This post from the Pondemonium blog at Inc.com explains the rationale behind hiring from a corporate and employee perspective. What is interesting is that the blogger is the decision maker who had to let people go last week. I thought these graphs cut right to the core of employment: I don’t know about other companies, but every time I’ve ever hired someone to work here, it was because I fully believed I’d be able to make more money with them than without them. In other words, if I pay someone $1 to do something, I expect to make $2 from their efforts or services. It’s really that simple! Unfortunately my… Read More
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This info is trivial, but entertaining. From the JustSell.com daily newsletter – the 2007 cost of the 12 days of Christmas from the CNNMoney.com website: Here’s the breakdown of the 12 days… 1. Partridge in a Pear Tree – $164.99 2. Turtle Doves – $40 3. French Hens – $45 4. Calling Birds – $599.96 5. Gold Rings – $395 6. Geese-a-Laying – $360 7. Swans-a-Swimming – $4,200 8. Maids-a-Milking – $46.80 9. Ladies Dancing – $4,759.19 10. Lords-a-Leaping – $4,285.06 11. Pipers Piping – $2,213.40 12. Drummers Drumming – $2,397.85 I had no idea the price of Lords-a-Leaping had gone up so much.
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