I am the HR director for my company. In case some of you guys don't know, HR stand for Human Resources. I am the go to person when employees want their voices to be heard by upper management. I am responsible for the employee's welfare with the company; which includes benefits, recognition, gathering information and presenting it. I guess everything that affects the employees, I'm involved.
So I am known around the corporate office as the "Coupon Queen". I am very good at saving $, which is all thanks to "Coupon Mom",http://www.couponmom.com/. I have seen a significant savings to my budget through the use of this systems. I use coupons on food, cleaning supplies, restaurants, clothes, you name it. Some of the items that I get are free or next to it. These items I keep for myself, I dontate to family and also local shelters.
I have learned to save money and in the process have more food and every day items on hand. I have a co-worker who is really interested in learning how the process works because her husband recently lost his job and they need to find ways to stretch their budget. Then I realized that there are alot of people in her situation that could benefit from learning how this process works. So I decided to present the idea to upper management in my company to allow me to hold weekly session in the office for our employees. After all I am HR and I always look out for my employees. Well I recently did a survey to poll and see how many of our employees are interested, I don't want to waste anyones time. I think you should know that majority of our work force are males, I work around engineers. So I wasn't sure that they would be interested. Low and behold, everyone was interested and they all agreed to do it after hours so they could bring their spouses and friends. I was asked by the President of the company "What does coupons and savings have to do with our employees?", are you kidding me? It has everything to do with the employees. We are all struggling to make ends meet in this economy and if they can save $ on things that they buy the most, food,then they would be less stressed about finances and able to focus on their job.
Lets just say that I was given the green light to hold weekly classes in our conference room. Although I could hold it outside of the company and charge a fee, but that would defeat the purpose of teaching my employees the may ways to save money. I feel that it is my duty as HR to inform my employees on things that they can do to improve their home life and professional life.
Shopping with coupons
It's Monday afternoon and I still have loads of paperwork to get through before the end of the day. But I am unable to focus. The only thing that I can seem to think about is shopping. Not just your regular ordinary shopping, but coupon shopping. Coupon shopping is a way to shop for your everyday items that you and your family use, but you get it for a bargain by combining sale items with the coupons. For example. Store A has hot dogs on sale for $1.00 and I have a coupon for $1 off the purchase of 2 hotdogs, making them .50 a piece. Now hotdogs for $1.00 is a great deal, but hotdogs for .50 is an even sweeter deal. Now this isn't just about hot dogs, it's about the savings..
Now if I could get my mind off of hotdogs and focus my attention to work, I could hurry up and get out of here to go shopping.
Now if I could get my mind off of hotdogs and focus my attention to work, I could hurry up and get out of here to go shopping.
Monday Morning Motivation
The weekend is officially over and it is now Monday morning. The alarm clock is going off and it is time to get the kids ready for school and get yourself ready for work. What motivates you to get out bed?. For me, it's the fact that I love my job as Human Resources. But like some of you, I wish I didn't have to work for a living or I could find ways to work for myself, However that is not the case for most of us.
Monday Mornings are hectic for me. I have to get myself up as well as the boys and prepare breakfast. Then I squeeze in time for myself before dashing off to pick up 3 more kids to take to them to school, by this time it is 7:15 and I have to be at work by 7:30. Passing the local starbucks is not an option for me, so I sit in the drive thru to pick up a grande caramel frappuchino prior to heading to work. By the time I actually get to work, it's 7:35.
What are your morning routines before you actually start working? For me, I turn on my computer, check my messages and turn on my music, I am ready to start my day.
What are some of your morning routines or motivations to get out of the bed in the morning?
Monday Mornings are hectic for me. I have to get myself up as well as the boys and prepare breakfast. Then I squeeze in time for myself before dashing off to pick up 3 more kids to take to them to school, by this time it is 7:15 and I have to be at work by 7:30. Passing the local starbucks is not an option for me, so I sit in the drive thru to pick up a grande caramel frappuchino prior to heading to work. By the time I actually get to work, it's 7:35.
What are your morning routines before you actually start working? For me, I turn on my computer, check my messages and turn on my music, I am ready to start my day.
What are some of your morning routines or motivations to get out of the bed in the morning?
Working from home
I woke up this morning only to find that my car is gone and I have no money. My husband has not only taken my car to work, but he also took my last dollars left on my night stand. On a normal day I would be very upset, however on this day I'm not. I am working from home today, a trend that has recently caught on in the work force.
How do you feel about working from home? I love working from home especially since my kids returned to school, I can really focus on my work. But how much work are you actually doing.
If you are home, you are compelled to do the laundry, run the dishwasher, clean the house....everything except working. You find yourself skimming through the channels or even popping in a movie. On this day, I am having lunch with my friend. We are taking advantage of our new found freedom. For her, all 3 of her kids are now in school. For me, the ability to work from home.
I found a way to work from home without being at home. How is this possible? Nowadays most of us have those smart phones with email capabilities and you can gain access to your work and personal emails. They are wonderful. I can shop at the mall, I can run errands, I can get my nails done, but how much work am I actually doing.
Is this wrong?
How do you feel about working from home? I love working from home especially since my kids returned to school, I can really focus on my work. But how much work are you actually doing.
If you are home, you are compelled to do the laundry, run the dishwasher, clean the house....everything except working. You find yourself skimming through the channels or even popping in a movie. On this day, I am having lunch with my friend. We are taking advantage of our new found freedom. For her, all 3 of her kids are now in school. For me, the ability to work from home.
I found a way to work from home without being at home. How is this possible? Nowadays most of us have those smart phones with email capabilities and you can gain access to your work and personal emails. They are wonderful. I can shop at the mall, I can run errands, I can get my nails done, but how much work am I actually doing.
Is this wrong?
How's your day going
Although my kids are not in school because it's summer, I still manage to run late for work. Maybe it's the fact that I know I have additional time to roam around. As I walk in 10 minutes late, my "acting" supervisor asks me, "What's on your agenda for today?". Remind you that I have not even made it to my desk. I still have to turn on my computer, I have to check messages from yesterday because I was out, open my mail and then eventually I will have time to figure out "what is on my agenda".
This question bothers me because it's like you're asking me, What work do you have to do? or do you have enough work to do? As if I am a child and you have to keep tabs on me. Now I am a professional and I have been doing this for quite some time, I don't ask you what you are doing, so don't ask me what I am doing. If I need help, I know where to find you.
This could all be because I started off having a bad day and before I can get settled to work, I am already being asked questions -as if I dream about what work I have to do before I even get to work.
This question bothers me because it's like you're asking me, What work do you have to do? or do you have enough work to do? As if I am a child and you have to keep tabs on me. Now I am a professional and I have been doing this for quite some time, I don't ask you what you are doing, so don't ask me what I am doing. If I need help, I know where to find you.
This could all be because I started off having a bad day and before I can get settled to work, I am already being asked questions -as if I dream about what work I have to do before I even get to work.
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