Job Shops Lose Big Time without Effective Cost Estimating "We pretty much live and die by our quotes down here, competing for every job," says Carroll Machine Works' (CMW) owner and chief estimator, Wayne Carroll. "Some parts cost $10,000 or more. We had better be estimating accurately, or we lose, big time." Texas-based precision machine shop responds to about 150 RFQs a week with many customers demanding a response in two to three days....more
Without accurate measurements of each employee's working time you will waste tons of money paying wages for hours that were not actually worked. If your company needs to scale back and become as efficient as possible right now, getting the most efficient employee time clock system is very important.In the old days employees were in charge of punching manual time clocks every time they went in and out of the workplace, but over time these systems...more
I can't get no (job) satisfaction Are Sunday evenings spoiled because you're dreading Monday morning?Do you get irritated during your commute to work each day?Does your work bore you leaving you lethargic and fed up?Does your working day drag?Do you eat lots or engage in gossip just to break the monotony?Do the weekends go too quickly?Is the highlight of your year your annual fortnight's holiday?Do you spend your day thinking there has to be something better than this?Or have you got past that stage and not think at all?If any of these scenarios are familiar don't worry, you're not alone. It's known as job dis-satisfaction to you and I. To businesses the term being applied is ‘employee engagement'. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) employee engagement has been on a downward slide for the last year. Many employers and professionals believe this is due to the recession and its associated threat of redundancies and cost cutting measures such as pay freezes.But job satisfaction isn't always about money. Abraham Maslow produced a psychology paper on human motivation in 1943. Known popularly as the Hierarchy of Needs its...more
Scooter tuning is not an amateur's job It is quite common that the teenager's have there own personal choices and want there vehicle to be distinct from the others and at the same time faster than their friend's vehicle. So they try to tune their scooter's and motorcycle's to the maximum. It is legal in most of the countries till the...more
A nanny is an individual that takes care of a child or children that is not their own. There are many perks and pitfalls to taking on a nanny job, nannies are responsible for the care and the well-being of their charge. Persons seeking this type of employment should exude confidence, patience, skills and tenderness.There are many different types of...more
Link Building - Persistent Efforts Or Just a One-Day Job? Most website owners can well realize the importance of link building for bringing some valuable traffic to their website as well as getting higher Google rank. They seem to do different things for this purpose and often willing to spend considerable amounts on this. But people running a blog or website must keep in mind that this type of campaigns require persistent efforts and it's not just a one day job.A large number of websites owners are aware of it, but yet they don't act on it and often focus completely on it for a few days and soon become careless about it. Why? It's not hard to find why as it requires time or to be more exact lots of time and they have their other engagements which don't allow them to be persistent with their efforts.Sometimes they don't like to spend further when they don't see the desired results after paying hefty sums on their campaigns. In fact, they make some basic mistakes and repeat them again and again. The biggest blunder they make in this connection is that they just reckon it a short term task. Instead of putting persistent efforts, they just do it for a few days, get some links...more
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Finding a PR job There are many people who find the idea of communicating with the public extremely thrilling and challenging. For them a job in public relation sector where they would be in a position to communicate with public using their...more
I Hate My Job Don't Quit, But Don't Just Sit There, Either by Michael D. Hume, M.S. It starts sometime around lunch time Sunday, if not earlier. The weekend "glow" is ending, and you're starting to experience a feeling you might almost...more
Tax Consequences of Losing Your Job Given the current economic conditions, you may find yourself faced with tax questions surrounding a job loss and unemployment issues.Here are some answers:Q: What about unemployment compensation?A:...more
Any DIY home improver can, with a little care, research and skill, produce as good a job as a professional. Where however the professional usually scores is in experience and the right tools. Whereas the DIY person may have only carried out a job a...more
The Right Tools for the Job: Pruners Pruners are one of the many tools that you should have in your garden tool collection. The tools you use within your garden planning are really up to you. Numerous items are important and should not be...more