In this fast moving world, ‘work’ is more than just an activity that produces income or service. It’s become an inseparable part of everyone that we cannot easily get rid of. Work is living, and hence, we live to work. But what happens when you have an important work to catch up with while you [...]
In 1982, Starbucks was originally marketed as America’s “third place,” with ‘home’ and ‘work’ as the other two. 20 years later in 2002, it was the dominant specialty-coffee brand across North America, with practically no advertising expenses except for point-of-sale collaterals and local store marketing efforts. Also in that year, Starbucks was selling to 20 [...]
When life and work become too cumbersome, we experience the manifestations of stress. The effects of work stress on individuals affect different people in different ways. The experience of work stress, for instance, can cause inferior performance at work, deteriorate physical health, contribute to poor mental functioning, and produce dysfunctional behavior in personal and professional [...]
Educational attainment comes to those who have had the opportunity and material resource backing to go to school and get an education. The more financially capable can get better education from better schools that are, more often than not, more expensive. Quality has its price.
The strength of educational attainment lies in the fact that it [...]
Everyone is fond of complaining loudly to just about anyone who would listen that they work for the most demanding company and the Boss from hell. But what exactly is your idea of a Boss from hell? Is it someone who doesn’t grant you even a day’s leave, eliminates your break time and insists that [...]