Do You Think These Will Work?

Posted by admin | Stress Management | Monday 1 March 2010 4:15 am

Top Ten Excuses for falling asleep at work ^_^
“They told me at the blood bank this might happen.”
“I wasn’t sleeping, I was trying to pick up contact lens without hands.”
“I wasn’t sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!”
“Amen”
“This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to.”
“Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper”
“I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work related stress.”
“This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!”
“Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won’t wear off!”
“Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem.”

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Do You Think This Will Piss My District Manager Off?

Posted by admin | Stress Management | Wednesday 24 February 2010 10:14 pm

ok, let me first explain the situation… I work for RadioShack and have been loyal to them for over 2 years. 3 days ago a customer came in to buy a cell phone and we didn’t have the one he wanted. We had one like it but it wasn’t free like the other. The system allows us to “price match” on phones up to $71.00 I lowered the price by $50.00. Now, if you aren’t familiar with these high pressured companies everything revolves around selling wireless phones and expensive electronics. Anyway, since I “price matched” the phone’s price he ended up buying an $800.00 computer from me also. Anyway, long story short. The other store in town found out about my price change and tattled on me to the District manager. He in turn, Blew it out of proportion by contacting our loss and prevention manager and “writing me up” for it (I have NEVER been written up) Anyway, i’m going to quit… and thought I would send him a “nice” letter… this is what it says…
To whom it may concern,
To start off I must say that I have been very loyal to this company for over 2 years. I have never betrayed RadioShack or its management. I have always been on time and called in sick once. On multiple occasions I have come into work on my day off or worked weeks straight. I have given the company no reason to think bad about my performance and have always excelled at work. I bend over backwards for the company’s needs and have done things that I was not required to do.
I must also say, when I first started with RadioShack my father was diagnosed with cancer. In July of 2007 he was diagnosed as terminal and was given 8 months to live. Regretfully, I kept my job at RadioShack because I believed it would benefit the company if I stayed. I spent every moment outside of work and school with my father as I was very close to him (which amounted to about 2 hours a day) and I knew I didn’t have long with him in my life. Within those 8 months I got to spend two days with him for the holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas.) It would have been very easy for me to quit my job with RadioShack and again, regretfully, I kept my job at RadioShack because I believed the company would benefit if I stayed. My father passed away in March of 2008. Being the dedicated employee I am, I only took 2 weeks off of work for the grieving of a man that gave me 20 wonderful years of his life. I also have to add, that I have turned down several higher paying jobs because I enjoyed my job at RadioShack. Now, if that doesn’t tell you that I’m a dedicated employee to RadioShack, I don’t know what is.
Let me leave you with a few thoughts and comments…
There have been an abundance of horrible District managers at RadioShack. I have only seen ONE excellent DM within the 2+ years I have been with RadioShack. And YOU sir, are NOT one of them. I think you are one of the most pompous assholes I have ever met. I believe you have absolutely horrible management skills; let alone district management skills. You don’t even know what in the hell you’re doing with the district. You are a poor leader who just got the DM position because they fired the previous DM, and needed a “filler.” You’ll probably be fired right along with the others. You put nothing but stress on the managers and employees with NO sense of gratitude.
You make a big deal about price changing a wireless phone by $50.00 when the company probably makes more than twice that for that sale. Also, if I’m not getting in trouble for that I’m getting in trouble for NOT selling phones… If you haven’t noticed!!! The economy SUCKS! Your salary may not change because of the economy, but my pay does. Just because I changed the price of the phone I also got a $750.00 computer sale out of it. Now, with all that said…
Just in case you are wondering… I QUIT!!! **** YOU AND **** THIS COMPANY. I don’t get paid enough to deal with your BullShit!!!
Sorry it’s so long…. but I need your input for the letter (basically I want to piss him off) anything you would add???

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My Ex Took My 12 Yr. Old To Another State. I Had To Quit My Job And Move Also. Will This Look Good In Court?

