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18% of the Workforce Could Retire Within 5 Years

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I hesitated before posting this link.  The headline grabs your attention, no?  It got my attention for sure.  Maybe, just maybe there’s hope for our economy and jobs crisis from the demographics.  Then I read the following sentence:

For the purpose of the study, ADP assumed that the average retirement age was 61. Researchers concluded that in many industries, individuals will retire at 61 despite theories suggesting otherwise.

Not gonna happen.  Period.

via 18% of the workforce could retire within five years | LifeHealthPro.

FF and E – what duh heck are we talking about???

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It begins with the programming/project definition that sets the overall aesthetic flavor and objectives for the project. The furnishings must achieve the same goals as the design of the building while complimenting the building design and achieving specific furniture goals that include ergonomics, feel, character, style, texture and color.

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This term means something different to a variety of professions. It seems the greatest use of the term is within the accounting world. From an accounting view-point is has to do with company value. This comes into play when a company is for sale or worse is being liquidated. In this sense we are talking about a company asset albeit one that is aggressively depreciated. So what is this term we are talking about?

FF&E is an acronym for “Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment.” These are movable items that have no permanent connection to the building and include items like desks, chairs, computers, other equipment, tables and bookcases. It can also include “Accessories” which can consist of designer waste baskets, lamps, pottery, pillows, area rugs and art objects.  How does this tie into what FSB does?

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Our involvement in FF&E is in the very early stages before it ever becomes an…

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How Unpaid Internships Cheapen Workers of All Ages – PBS

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Interns have been used as a cheap labor force, thousands upon thousands of internships each year in the U.S. are illegal, which has gone global and is completely unregulated, and the system is indeed inefficient and unethical in a variety of ways.

We’re actually eating our young.

via Will Work for Free: How Unpaid Internships Cheapen Workers of All Ages | The Business Desk with Paul Solman | PBS NewsHour | PBS.

Amen.  You should get paid for work.  Never work for free.

Aviva Confirms Additional 326 Planned Layoffs – Des Moines Register Staff Blogs

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The planned job eliminations mean that about 780 of the 1,800 people employed at Aviva USA on May 1 have either left or been told their jobs are being eliminated. That’s 43 percent of the workforce at a time when states are spending millions to battle one another for jobs.

via Aviva confirms additional 326 planned layoffs | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs.

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