Ethical Situation

At one of my recent jobs, my employer paid part of my wages under the table.  I was told that they did not want to have to pay taxes on all my wages. They paid my medical insurance but I had to work a certain number of hours that would equal my insurance payment.  I could buy things through the business and that would be deducted from the hours worked.  I received a payroll check, but it was very minimal only $600.00 a month.I was working 40 - 50 hours a week.  At the time I felt I had no choice but to go along with the arrangements.  If I had to do it again I would not have gone to work for this company.

What a stressful life

The four main stressors in my life:

1. My husband is one of my main stress factors at this time.  We are currently going through a divorce. This I hope to be only a short term stress, but I feel it will turn into a long term stress, because there is a lot of things to work out and he is not cooperating.
2. My children are another part of stress for me.  While going through a divorce the children are greatly affected.  This, in turn, puts a lot of stress on myself, I do not like what the divorce is doing to them.  I believe this will be a long term stress.  I am always going to worry about them.
3. Financial matters are very stressful to me.  While going through this process of divorce, there is a lot of tug a wars over items.  Who is going to pay what, and why they should have to pay it. Money is tight, when being used to two incomes, and now only having one.  I am hoping this to be a short term stress, I am also hoping to resolve my financial matters in a short time.
4.  Lack of time is a BIG stress in my life.  I feel there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done.  While attending school, I am also going through the divorce.  We also had a break-in to our warehouse where a lot of our household items were being stored.  About $ 40,000 of items were taken and the insurance wants a list. All I need is to add a few more hours to each day.  This will hopefully be a short term stress.

My Goals

There are four goals that I am currently working towards:

1. I will get at least a B in all my classes by the end of this semester by studying and doing all my assignments.
2. I will buy a car by November 1, 2013 by collecting on my insurance policy.
3. I will loose 10 pounds by December 1, 2013 by eating healthier and exercising.
4. I will file the appropriate papers for my divorce by October 15, 2013 by downloading the forms from the internet.

Teamwork Powerpoint

"Coming Together Is A Beginning;

Keeping Together Is A Progress;

Working Together Is Success."

By Henry Ford

I really like this quote.  When everyone comes together it is the beginning process.  When everyone stays together it is progress.  When everyone works together it will bring you success.  So basically if we are strong as one, imagine how strong we would be as a team.

In the professional work place, a successful company will work together.  When all parties have open communication and work together, there will be a successful company.

For success, bring everyone together and keep them all working together as one.

Appropriate Business Wear

Both of the men in this picture are in appropriate business wear.  The grey and black slacks can be interchanged with either of the dress shirts.  The colors are not bright and flashy.

 The suit in the picture is a nice business suit.  It is not distracting.  The colors black, white and grey are a great choice for the business world.  His appearance is neat and well groomed.

 The women in this picture are all wearing different types of suitable business wear.  All of the colors are conservative and not distracting. The style of the outfits would work good in a business setting.  None of the outfits are revealing.

These different outfits are appropriate for the business world because they are conservative.  Bascic Black is a good color for business.  You can take black and interchange it with alot of mild colors.  All the dresses are long enough to at least extend to the knee.

Personal and work characteristics

Personal Characteristics that I need to strengthen are:

• Time management
• Openness to change 
• Stress management

Work characteristics that I need to strengthen are:

•  Reducing clutter
•  Not eating while I'm working

In this chapter I have learned that there are some areas that I need to improve in.  I have a problem of getting side tracked.  I need to become more open to change.  Because you need to be able to change when different situations arise.  I need to learn to manage my stress.  I get to overwhelmed when following behind in my work.  To save time I eat my lunch at my desk while I am working.  I need to take time out of my schedule to eat my lunch in the break room.  I need get my desk and work area organized and be able to maintain it in an orderly manner.

Areas of Growth for Fall 2013

The skills I would like to improve:

• Keyboarding:  improve my speed to 65 wpm
• Ability to manage stress
• Learn different types of accounting software
• Would like to learn how to delegate more
• Improve on computer skills
• Learn updated technology  

Skills I Currently Possess

The skills I have:

• Keyboarding 
• 10 Key
• Computer Skills:  Windows 7 and Windows Vista
• Filing
• Telephone
• Using Microsoft Office
• Multi-tasking
• Following directions