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Windows - Clean up your desktop! Any icon with a little "black, curvy arrow in a white box" is called a shortcut. You may delete these with no worry of "messing up your system."
Internet - When searching for relevant web pages, one of the best, little-known tools available is Alexa. In Internet Explorer, pull down the "Tools" menu and choose "Show Related Links."
Word - If you trust Word's expertise, you can have it "summarize" a large section of text. Pull down the "Tools" menu, then "Auto-summarize." Word will whittle down your most verbose report into an executive summary before your eyes!
Excel - For truly professional looking charts, emphasize your point with AutoShapes. Pull down the "Insert" menu, choose "Picture" and then AutoShapes. Have fun!
QuickBooks - Are you using “Classes” and “Types” correctly? In QuickBooks, “class” are used to classify transactions and can be applied only to a transaction and not to any other QuickBooks entity. A class could be used to keep track of a company that has different locations, such as restaurants. In QuickBooks, “type” is used to classify customers, jobs, and vendors, so only customers, jobs, and vendors, can be classified by type.
Want to improve your workplace? Your boss may not be perfect, but chances are they’re doing the best job possible. Here are some suggestions to show you care about your job:
Make your boss look good- If you help your boss to exceed his or her profit expectations or hit her goals, you will be beloved and likely rewarded big-time. Bosses have too few people they can trust, yet they need a loyal team. So if you show you’re on board for the long haul, you’ll be appreciated in every way.
Never be the “black-hole” - There’s one in every workplace - someone who is seriously unhappy and can’t wait to share that unhappiness. This person loves to discuss the “crimes” of his or her boss with colleagues. But bosses have a black-hole radar and they resent paying a good salary to someone who is always complaining and backstabbing. The boss will look to fire the black-hole as soon as he or she can.
Know your job is a privilege– People seem to think it’s their boss’s role to cheerlead on a daily basis. But some bosses reserve praise for a job done particularly well, not for mediocrity. It’s best to look for the positives in your own work. And if you need to complain or speak up about something, make sure that you’re delivering the goods first.
Avoid nasty blogging– It seems to me that complaining about your boss on Internet blogs is plainly a bad idea. With one click of the send button, you’re making enemies and burning bridges. Even using a pseudonym isn’t an assurance of anonymity. If you type inflammatory statements, someone will find out who you are.
Show you boss loyalty– If your boss is good to you, it’s so important to be loyal in return. Don’t forget that he or she will no doubt have to fight for you at some point to get you that raise or promotion you deserve. Pay the boss back by performing.
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You sit in a cubicle smaller than your bedroom closet.
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