Posted by admin | Stress Management | Tuesday 23 February 2010 10:33 am

He is trying to make me look unfit because I left him for another man. He says that I can’t have any custody if I marry this other man. He changed the locks on the doors when I tried to take my daughter with me at the time of our breakup. As long as I am not with another man, I can see my daughter. Is this a control tactic? He says he will dub me unfit if I push him for custody or for visitation while the boyfriend is around. He says he will bring up my depression medicine, Zoloft. I went to an outpatient hospital for 3 months for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 2 yrs. ago. He took me there after I asked for help. I had started drinking secretly and crying alot and taking sleeping pills at night. But I got help and straightened up…..this was 2 yrs. out of our 23 yr. marriage. So am I unfit in a judges eyes? And he is not perfect, he had to go to anger management therapy–compliments of his job/boss. He also found a viagra bottle in my purse and kept it.

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Will You Please Comment On My Cv ?

Posted by admin | Stress Management | Sunday 21 February 2010 4:14 pm

I have compiled a CV and would like some honest opinions please. This is the first time I have done a CV so please be condtructive with your critisms.
Curriculum Vitae
Christopher XXXX
XXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXX XXX
Tel: XXXX XXX
Mob: 07517 XXX
Email: chrisXXX@hotmail.com
Profile
I am a keen, hard working, conscientious and reliable person. I am a good time keeper and enjoy meeting people. I get on well with people and can work well either on my own or as part of a team. I can adapt to any environment and would like to use my skills to contribute positively to any work situation.
Previous Employment History
Dec 2009 – Present
XXXXXXXXXXX – Traffic Controller
My main responsibilities in my current employment are the allocation of driver duties, vehicle allocation, arranging vehicle maintenance and servicing, dealing with customer queries and complaints, ticket sales and cash handling, allocation of driver holidays and managing the issue and return of driver tachographs. I am required to use a computer for most of my day to day tasks and designed most of the spreadsheets that we currently use.
Mar 2005 – Dec 2009
XXXXXXXXXX – Assistant Operations Manager
I was responsible for 3 operating depots including two outstations which included a team of 8 traffic controllers and approximately 130 members of staff. I was also responsible for dealing with customer complaints, staff recruitment and retention, disciplinary and absence management, holiday planning and lost mileage recording and investigation. I was required to work on my own initiative and make day to day operational decisions. I was faced with a redundancy situation towards the end of 2009 and sought an alternative position within the company.
Sep 2004 – Mar 2005
XXXXXXX – Coach Driver
My main responsibilities as a coach driver included driving customers to and from London, answering customer queries, driving in a safe manner at all times, ticket sales and cash handling and making the journey as enjoyable and stress free as possible for the customers. I was partly responsible for setting up the XXXXXXXXX operation in September 2004 and was promoted to the position of assistant operations manager within six months of joining the company.
Oct 2002 –Sep 2004
XXXXXXXXXXX – Coach Driver
My main responsibilities as a coach driver included driving customers to and from London, answering customer queries, driving in a safe manner at all times, ticket sales and cash handling and making the journey as enjoyable and stress free as possible for the customers. XXXX lost the contract in 2004 and I transferred to XXXX under the TUPE regulations.
Mar 1997 – Oct 2003
XXXX Retail Group – Store Manager
In this position I was responsible for the recruitment and training of staff, making sure the shelves were fully stocked and all items were correctly priced, working on the till as and when necessary including early morning starts and late finishes, arranging staff holidays and sickness cover, liaising with suppliers to ensure stock was delivered on time, dealing with customers on a one to one basis and resolving customer complaints with regard to newspaper / magazine deliveries.
Achievements
Throughout my working career I have always worked towards promotion within the companies I have worked for and have held various supervisory and management positions.
In 2008 I was tasked with reducing the amount of mileage lost through vehicle breakdowns and driver failures at our XXXX depot. I managed to achieve this by carefully monitoring current practices and suggesting a course of action to improve depot performance, which resulted in a substantial reduction in both lost mileage and driver absence and also boosted staff morale.
Education
I attended XXXX secondary school in XXXXXXXXXX between 1984 and 1989 and XXXX sixth form in XXXXXXX between 1989 and 1990.
Qualifications / Training
GSCE passes in English, Maths, Science, Geography and French
NVQ level 2 in Team Leadership
IOSH Certificate in Health & Safety
Risk Assessments
Accident investigation
Drug & Alcohol testing
National Road Transport CPC parts 1 & 3
Interests
My main interests are aviation and computers. My love of aircraft encouraged me to learn to fly and I obtained my private pilot’s licence in XXXX. Since then I have flown to many places most of my family and friends have flown with me since I obtained my licence. I have owned a number of computers over the years and have built the last 3 computers I have owned. I am always the first person my friends and family call when they have a problem with their PC and I usually manage to resolve their problems by connecting directly to their computer over the internet and talking them through what I am doing.
Other information
I am computer literate and have experience of using Windows 98, ME, 2000 and Vista, Microso

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If You Get These Two Job Offers, Which One Will You Take??

