January 2009 - Posts

Is the World Upside Down?
January 29, 2009 12:51 PM by Tim Banish

No, my name is not Chicken Little. The world is not upside down, but there are some salaries made by CEO's that would make one think the world is not right. Once again I have just read a report of a CEO from a major medical company getting a big raise Read More...

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Yuck!
January 27, 2009 7:45 AM by Tim Banish

I know that's a strange title this time. That's all I could think of when this incident happened. The worst part is I know that this is something that is probably happening in many long-term facilities everywhere else too. As you know, budgets are tight Read More...

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Me is for Wii
January 16, 2009 1:16 PM by Tim Banish

The first time I heard of the idea of our facility getting a Wii game system, I thought "Well, that's going to be a big waste of money." In a long term care unit this age group was not brought up playing games, and usually don't want to fool with new Read More...

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Recruiters
January 14, 2009 9:17 AM by Tim Banish

Today I want to talk about recruiters. No, actually I want to dump on them and get this off my chest. Call them job searchers, headhunters, or whatever, they all have the same attitude that their offer is the best you can get. Fast talking sales people Read More...

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The COTA Name Debate, Part 2
January 5, 2009 10:13 AM by Tim Banish

Well, I have to say I don't think any of my blogs have had so many comments as the recent one titled COTA Name Debate. Several of you posted your thoughts on the subject of the COTA title. One thing is obvious from your posts though; the jury is still Read More...

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