Posted by SpecialBuzzr on February 16, 2009
I really believe that the importance of your work is not the specific job that you do but rather the way that you do that job. A lunch lady who always has a kind word for the students in her line may play a more important role than a nurse or doctor who is always distracted or harsh with patients.
Because I believe this, I always try to notice those people who are going above and beyond in their jobs. I remember one time when a guy named Jim really stepped up on the job at an office we were both working at. There was a big car accident in the parking lot of the office and a bunch of people flooded in trying to help but just making a big mess of things. Jim remembered that we had a jersey barrier in the basement and he used it to erect a temporary construction fence for crowd control. There was no reason for him to go out of his way to do this but it really made a difference in keeping the situation safe for everyone involved.
I admire those people who do more than just act routine in their work. I am trying to be more like those people myself although I find it hard to do so. You really need to learn to live in the moment in order to be able to give your all at any given time. I think it’s a goal worth striving for.
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Posted by Buzz on January 28, 2009
It is really quite funny just how dependent we have become on our technology. Really, just imagine all of the things we take for granted now that did not even exist maybe twenty years ago. Can you even image not having a camera built into your cell phone which has an internet browser? I would be lost without text messaging! Oh my God: I would actually have to talk to people!
A perfect example of the technological dependency came up at my work just the other day. I work at a major retailer of auto parts and accessories. You have probably heard of AutoZone since we are the biggest chain of these stores in the USA. Anyway, it was business as usual when all of a sudden all of our computers went to what I affectionately refer to as “the blue screen of death.”
Well as you can see, without the computers we don’t have the use of the barcode scanners. In fact, the entire retail point of sale software collapse sent us spinning back to the Stone Age. We actually had to do everything by hand. We hand wrote receipts. We calculated tax using a calculator. We even had to use the old fashioned credit card thing with the carbon paper! I tell you it was crazy!
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Posted by Buzz on October 17, 2008
Almost since the dawn of the dotcom era, the Internet has been the target for those who are trying to make their fortunes through stealing identities. Over the years, hackers have worked diligently to try to overcome the roadblocks that authorities and website security centers have set up. While identity theft can still be a threat, you, as an ecommerce business owner, should want to do what you can to make sure that your customers are as protected as they can be when making purchases on your website. After all, the best ecommerce websites are going to have the interests of their consumers at heart.
There are a number of fine shopping cart programs out there for purchase. Many of them are functional and visually attractive. But it will also be very important that the ecommerce shopping cart software you choose protects the identities of your consumers. Since individuals are shopping online, they are not usually able to pay with cash. Transactions that occur online typically require the customers providing a credit card number or other personal account information. In these instances, your customer’s personal financial information needs to be protected. There are still a great many people who are leery of making purchases over the internet due to identity theft fears and you should do all you can to alleviate those fears if you expect customers to purchase from your site.
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