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I’ve worked for a corporate office these last few years alongside HR & recruitment and here’s what I can tell you:

If it’s a corporate company (given that your degree/experience is in the field you applied for), they CAN afford to pay you a higher wage (if their revenues are increasing on the right trajectory), but your list of tasks/responsibilities will also be higher given that you can meet your performance goals. If they are short-staffed & are being very picky with the hiring, it means that they’ve had a high turnover rate in the past, and are looking for people who are going to take the job seriously/be in it for the long haul.

If it’s a small business, inflation is the main culprit. If they don’t have enough revenues coming in to take care of all their expenses & liabilities, they’ll have to cut employees or their wages & increase the prices on their goods in order to use that money towards their expenditures.

Even jobs that pay well, have employees who dgaf about the job itself. So they end up spending more money, time and resources to train people, all for employees to STILL perform low or look at other jobs that pay roughly the same or more..For a business, people like that are a liability. I’ve seen it firsthand several times with the younger generation in the workforce right now, they’re not burnt out, they’re legit lazy vs people in our generation or older, if we’re hard workers they tend to exploit that…so it’s not always the business laying people off just because…the main factors are: is the business making money or losing money? Do they have proper training protocols in place to ensure employees have the resources they need? Are they hiring qualified people or do they have a high turnover rate? All of these factors determine whether or not the business is equipped to hire or pay workers more than a livable wage...Hopefully this brings a little more insight and that you’re able to find a good job that pays you well!

Christmas and New Years are two of the business travel days in the country.

Here are some tips on how to save gas while you travel!

Saving Money on Gas | Department of Energy Are you wasting money and gasoline with inefficient driving practices?

Everyone is starting to get their holiday decorations out!

Here are some good tips on how to save energy while decorating for the Holidays!

Energy-Efficient Holiday Decorating Tips Energy-Efficient Holiday Decorating Tips

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities use a lot of energy. What can hospitals do to reduce their energy usage?

Energy Efficiency’s Healthcare Facility Challenge - Energy Manager Today It is possible to cut energy use and improve the safety and comfort of patients.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Check out this link to see how to save energy this Thanksgiving!

Did you know that over 49% of homes use Natural Gas for heating?

Check out this other great info about heating your home!

energy.gov

Looking to design your own energy efficient home? Check out this great link from the Department of Energy!

Energy-Efficient Home Design | Department of Energy

Now that it's getting colder, we are going to be using more energy to heat our homes.

Here are some good tips on how to keep your energy bills low this winter!

Fall and Winter Energy-Saving Tips | Department of Energy Tips for saving energy and money during the fall and winter.

How does not having access to home efficiency options effect the lives of individuals?

This short documentary by Liza Slutskaya “explores the availability, and lack there of, of energy efficiency options for lower-income communities in the state as well the unjust burden of utility costs."

Good Housekeeping This short film was created for the Southern Environmental Law Center in Alabama as a part of their Southern Exposure film fellowship in the summer of 2016. The…

We all know that if we plug a charger into an wall outlet, our phone is charged with electricity. But how does that electricity actually get to our homes?

Check out this great video from "The Good Stuff" to learn about the power grid!

What Is The Power Grid? Joe Hanson from It's Okay To Be Smart gives Craig the rundown on energy and the electrical grid. Where does our electricity come from? How are fossil fuels f...

Happy Halloween!

To save energy this Halloween, don't forget to turn off your halloween lights after trick or treating is over!

"China alone installed two wind turbines per hour and 500,000 solar panels a day last year....About half a million solar panels were installed every day around the world last year"

The future of renewables is looking really bright!

Solar Power Capacity Tops Coal for the First Time Ever And the gap in generation volumes will also narrow rapidly, says the IEA