Servers are taught polite language (not ‘Are you still working on that?’) and correct service (keep your elbows out of faces) before the crowds arrive.
employment
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Charles Lawton: Isn’t low unemployment good? Yes, until companies can’t find workers
A thriving economy hinges on having a large enough labor force, not just plenty of Maine people with jobs.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Charles Lawton: Labor force numbers show extent of worker flow to Portland area
Also, the continued success of the region clearly depends on the interplay between urban jobs and suburban housing, transportation and social services.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: An immigrant-friendly state would work for the betterment of us all
Our aging population and low birth rate creates a socio-economic need that only newcomers can fulfill.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine should ban ‘previous salary’ question to help close gender wage gap
We know inequality will not end overnight, but we owe it to Maine women to use every tool available.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Charles Lawton: Workforce growth strategies must recognize all jobs are not equal
To be successful, programs must meet the skill needs of employers and also the pay needs of employees.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: Too many are being strangled by the disability ‘safety net’
Disability benefits often fail to address the real issues: poverty, pain and mental illness.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Charles Lawton: Learning is best defense against social threat from tech innovation
Artificial intelligence will eventually kill many jobs, requiring human ingenuity to tell us how we all adjust.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Time for millennial women to reject campus feminism
Modern feminism has become a lobbying group for liberal policies that do little to empower women.
Posted inGrow, Source
It’s time to start planting your onions
Onions are easy to grow indoors with the ideal sprouting temp at 70 degrees.