Cold Stress! GPS challenge of the week…COLD STRESS! Cold stress is when your body is unable to warm itself. Cold stress, just like heat stress, is a serious illness. Freezing temperature + High wind speed + wetness = Cold Stress Situation. If you are working outdoors this winter and these conditions are present, please… Read more »
$542 GPS Employee Referral Bonus WINNER! Congratulations Amy Sanders for winning the $542 Employee Referral Bonus. Last year any GPS associate who received a $50 Referral Bonus from July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, had the chance to receive an additional $542 BONUS in a quarterly random drawing in January 2020! Amy Sanders is a… Read more »
Many people fear writing a resume. Some people fear to make mistakes, and others fear the possibility of rejection. All too often, though, people fear the writing itself. If fear has made you put off writing your resume, let’s try to put that fear to bed. You can write a stellar resume by following a… Read more »
TAKE 10 SECONDS Look Out for Dangers! GPS challenge of the week… TAKE 10 SECONDS TO LOOKOUT FOR DANGERS! It is easy to become complacent in familiar surroundings. Develop a safe habit of TAKING 10 SECONDS to look for existing or new potential hazards: Take 10 Seconds to check your workstation for exposed electrical… Read more »
There are many conflicting bits of advice out there about how you should dress for interviews. Some people say you should dress for the job you’d like to have. Most companies, however, will not be impressed if you show up dressed as Iron Man or Wonder Woman. Other people recommend always defaulting to business casual…. Read more »
TAKE 10 SECONDS! New Year, New Challenges! GPS wants to start 2020 off with challenging its employees to TAKE 10 SECONDS BEFORE STARTING ANY TASK. Each year, more than 2 million workers are injured on the job and GPS wants its employees to go home to their loved ones in the same condition they… Read more »
Safety Reflection GPS challenge of the week…Reflection… “The New Year is a moment of quiet reflection. Reflect on the year gone by of the happy gains and missed opportunities. Recount the good and bad of the past year” …Simran Khurana. Please take time to reflect on everything you have encountered this year and how you… Read more »
Much has been said about the power and benefits of habit and routines, including lower stress and more productivity. Yet, habit and routine can also have a dark side. They encourage us to become stagnate in jobs or situations that we don’t love or that don’t empower us. Trying something new means abandoning our routines… Read more »
Travel Safety GPS challenge of the week…Traveling for Christmas? Grandma is waiting……. According to Injury Facts 2017, 273 people died on Christmas Day in 2015. Alcohol-impaired fatalities represent about 1/3 of these accidents. Use a designated driver, make sure everyone in the vehicle buckles up, and put the cell phone away. If you experience or… Read more »
Tens of millions of people quit their jobs every single year. While this might appear as a simple situation for the employer, it isn’t. You can’t just lock them out of your network and disable their ID card after their last day. It would be best if you had an offboarding process to make sure… Read more »
