Archive for April 13th, 2004
Firms Will Pay When Workers Make Escape
USA Today: “The Labor Department’s most recent report says that 308,000 new jobs were created, the most in four years. The Bush administration is treating the improved job performance as good news — and it is. Except for one very serious problem that’s lurking below the headlines. This beneath-the-surface issue isn’t jobs. It’s work. Specifically, [...]
Putting Old Habits Out of Their Misery
Business Evolutionist: “I heard a statistic a while back; it takes the average person more than 15 days to adapt to a change as simple as moving a garbage can from the right side of their desk to the left side. 15 days or more. Interesting. At the office the other day, I noticed that [...]
MaxSpeak: “In 1960, gas was 31 cents a gallon (regular, leaded), but in today’s dollars, that would be $1.95. In 1980, it was $1.25 (unleaded, regular), or $2.82 in $2004. 1990, $1.16, or $1.65 today. The latest average is $1.72. There has also been a significant increase in miles per gallon. So cost per mile [...]
