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Professionalism in the Workplace

Professionalism in the Workplace By Nicola Stevens We live in a society that is very centered around our work lives. People are always rushing to work and spend their majority of their time working. Since it is harder to keep and maintain jobs in our economic climate, it is very important for employees to remember what it is professional behavior and what is not. Professionalism can make or break someone's career. This article will take a look at some of the behaviors that you should exhibit while you are at work. By following some of these general guidelines you will be able to exert yourself in a professional manner at all times. One of the first things that you should do to maintain a professional manner is to leave your personal life at home. Everyone has a home life and there are always things that may upset you when you are at home. That is perfectly normal. However, if you bring a bad attitude to work or are unable to handle your work for the day then it may be bes
How Not to Commercialize Easter How Not to Commercialize Easter By Fratena Dawson Christmas is already commercialized. The stores have started decorating in October now and have "Christmas in July" sales. Easter, it seems, is starting to follow suit. The stores start placing displays right after Valentine's Day in February. Easter should be recognized as a Holy Day and the resurrection needs to be celebrated. Instead, we have stores open selling and promoting all kinds of items. It turns out we need a lot of different things to celebrate Easter. We need a new fancy outfit complete with beautiful dress and hat for the ladies. Buy brand new suits for the men, to wear possible for Easter Sunday only. As for candy, we can munch on chocolate rabbits, jellybeans of all flavors, and eggs with crème, caramel, and our favorite candy bar flavor. They even have ready-made Easter eggs for hanging on a tree. I never read about an Easter egg hanging on a tree next to Jesus.