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Working Overtime = Regrets
Why does an employer expect you to work hundreds of hours more than they pay you for? Why do employees feel that they have to work overtime just because it is expected of them?
By DARSHAK RANA4 years ago in Families
America's Labor shortage
Is there really a labor shortage?The October 2021 employment numbers recorded over 523,000 jobs created. I see hiring notices everywhere in Florida, but wonder if there really is such a shortage. Or the employer's doing something that makes a potential employee not want to work for them. An example is an employer not paying enough, what benefits are included. Are employers discriminating against seniors that apply for the position? There can be many factors that are fueling the labor shortage. In this age of covid-19 people are evaluating their lives. No one is willing to sacrifice their lives for $8 an hour. Americans are refusing to work for so little, especially with covid-19 being a dangerous Factor on the job. Half the country is unvaccinated so the workers don't feel safe. The possibility of an unvaccinated person coming into their job has scared potential workers away. There are many low-wage jobs that are hiring people but positions are not being filled. Americans will learn to live with covid 19 as more variants of covid are mutated. This disease is not going anywhere and is just mutating into different variants due to the unvaccinated.
By Anna cruz4 years ago in Families
What is Perfect?
We go through life wanting everything to be perfect. The perfect dinner, the perfect date, the perfect birthday, the perfect holiday…. when does it end?
By Elaine M. Gallagher4 years ago in Families
Ugly As a Mother: Mom Guilt
Guilt can be an overbearing enemy some days. It washes over me randomly some days as I reflect on times I could’ve been better. My children know every button of mine to press, they know every nerve to get on, and they can’t help it and don’t always mean to. At the moment though, I forget, and because I forget I feel guilty.
By Michaela Gallien4 years ago in Families
3 Life Lessons I Learned From My Dad. Top Story - December 2021.
I lost my dad, Robert, to cancer almost 20 years ago. There have been many times since where I've wanted his advice, guidance, or support, particularly once I became a parent myself. However, I know that there are already many ideas and principles that he had left me with while I was growing up.
By Andy McAleese4 years ago in Families
Intersectionality: The Choices That Make A Man
In my final year of school, I chose to focus my thesis on the subject of ethnicity and nationality, with particular interest in their intersection: overlapping identities battling one another, suppressing one another in a life-long pandemonium.
By Jess4 years ago in Families
How a Tree Metaphor Teaches Essential Culture about Social Media to Teenagers
Who would disagree that our modern-day technology has drastically changed our culture in its directions, observations and meanings? Every adult, teenager and child are facing changes. Old rules for many are deleted; new rules by a few are imposed and spread on viral streaming.
By Annemarie Berukoff4 years ago in Families
Recalcitrant
“You are recalcitrant.” Was the first words said to me on what could have been my 25th phone call that day. There was no hello, there was no hate in the words or behind the tone the man used. Rude was not what I would call this one.
By Xarli XCosmo4 years ago in Families
When Your Little Girl Asks
One Christmas Eve my two youngest daughters returned home from a visit with their grandparents and they had a different look to them. Their faces were not what I would expect to see on Christmas Eve. The following day was one of their favorite days of the year.
By MJ Duffy4 years ago in Families
In 2021, Mrs. Claus Goes to a New Home
It took six years and COVID-19 for Mrs. Claus to return. When my mom died, my dad’s life was shattered. They’d been together for 65 years and she was his world; he’d sunk into a deep depression which exacerbated his other health problems. As determined as Mrs. Claus was, hunkered down in her dog-eared box in the storage room, she couldn’t brighten my dad’s spirits come the holiday season.
By Catherine Kenwell4 years ago in Families
The 25 Days in Real Life
Day One It’s that time again! That elf has made its appearance and your creative holiday edge is in full swing. Your Pinterest board of ideas to keep the magic going for your kids is ready. You really feel like this year you’ll be more creative about moving it. Some of those ideas are a little redundant though, and you’re not sure you have all the items you need to be creative with. It’s the first day, you have time. Relax!
By Michaela Gallien4 years ago in Families
The Innovative Charlie Brown Christmas Special
The Christmas Season affords opportunities for many traditions. Family gatherings, office parties, caroling, Christmas Eve Services and making candy cane shaped cookies are some ways that people celebrate the holiday season. Others play it more low key and enjoy simple pleasures. One of those simple pleasures that I look forward to every year is cuddling up on the couch with the family, watching the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.
By Bryan R..4 years ago in Families