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Some employers have managed to avoid layoffs altogether by asking all their workers to sacrifice. Patrice Tanaka, 50, who runs her own New York City public-relations firm, began trimming costs last year by deferring tech upgrades and bonuses. She then snipped staff perks like free bagel breakfasts, ice cream, yoga--even the fresh flowers that once perfumed the loft offices. It wasn't enough. In a last-ditch effort to hold on to her staff of 40, she asked her partners to swallow a 20% pay cut and other workers to forgo 10%. "It's not a Utopia...
There are ways to avoid or at least reduce the heartache. Getting professional assistance is one. The goal for a hired elder-care manager is to help assign everyone a suitable job. "I figure out what people's different strengths are so they can find a way to contribute," says Steve Barlam, a Los Angeles geriatric-care manager. "I just don't buy it that someone is too busy to deal with part of the care. That message is better coming from me than from a big sister...
BEST WAY TO AVOID THE WORST LOSS IN HARVARD-PENN SERIES HISTORY
...pack abs who taunts my body image for 44 minutes at a shot. We can try to remind ourselves that it’s all a sham, that those beautiful smiling faces drop into frowns the minute the camera is off, heading to couples’ therapy to avoid alimony payments. Meanwhile, I’m back at the gym trying to develop the six-pack that will never...
...final minute, Michigan St.ate allowed a forceful midfield drive from Liz Andrews to land harmlessly in the net. Since field hockey requires that all goals must be touched inside the circle, it’s actually to a team’s advantage to avoid making contact with such a ball...