the full-time dream job I applied to asking me for an interview. I had my interview a few days later and it went AMAZING!

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MARCH 17, 2015

I brought the issue up with my HR department, who referred me to my manager, who referred me back to HR, who referred me to finance, and who then referred me back to HR. I’ve been referred from HR to finance and back to HR. Sending a second follow-up after a phone interview. How would you recommend handling this?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It was my cushion that enabled me to do extravagant things like buy fast food once in a while or turn the heat up past 64 when I’m freezing cold. Interviewer rejected me because I was late for the interview. I had a job interview that got rescheduled because they had a snow day that closed their office. Hang in there.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

I recently interviewed for an analyst position at my firm along with three coworkers. For example, we recently attended a show in Tennessee and our food allowance was $30 per day. For this Atlanta trip, the food expense will be $50 per day. It’s going to be $400 in food expenses for the week for just one of us.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

But circulating a card to half a dozen people six times a year and putting some company-purchased food in the break room for people to share seems pretty inoffensive. Also, say if I end up applying and getting an interview/offered the job, how can I address this issue? Calling hiring managers before applying for a job. I want to apply.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

And guess what…turns out that 8-9 year olds don’t care or ask what my finance does for a living! :). My allergic colleague has food demands I can’t meet. At this particular event Chandler ate a full plate of food containing the food they’re “completely unable” to eat with no issue at all.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

4 at the link) When I actually went to ask the office that deals with finances and reimbursement for parking reimbursement, that set off a kerfuffle, shortly followed by a formal policy that employee parking at work could never be paid for by the unit regardless of circumstances. Students need food for an event?

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 5, 2024

Healthy Snacks and Beverages According to a Hoppier study, getting access to free food in the office increased employee happiness by 11%. Employee Stock Options (ESOs) In PwC’s 2023 survey on employee money worries, 60% of all workers feel stressed about their finances. The input you gather is invaluable.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

Second, I accepted how set up for failure I really was – I did not meet my manager prior to accepting the job, as a company re-org was happening while I was interviewing. I will never have to worry about housing or food. My manager was promoted from his prior role to the one he has now a week before I started.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

We do all our finances together anyway, so personally it makes no difference and switching everything would be a hassle. I could demonstrate the skills and experience in an interview, but I don’t have any paper trail in my name to prove it. that’s all me. He takes a phone call here or there, but it’s basically my job.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Kim Carson CEO, Founder, Parallax Futures With more than 15 years of leadership experience in research, operations, strategy, finance and business development, Carson’s track record stands out for clients. Burgess is also a songwriter with work available on Spotify and iTunes.

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APRIL 18, 2016

To top it off, as of now she hasn’t contacted me for an interview. If in the end she doesn’t contact me for an interview, what on earth was she trying to do by contacting my boss?? I work in for a international food corporation, where I an an associate engineering planner. Should I bring it up?

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MARCH 23, 2016

She barks, whines, plays with loud toys, steals food, chews other people’s personal belongings, and rummages through trash in ways that are incredibly distracting for much of the work day. We have an open office plan, so I can’t avoid her. Even worse are the days where the boss brings in his dog, which is about once a week.

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MAY 24, 2018

The company is pretty small and open and, although obviously concerned with finances, is not overly obstructive or stingy with employee travel or expenses. But then again, business travel is meant to be cost-neutral for the employee and this is making a hole in my personal finances every time I have to travel. Is it a ridiculous ask?

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JULY 2, 2019

My finances are very tight right now and couldn’t afford to pay for the trip up-front myself and wait for reimbursement. What do I say to a candidate who wants to know why we didn’t reschedule their phone interview after we’d hired someone else? Here we go…. My boss stranded me without a hotel room. I started a new job in April.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

My top candidate has another offer but we can’t interview until next month. This candidate is my favorite, but we’re hiring three people and were planning on having in-person interviews with four to five people with the whole team. How many interviews are too many? Here we go….

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JUNE 26, 2016

In the past, it was an invitation-only team, but that’s becoming hard to justify, as the participants get a day off with pay to go have fun and participate in this event (which includes free food, beer, and a t-shirt). Should we courtesy interview an internal candidate we’re unlikely to hire? workers don’t have contracts.

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JULY 13, 2016

I interviewed with a small company with the sales manager for a sales position. The interview went very well, the manager talked a lot, informing me of what a great little company they have and how the owner takes care of its reps and pays well. I work in the finance department for a nonprofit with about 25 total employees.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

We have been very fortunate that the pandemic has had almost no impact on the business’s finances, and in fact has meant that we have saved an enormous amount of money that is normally allocated to staff lunches, happy hours, and other in-person team building activities. When an interviewer asks why I was let go, what should I say?

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Work Life

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Vacancies rose by 162,000 in the accommodation and food services industry and climbed by 87,000 in the information sector. Hires fell by 269,000 to 5.313 million, pulled down by declines in construction, manufacturing, finance and insurance, professional and business services as well as the leisure and hospitality industry.

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Quantitative and Qualitative Data: Make sure to collect both quantitative data through metrics like productivity, turnover, etc, and qualitative feedback through employee surveys, exit interviews, etc, and get a complete picture of engagement’s impact. Engagement may feel intangible with its heavy reliance on qualitative assessments.

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Work Life

MAY 20, 2024

Henry was the first woman to lead the 103-year-old union, has about two million members—including healthcare workers, janitors, food service workers, and law enforcement—and is one of the most powerful forces in the labor movement. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. I want a good job that I can support my family on.”

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