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Changes Ahead at Work

2019-11-072020-05-10 Ms. Mod3 Comments

I received the news this week that a big change was imminent in my work organization: my current manager will be moving to another role. I’m normally not that worried about changes happening at work yet this one is different.  During these last few years on our journey to reach financial independence, I’ve been focusing… Continue reading Changes Ahead at Work

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Know your optimal working conditions

2019-09-262019-09-26 Ms. Mod4 Comments

In my quest to increase my happiness at work, I’ve realized that an important component of becoming better at my job is dependent on my working conditions. The main way for me to have some control and influence over these conditions is to develop skills to communicate my value and needs efficiently to my employer. … Continue reading Know your optimal working conditions

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How I Negotiated a Working from Home Position

2019-06-062020-07-23 Ms. Mod8 Comments

In July 2018, I sat down with my manager to make a request that was rather rare in my organisation, I wanted to become a full time remote employee. I’d already been teleworking once or twice per week for the last 4 years or so, however a few different changes had made me long for… Continue reading How I Negotiated a Working from Home Position

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Optimizing the training and courses offered by your employer

2019-04-112020-05-06 Ms. Mod4 Comments

Within the last two years, I’ve taken various steps to increase my happiness at work. One first measure I put in place to increase my satisfaction in my work days has been to make the conscious choice to be more engaged in the way I select courses and training through my employer. Rather than simply… Continue reading Optimizing the training and courses offered by your employer

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Increasing our Happiness at Work

2018-09-242019-08-21 Ms. Mod1 Comment

I often suffer from the Sunday blues, that moment where, after a lovely weekend spent doing fulfilling and relaxing activities, the reality of the painful return to the 9 to 5 grind starts to settle in my thoughts. In an attempt to eliminate, or at least minimize my Sunday blues, I decided in the last… Continue reading Increasing our Happiness at Work

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