Posted by admin | Stress Management | Friday 22 January 2010 10:14 pm

Job G:
1. Min stress, Flexiable work schedule, Moderate workload.
2. Work under loose management, clerical job, no overtime
needed
3. Low benefits (Only Medical insurance 50% paid) , 10 paid
vacation days, 5 paid holidays.
4. Less pay (100%),
5. 15 min drive to work
6. Less career advancement opportunity,
7. Good boss & Bad coworkers
Job C:
1. Moderate stress, Tight work schedule, Heavy workload.
2. Work independently, supervisor job, overtime needed
3. Great benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision insurance 100% paid), 3
week paid vacation days, 13 paid holidays.
4. Better pay (120%)
5. 45 min drive to work
6. Less career advancement opportunity.
7. OK boss & OK coworkers.

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If It’s Your Choice, Will You Take This Job Offer?

Posted by admin | Stress Management | Friday 1 January 2010 10:21 am

1. Min stress, Flexiable work schedule, Moderate workload.
2. Work under loose management, clerical job, less overtime
needed. Time and half pay for OT hours.
3. Low benefits (Only Medical insurance 50% paid) , 10 paid
vacation days, 3 paid holidays.
4. $35,000 annual
5. 15 min drive to work
6. No career advancement opportunity,
7. Weak boss and weak management.
8. Some coworkers with bad attitude.

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If It’s Your Choice, Will You Take This Job Offer In Los Angeles?

Posted by admin | Stress Management | Thursday 31 December 2009 4:14 pm

1. Min stress, Flexiable work schedule, Moderate workload.
2. Work under loose management, clerical job, less overtime
needed. Time and half pay for OT hours.
3. Low benefits (Only Medical insurance 50% paid) , 10 paid
vacation days, 3 paid holidays.
4. $35,000 annual
5. 15 min drive to work
6. No career advancement opportunity,
7. Weak boss and weak management.
8. Some coworkers with bad attitude.

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Will There Be Any Stress In Free Rod When Temperature Is Changed?

Posted by admin | Stress Free | Monday 9 November 2009 10:52 pm

YES! Thermal stress….
S = kE(delta T)
where:
k = thermal constant of a certain material
E = Modulus of elaticity
T = temperature

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Will Hypnosis Help My Biting?

Posted by admin | Stress Management | Monday 9 November 2009 4:25 am

I constantly bite my nails, my lips, the inside of my cheeks, my tongue, and food. I seem to have an oral fixation, a sort of anxious habit, but it is becoming very harmful. My mouth is always sore and often bleeding, yet I cannot stop. My dentist told me that biting the inside of my mouth to extremes is, in a sense, self-mutilation. It has got to stop.
I’m wondering if hypnosis, such as at Positive Changes, could help with my stress management and get rid of my biting? I’ve read testimonials about people who have stopped biting their nails, but what if mine is more than my nails? I’m also afraid that if I get rid of biting, that my anxious habit will simply transfer to something else, like the people who stop food addictions and become alchoholics. What should I do?

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I Am A Single Mother And Have Just Been Informed That The Father Will Get Joint Parental Resposibility?

Posted by admin | Stress Management | Sunday 11 October 2009 4:13 am

But how can they let a man, who has been a vicious bully to myself, I have got over that, but more importantly his 4 year old son have any rights. The father is a regular cannibbis smoker, and yes it does lead to mental health issues. He didnt work for 4 years as he suffered from stress and severe anger management issues, which he never followed up the therapy offered to him. His son is scared and intimidated by him and screams if he tries to talk to him, I have tried to reason with my child about this but he simply states that he hates daddy and that his daddy is a naughty man. I am at a loss of what i can do to try and argue this issue, my solicitor has stated that he will get parental resposibility as he is not a rapist!!! Surely there must be something that I can do to try and protect my child? Anyone out there had some familiar dealings with this please any info would be grateful?

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