Word: asks
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...recession. In 2001, just 5% of professional workers and 4% of administrative and support staffers negotiated their exit packages, according to a survey by human-resources consultancy Lee Hecht Harrison. In 2008 a full 31% of professionals and some 22% of administrative workers did. Building up the gumption to ask for a better deal is particularly important today as struggling companies offer less: nearly a tenth of firms are on the cusp of reducing cash payments, according to a survey by the consultancy Hewitt Associates, and a good many are cutting back on benefits too. (See TIME's pictures...
...particularly sympathetic - make your request in as businesslike a way as possible. If the firm is going to continue to profit from a big client you landed even after you're gone, mention that. It should be worth something extra. If leaving means forgoing certain pension benefits, ask to be compensated in cash. If you moved to a new city for your job and now you'll probably leave, ask the company to pay for relocation. (See the worst business deals...
...much to ask whether enforcing the rules on the books accomplishes 90% of what creating vast new systems of regulation would accomplish. And, it is not too much to say that boards and executives who turn their backs on protecting the interests of their depositors, shareholders, customers, and employees will be keelhauled. This applies as much to hedge funds which have customers and shareholders of their own as it does to the Bank of America (BAC) which is, under the banking laws already in place, is regulated to within an inch of its life...
...understand why the U.S. government is concerned about the auto industry. Clearly, in Ford's case, we did not ask for government money, but it was very important for us to go with the other members of the industry to make sure our leaders know the importance of the industry to the economy...
Before the Internet boom, elaborate mysteries like Heroes and Lost were rare and short-lived (think Twin Peaks). The reason: they ask a lot of you. You have to be attentive to tiny details. If you miss an episode, you're off the train. Now when fans can rewind and rewatch and discuss endlessly in blogs and chat rooms, these shows can be more challenging, sprawling and complex. And Internet buzz is crucial to their success. The Web taketh from Heroes, no question, but it also giveth considerably...