Word: paychecks
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...describe how you've made some sacrifices in the way that you live? I stopped flying. I live in a much smaller house. I no longer even accept a paycheck. I just pay my expenses out of our campaign funds. I don't own a car. You may give something up, but in a way you get much more back in return for living a simpler, more responsible life. (Read "Why New York City Is Greener Than Vermont...
...spent a day with Jones in Oakland, Calif., his adopted hometown, back in November 2007, just as his star was beginning to rise. A Yale Law School graduate who, like Barack Obama, turned his back on a corporate paycheck and returned to work in his community, Jones founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in 1996, initially focusing on police brutality and prison reform. By the time I met him, Jones had shifted his attention to the environment - but not out of an overwhelming desire to save polar bears on melting icebergs or prevent the rainforest from burning...
...different motivations for young and old workers: "For older workers, a job is far more than merely a paycheck. In fact, older people and younger workers tested significantly differently on seven of the eight reasons for working tested in the survey. The exception: Nearly seven-in-ten older workers (68%) say the desire 'to feel like a useful and productive person' is a big reason they work. It is the single most frequently mentioned factor among the eight and the only one in which a similar proportion of younger workers (70%) share this view." (Read "Making Flexible Retirements Work...
...Today’s era of de-leveraging calls out for a baseball figure to serve as its diamond representative. Big Papi may not be the perfect choice. Perhaps A-Rod, with his particular blend of hubris and insecurity, his enormous paycheck, and Manhattan address more closely mirrors the era’s Wall-Street-fueled excesses...
...interns are not limited to summer jobs at their local businesses. Some programs provide dorm housing in cities like New York and Washington (or even Cape Town or Paris), allowing students from around the country to work for the nation's biggest companies (although not necessarily with a bigger paycheck). Many popular cities even have Facebook groups devoted to providing social outings and networking opportunities for the thousands of interns who descend each summer...