I’ve heard from a few people close to me recently. Each have different challenges but I hear a similar story.
These are people that made pretty solid choices in their lives – some went to college, some got good jobs, they were active in their communities, etc. But still, bad luck found them.
I know it happens, and there are a bunch of reasons why things didn’t work out – their pay doesn’t keep up with costs, divorce, being a single parent, health problems, no opportunity where they live …
But there are times when I don’t quite know what to suggest. It’s got me thinking that everyone could use a better fall-back plan.
Got any good suggestions for when life changes drastically?
When we leave our dog for a full day of work, he’ll cry for a few seconds throughout the day. We’ve captured his activity with Furbo. What are some techniques to keep him quiet? I wish I could share the video!!!???
He’s gets walked once a day. Help!
#worklife #stressed #dog #officelife #stress #advice #dailymotivation
My first few jobs were at restaurants and cafes. Even though I work an at an office now I still think back to nights of bus bins piled up 2 feet high and mornings with lines of irritated people waiting for their morning coffee, with me and my team working as fast as we could.
In an office things still get stressful but you have fewer people to answer to and threat of someone completely flipping out at you is definitely lower. Nothing quite like the anger of someone who has to wait an extra 3 minutes for their morning latte...
Employer ghosting is frustrating to say the least and not a good business practice.
I believe recruiters sometimes are inundated with applications and interviews and inevitably ghosting can happen.
I like to use post-interview follow-ups as opportunities to both thank the interviewer for their time and reiterate interest in the role, but also use the opportunity to nudge the interviewer to take action and keep yourself top of mind with them.
So let's say you have an interview Tuesday at 10am - thank the interview at the end of the interview for his/her time and close the conversation by telling them how interested you are in the role and ask for a timeline for next steps. The next morning email them a quick thank you note, but make it personal; include something specific you spoke about or connected on during the interview, remind them why you would be a good fit for the role, and reiterate the next step that they gave you, eg looking forward to our next touch base conversation on Monday the 12th or whatever they noted as the next step. Then be sure to follow up with them at the time of the next step they gave you. If you didn't hear from them on Monday the 12th as discussed, send them a note around 3pm that day letting them know you were expecting to hear from them and you are still very interested in the role.
Here are a few articles on the topic that I find helpful:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90373513/what-to-do-when-recruiters-and-potential-employers-ghost-you
https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/how-to-follow-up-on-job-applications/
#employerghosting #interview #tips #followup #application #firstjob #stress
When things get stressful at work, at school, or even if you're just looking for work, it can be really tempting to just sit at the computer and keep going and going and going. You might feel guilty for not pushing harder or squeezing in more things. But I've actually found that taking a walk and getting fresh air is a great way to reset. I actually think it would be a great company program to have walk groups to make sure people aren't getting cooped up at work. What do you think?
Stressed at work? Welcome to the club! As someone who enjoys staying busy, I feel as though I am constantly juggling several tasks and initiatives while at work. Here are my top three tips for how I manage the stress:
1. Start your day off on a positive note: I always start my day with a quote of the day and a delicious cup of coffee. This could be through a daily motivational calendar or even pop into this community to find some motivation! (Helpful hint: type #motivation into the search bar on your homepage)
2. Make a to-do list: Write down everything that you plan to accomplish throughout the day. And the best part of making a to-do list? Crossing tasks off as you complete them!
3. Get organized and stay organized: I find that a lot of the time when I am getting stressed at work, it's because I am no longer keeping myself organized. Take the few minutes to get situated and it will eliminate stress and help you in the long run!
What are you doing to manage your stress at work?
I faced countless stressful days during my job at King Edward Medical University. But I had become experienced before stressful days. So whenever I had any stressful days, I tried to calm myself down, and just kept my focus on my duties in stead of chit chat with other’s advices and listened the advices of everyone but reacted only to those which I thought as useful.
My job is NOT GOING WELL!!! My boss is constantly watching me all the time and sometimes she is like right on top of me! My job isn’t hard or anything I am a cashier but it’s making me so nervous!! Should I tell her to back off?
So, when you are at a higher moment of professional stress - what do you do for healthy strategies to address that? excercise routines? go-to-music? go-to-movie? what suggestions are out there for those of us feeling a bit more stress than usual going into year-end? Welcome suggestions... #stress #advice
What I do when it comes to stress I always try to focus on something that I would love to do or go I take a long deep Breath exhaling slow I know it’s really hard not to have stress in the work place But one thing to always remember is just talk a walk on your break and focus on something other then stress be positive and tell yourself I will not let stress get to me I will do this and always have a positive outlook