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...teach teens respect for a paycheck, real-world work experience is invaluable. "When you're making 5 pounds [$7.80] an hour, you come to realize that money isn't easy to come by," says British university student Harry Elgood, the son of successful Oxfordshire entrepreneurs, who started working as a bartender when he was 18. While some parents might be eager to bring their offspring into the family business, the Gallos recommend that teens be encouraged to take jobs elsewhere, at least initially, so they won't get special treatment from co-workers. "To have a boss, to be part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Free Rides, Kid | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...Mackey may not be one of us either. But he is one of ours. He's a monster who takes down other monsters, in our name. And while the Soprano clan was cozy in a suburban McMansion, Mackey is a civil servant with a crappy paycheck, an ex-wife and two autistic kids who need special schooling. It's not an excuse; he's surrounded by cops who could go the easy route and don't, like Captain Claudette Wyms (the outstanding C.C.H. Pounder), who's investigating Vic but won't cut corners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fitting End for The Shield | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...focuses on sustainability, students can hardly comprehend Zimbabwe, where there is so little to sustain. A main hospital in the nation’s capital, Harare Central, closed two weeks ago. In a country with 231 million percent inflation, a nurse cannot even buy a soda with her weekly paycheck, about 12 US cents. At the SADC summit, Tsvangirai warned that one million Zimbabweans face death from starvation this winter. His remarks come with the UN’s announcement Tuesday that four million Zimbabweans are now receiving reduced rations from the World Food Program (WFP) as the UN?...

Author: By Alexander R. Konrad | Title: Optimism’s Test | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...Realtors typically don't get paid a base guaranteed salary. Generally, they are paid a percentage of the commission they bring in for their firm when a home sale is completed. That means when there are no sales, real estate agents typically don't collect a paycheck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tales of Woe from Real Estate Agents | 11/10/2008 | See Source »

...obviously needs the steady paycheck to pay off his consistent gambling debts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

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