Posted on November 29, 2011
Workplace stress is a very real issue for employees and employers alike. While a moderate amount of stress is not necessarily a bad thing, an overwhelming amount can have devastating effects. Causing health issues like headaches, sore muscles, and even manifesting in sickness, stress has affected everyone no matter the job or position.
World Leader
The power, the money, the constant snickering, sneering, and insults of the very people that helped to put you in office world leaders have it rough. This is a highly demanding job requiring wits, charm, and the ability to put up with a constant barrage of inane comments and gross over exaggerations all designed to bring you down and make you appear lost and clueless. At least, that's the case with the President of the United States.
Emergency Response Personnel
Police officers, firefighters, and EMTs are tasked with the duty of protecting, serving, and saving anyone who gets into trouble. This is a mighty responsibility that taxes the nerves and even throws the idea of right and wrong into question.
The icing on the cake for these brave men and women is that they just do not get paid nearly enough for the services they provide and they certainly do not receive as much recognition as they should.
Stockbroker
Maybe for a time in the 80's the stockbroker was not under as much stress as they no doubt are currently. The stock market is a fickle mistress kind and loving one moment and absolutely toxic the next. While these professionals thrive on stress it cannot be an easy thing to keep losing and losing and losing money. Read more...
Posted on November 28, 2011
Most people outside the hospitality industry assume that jobs and careers in this service sector are easy to get and perform. But the reality is far more complex and most positions need a lot of training, hard work, experience and people skills. From hotel maids and wait staff to general managers and chefs, everyone needs to have an innate ability to anticipate and give customers what they want.
But let's take a few steps back to the education and qualifications required. There's a wide network of schools, colleges and universities supporting the industry. Aspirants for executive level positions can sign up for a hospitality management degree. It could be an Associate or Bachelor's Degree, and the candidate would be able to apply for high-paying jobs at brand name hotel groups and companies right after getting the degree.
Those who want to work in restaurants and hotel kitchens need to go to a culinary institution. This will be more of a hands-on education which polishes the skills and talent of prospective and future chefs and kitchen assistants. Note that chefs rank near the top in the hotel hierarchy, right behind the general managers of the hotel and the restaurant.
At the staff level, the hundreds of workers who keep the hotel operational need more experience than education. At the entry level, many are temporary or seasonal jobs that pay weekly and have no benefits. But employment is plentiful and the wages are good.
Anyone willing to work hard has a good chance of being made permanent with all the attendant benefits. Also note that many of the top executives in the hospitality industry today have worked their way up from the bottom. Regardless of their current position or education, everyone has the opportunity to grab hold of a long-term career in hospitality. Read more...
Posted on October 8, 2011
So many jobs are available in the construction industry that are of major importance, and the contractor often must turn to recruiters or staffing companies to fill the work team. If the employers have not prepared themselves with a full crew, the potential for a work delay is a possibility. No builder wants to be burdened with delays, but sometimes they are inevitable. If your contracts were done correctly the stipulation regarding delays cover and protect the builder against delays caused by a short staff, weather or material delivery delays.
Depending on the part of the country you are located; weather is often one of the most difficult factors to predict when it comes to planning. Jobs available in the construction industry often follow severe weather. These gypsies follow the hail and severe weather that is often a cause of delays to other parts of the construction industry. No part of construction industry is immune from problems that cause delays. In some parts of the nation the unions, will from time to time be responsible for delays. These delays are always part of the paper work.
Every legal department in any large construction company has the protocol information in place to work through work stoppages brought on by unions. Every delay is costly but work stoppage by grievance is always a possibility that has a multiplier that in the end is the responsibility of the entity that is having the construction done. Many states are ""right to work states""; many workers choose to work in one of these states. This assures this part of the work force that labor issues won't be a reason for delays. Jobs in the construction industry are stable if the delay factor can be marginalized to keep men working. Read more...