Revitalize your afternoons: KPRC 2โฒs Bill Spencer unveils 3 rapid energy hacks to conquer the afternoon crash
Bill Spencer shows you three great ways to defeat that midafternoon brain fade so many of us fall victim to, without resorting to caffeine or energy drinks. He shows you three simple exercises that will wake you up and fill you with new energy.
Goodwill Houston serves veterans through the power of work
Veterans sometimes face challenges when returning home after military service. At Goodwill, they believe finding a good job shouldnโt be one of them. U.S. Army veteran Pedro Castillo was joined by Goodwill Houstonโs VP of Fund Development and Community Relations Barbie Parker to share Pedroโs story.
Toxic Productivity: Here are ways you can separate work from home
Hustle culture, workaholic, toxic productivity, do you have an unhealthy obsession with being productive? A list of tasks that never ends and is never enough? The recent surge of hustle culture has many people romanticizing over-working and subsequently burning out.
Here are ways to combat pandemic virtual meeting fatigue
If youโre working from home these days, you may find yourself in a lot more virtual meetings โ which can be exhausting. โWhen you go from meeting, to meeting, to meeting, you donโt have a break in between, said Jane Pernotto-Ehrman, a behavioral health specialist with Cleveland Clinic. She said meeting virtually can be tough for some people to get used to. Meeting attendees no longer have that same kind of human interaction and may not be getting as many breaks as before. During this difficult time, she said, we all need to have compassion โ and a sense of humor doesnโt hurt either.
3 tips to help you get organized while working from home
HOUSTON Konmari consultant and Simply Maven business owner Ashley Barber has been working from home for quite some time. Along with watching her kids, getting her work done, and completing household chores, Ashley is sharing some great suggestions for anyone who needs help utilizing and organizing their space at home. Do a thorough edit of everything that needs to go in the space give all the items a home. Simply Mavens DIY online program, The Office Detox , provides step-by-step guidance to create a space for you to do your best work. For more of Ashleys helpful tips check out her business, Simply Maven.
They were placed on leave for refusing to work without N95 masks. COVID-19 unit nurses are now back at work
(CNN) โ Ten Covid-19 unit nurses are heading back to work after being placed on paid administrative leave for refusing to enter coronavirus patient rooms without an N95 mask. "They said it would stay in our file for three months and then they will take it out," Cline told CNN. Before that, the hospital had said there were no N95 masks for them and insisted they wear surgical masks instead, the nurses saidโ, even though other health care workers at the hospital were provided N95 masks. Cline and Michael Gulick, another nurse put on leave, previously told CNN the hospital would give them surgical masks -- not N95 masks -- while they were treating Covid-19 patients on April 9. Although the N95 masks are preferred, health care workers should only wear other face masks, such as surgical masks, when respirators are not available.
Work on the border wall continues โ without social distancing
Work on President Trumpโs border wall continues during the pandemic, the Dallas Morning News reports. Contractors are building a โmancampโ to house up to 80 workers, and work is continuing โ with side-by-side laborers working on the wall near Columbus, New Mexico โ near El Paso. A spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told the paper the wall is considered โessential businessโ and was under the impression โ incorrectly, according to the News โ that the workers were following White House and CDC guidelines for social distancing. To see the photograph, click here and scroll through the Newsโ story. โ Texas Tribune staff
What you need to know about getting unemployment
Claims for unemployment have flooded the Texas Workforce Commissionโs website and phone lines. Here is what you need to know:- Eligibility for unemployment is determined on a case by case basis, but if you were fired for cause by your employer, you can not collect unemployment. - Gamez says whether you are full time, part-time, furloughed or just had your hours reduced because of the coronavirus, you should apply for unemployment. The maximum amount of time you could receive unemployment is 26 weeks. If you want to know how much you would receive in unemployment benefits, this estimator tool can give you an estimate.