Archive for October, 2008

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Oct/08
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The warnings are not working!

When will businesses, organizations, municipalities and any other entities with employees take notice regarding employee embezzlement?

All the warnings that have been provided to employers in the past few years about preventing employee embezzlement are not working. (more…)

18
Oct/08
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Do we set realistic schedules?

You can’t rush a good bread.

How realistic are the schedules we set for ourselves and others? Personally, professionally, and socially.

I spent the day running around from sun up, with a thousand (maybe a few less) things to get done including the kid’s sports programs, cooking items for the evening, fix up items, errands, and more. As I rushed around all day like a mad person with no time for myself, I watched the bread I was making go to ruin. And I know exactly why. I rushed the recipe to jam it into my schedule and didn’t allow enough time for the scalded milk to cool, adding it into the yeast mix while much too hot, which killed any chance of my bread rising. So now another item added on my list – to the store to replace what I was supposed to make for this evening’s social appointment. (more…)

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Oct/08
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How closely do you review your store receipts?

We have become subjected to automated check-outs, bar code scanning and electronic payments for most purchases. Given our busy schedules, how close do you monitor your store receipts?

Tonight was a tight schedule night. Pick up my kids, visit our local fast food for supper on the run, and then over to a basketball game. Just enough time if someone with a large or complicated order doesn’t end up in the car in front of us in the drive up window. (more…)