Whether you seek to work from home or with flex scheduling in an office, be encouraged to know there are employers who allow flexible work arrangements. Photo by Kamen Atanassov on Unsplash Welcome to part three in a series I’ve named Want to Downsize Your Work Year? Links to all articles in the series are available at the bottom of this post. If you are seeking part-time work in your life, I hope you will find encouragement as I describe the four different...
October 16, 2017, is National Boss’s Day. Express some verbal appreciation to your supervisor today! Photo by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash. Happy National Boss’s Day!! to those of you who have accepted the added responsibilities of leading your charges, mentoring employees, signing time cards, evaluating performance, delegating tasks, managing your team, and all those other get-to-dos that you get to do. Today is a special day just for you! I’ve been in the work force for nearly 30 years and...
Washington Park, named a Great Public Space in 2012, is one of my favorite places in Denver. Photo by Carol. America is a beautiful country, and life is too short to spend all of our days working inside! You know from my first post that I want adults to identify what they value in life so they can live intentionally and true to their values. My values definitely include family time and the great outdoors, whether natural or man-made. Family...
When a conversation rolls around to the topics of careers, work schedules, personal finances, and parenthood, there is A LOT to talk about. This is the second article in a series called Want to Downsize Your Work Year? Links to all posts in this series are available at the end of this article. In the first article of this series, I suggested you consider and identify the non-monetary reasons behind your desire to work less than full-time. Careers and work can...
