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When Is Sweetest Day 2010

October 17, 2010 by · Comments Off on When Is Sweetest Day 2010 

When Is Sweetest Day 2010, If you did not know (and most do not), today is Sweetest Day. Started by Irish American Kingston Herbie back in Cleveland in 1821, is celebrated primarily in the Great Lakes region and parts of northeastern United States.

Some say that Sweetest Day was started by candy makers distribute candy to the orphans, widows and the poor. It’s more like a Valentine’s Day in October, less all the glitz and glamor.

While Sweetest Day has changed over the years, it remains a day to celebrate love. Many new relationships start the day fresh and confessions of love are made for the first time. Others may use the day as a second Valentine’s Day and plan trips romantic weekend or to get a ways.

There have been many efforts to make the day sweeter for an official holiday, but failed. Many still consider it a “seal of vacation.” There are other events in this category: Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Boss’ s Day, Father’s Day, Secretary’s Day, etc.

Ohio ranks first highest sales sweetest day. They are followed by California, Florida, Michigan and Illinois to be in the top 10 sales on this day.

Regardless of how it began, the sweeter the day and is a time for giving gifts and sharing the love of your life with friends, family, and the widows, orphans and the poor.

If nothing else, Sweetest Day is an excuse to eat candy! While it is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle, a little sugar from time to time is good for the mind.

When Is Sweetest Day 2010

October 16, 2010 by · Comments Off on When Is Sweetest Day 2010 

When Is Sweetest Day 2010, A special day dedicated to employers has been implemented in the United States and Canada. Today, we celebrate Sweetest Day 2010, which falls on October 16. Sweetest Day is usually celebrated the third Saturday of October.

Obviously, Sweetest Day is a special day when we must show affection to there loved ones if it’s your parents, children, friends or someone special. Some might find it corny, but most people who practice this celebration meaningful.

Sweetest Day 2010 is also celebrated with greetings, quotes and text messages. Here are some related messages that you can use later if you want to send to your beloved:

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the friendly young, compassionate with the aged, with effort and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because one day in your life, you were all that. ~ George Washington Carver

Sometimes in your life, hope that you might see a hungry man, the look on his face when the bread finally arrives. Hope you might have baked it or bought or even kneaded it yourself. For this look on his face, your meeting his eyes across a piece of bread, you might be willing to lose a lot, or suffer greatly or die a little, even. ~ Daniel Berrigan

You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay. ~ John Wooden

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~ Dalai Lama

The best part of the life of an honest man – his little, nameless, the remembrance of acts of kindness and love. ~ William Wordsworth

Boss S Day

October 15, 2010 by · Comments Off on Boss S Day 

Boss S Day, Today is National Boss Day. Usually celebrated on October 16, today is the feast because the date falls on a weekend.

Cards, balloons and gifts are often given to acknowledge receipt of your boss. Some of you may roll your eyes at the idea of doing something nice for your boss, and others may be very anxious to do something special for their own.

If you feel like your boss is out for him or he is rooting in your corner, here are some qualities that make a great boss. See if yours can be one of them.

• Macromanager versus micromanager: American Express Openforum.com micromanagement listed as a big no-no when it comes to being a great boss. As a boss, you are hiring, so you have to trust the fact that you hired someone who will do the job – no matter how they do.

• Characters: On every job site, this is a great feature. Employees want their bosses to be affordable. According to Monster.com a boss who is their availability and made the acquaintance of their employees is appreciated. Their workers are more productive and engaged in their work accordingly.

• Teamwork: a boss who is willing to help do the job is important. It shows their employees that they consider themselves above all others. The International Business Times told employees the value of a boss who is a team player, and 88 percent of them believe that is what makes a good boss.

• Offer Perks: patterns of Fortune magazine listed their competitor’s best bosses, and all winners offered special benefits to their employees. Co-founder and CEO of Rackspace Managed Hosting, Graham Weston, gives his top employees performing the keys to his BMW for the week as an advantage.

• Coach and teaching: A boss is someone who continually teaches their employees so they could move to the next level. It is not just about the work either. Lessons of life are too precious. In addition, Openforum.com said this boss will also admit when he does not know something and is willing to teach him.

When Is Bosses Day 2010

October 14, 2010 by · Comments Off on When Is Bosses Day 2010 

When Is Bosses Day 2010, In this year Bosses Day 2010 is October 16. This year, it means that unfortunately falls on a Friday, which means that if you want to “grease the wheels”, just do it tomorrow.

