Bringing Quality Back to the Workplace

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Committed to Quality Seal

In a version of the workplace as nostalgic and bittersweet as a Normal Rockwell painting, employees once took great pride in their job performance.  Far fewer errors slipped through the cracks, less merchandise was returned by irate customers, and it was virtually unheard of for our government to recall a product because it was unsafe or downright deadly.  In those days, employers also reaped decent profits.  So what the heck has happened to the pride that American workers once took in their jobs?

To gain a semblance of an honest answer, we need to scrutinize, realistically, the evolving structure of the workplace.  In decades past, job functions were much more clearly defined.  Employees paid to produce a product, for example, were relegated to one or two well-planned tasks.  For example, workers in a garment factory would be charged with laying out and cutting fabric according to master patterns.  Sewing machine operators would then assemble the cut fabric (i.e., the arms and body of a blouse). Once assembled, the blouses would pass to those workers responsible for finishing the items: attaching buttons and embellishments such as lace trim, or embroidering small designs onto the pockets.  A foreman or forelady oversaw these processes and assured quality at every stage, as well as timeliness.

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Let Us Give Thanks

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Being Thankful

It is easy to be unhappy with one’s job or lot in life.  But, in today’s dismal economic climate, being employed should be a cause for gratitude.  The following is a reflection on being thankful for what one has:

“On this, the day before our national holiday, a friend of mine will learn whether or not her job will be ‘going away.’   Her husband, who works for another firm, is poised to bring a justifiable lawsuit against his employer.  Regardless of the suit’s outcome, he will no longer be employed by the corporation that has signed his paychecks for the better part of his career.   Compounding this situation is the fact that this decent, hard-working couple has a young child that they adore.

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Basic Resumes: Special Pricing!

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Sale

The resume is the foundation upon which most job searches are built.  For the job seeker, development of an articulate, compelling resume is customarily step one in the process of securing employment or finding a better position.

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