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Can ergonomics in the workplace boost employee retention?

Insperity

Does Kendall have a desk and office chair, or is she planning to work on her laptop from her couch? For those employees who’ve made the neighborhood coffee shop their personal office space, remind them that these are retail establishments designed for coziness and conversation.

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updates: the harsh email, the school supplies, and more

Ask a Manager

After I got my footing, I joined two advisory councils (including one where I held an office), chaired a couple committees, and overhauled a lot of the processes I inherited. As many of the comments suggested, I went with a tailored, conservative sheath dress (purchased from a specialty retailer so it fit) with an open blazer.

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my interviewers burst out laughing after I left the room, I need a different desk chair, and more

Ask a Manager

I eventually found a retail job in a store that specializes in selling equipment to help people enhance their sex lives. My parents can’t help me out for school so I am on my own. I was downsized from my old job and looked for months to find work, depleted my savings, and was actually worried about starving or becoming homeless.