Bosses Day 2010 is the 52nd anniversary of the event, which historically began in 1958. According to Wikipedia, Patricia Bays Haroski registered “National Bosses Day” (often, and probably more accurately called “National Boss Day”) with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1958. Ironically, his boss was in fact his father. She chose October 16th as the day because she forgot the birthday of his father, who was at that time.

Official proclamation of the National Day of employers in 1962
Four years later in 1962, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner backed registration; the day was officially proclaimed as such by that date. However, despite the fact that bosses Day 2010, as happened earlier was accused of being a “Hallmark Holiday.” Despite this image, not Hallmark card offer Bosses Day sale until 1979. On the other hand, the size of its National Boss Day line was increased by 90 percent in 200

In addition, while you might think that bosses Day 2010 is a good day to, ahem, “grease the wheels”, as we noted above, most say that if you want to give your boss a gift or map, it is preferable to a group. Otherwise, it will be obvious that you are trying to curry favor with your boss. Reportedly, the advice came from none other than Emily Post.

One possibility is to propose a group lunch. Bosses Day since 2010 is a Friday is a good day to think.

If your group has a good relationship with your boss, you can even see in the e-cards. 123greetings and places like American Greetings (yes, Hallmark) have a selection, you can look through.

Bosses Day 2010

October 14, 2010 by · Comments Off on Bosses Day 2010 

Bosses Day 2010, In time for Boss Day, October 16, employee satisfaction with the bosses of Canada seems to be increasing, with the Canadians to give their boss a total score of 59.7, according Monster.ca ‘s last rate Your inquiry Boss. In a similar poll in 2005 Canadian bosses received a satisfaction rating of 47.5.

The poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion among a representative sample of 2,009 adult Canadians employee-provided participants with seven statements reflecting actions by the good bosses on a daily basis. The survey asked respondents to rate their own boss, using a scale ranging from a low of zero to a maximum of 100. Responses to seven statements in the survey were compiled to produce an overall score, indicating that Canadian employers are more than half to perfection.

Everything that makes the bosses of today’s most popular? Research suggests that employers in Canada are improving more in the areas of “recognition of their errors” (score: 60) and “being a born leader,” (score: 58.5) with satisfaction in each area is higher compared to the results of 2005 survey. The 2010 survey also revealed that bosses Canadians improved in the following areas:

Score
Communicate to employees what is expected of them 66.20
Employees who take the well being into consideration 63.70
Taking the views of employees into consideration 60.20
Making work incentives and 59.10
Help employees achieve their potential 58.40

“We tried to get a picture of how Canadians feel their boss had changed since our first survey in 2005 because we know how the performance of a manager is to employee satisfaction,” said Monster Canada vice-president of international sales and general manager Peter Gilfillan. “Overall, Canadians are sending a clear message that their bosses are getting better but there is always room for improvement.”

The survey also shows that, by province, the bosses in the Prairies and Alberta scored slightly lower than the rest of Canada with overall employee satisfaction rating of 58.3. The table below details the levels of satisfaction boss province.

Score Province
BC 61.0
Quebec 60.0
Atlantic Canada (Nfld, NB, NS, PEI) 60.0
Ontario 59.8
Alberta 58.3
Prairies (SK, MB) 58.3

As in the 2005 survey, women seem to be happier with their bosses than men. The women gave the boss a score of 60.9, while men gave their bosses a 58.6.

Patrons Canadians are doing something right to hire employees. It seems that managers are becoming strong leaders and are constantly improving, “said Gilfillan.” It is encouraging that the national average in both areas each increased significantly. ”

About Monster Canada

Monster Canada (www.monster.ca) is Canada’s leading online career management portal – a bilingual, user-friendly website that improves the experience of employment and recruitment in the current competitive job market. Headquartered in Montreal, Monster Canada is part of Monster, the leading global careers and recruitment online. With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized career advice to consumers worldwide. Through websites and online services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. Monster Worldwide is a member of the S & P 500 Index. To learn more about the products Monster’s industry-leading employer and services, please visit http://hiring.monster.ca.

About Monster Worldwide

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: WW), parent company of Monster ®, the leading global online careers for more than a decade, strives to inspire people to improve their lives. With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing advice Custom Career consumers worldwide. Through websites and online services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. Monster Worldwide is a member of the S & P 500. To learn more about advanced products and services from Monster, visit www.monster.com.

About the Survey

29 September-October 2010, Angus Reid 4th Public Opinion conducted an online survey among a randomly selected, representative sample of 2009 adult Canadian workers are Angus Reid Forum. The margin of error is ± 2.2%, 19 times out of 20. The results were statistically weighted to ensure a representative sample. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.

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