COVID-19 has upended every aspect of life. The routines and habits that people have gotten used to suddenly disappeared as countries locked down in order to prevent healthcare systems from collapsing as extremely ill patients come en masse to emergency rooms. The past year has also been mired with business closures and shortages of basic
Getting ample funding is one of the biggest obstacles to establishing a business. This is because you need to spend money to raise your business from the ground up before earning money from your products or services. But now that your business is on a steady track towards the right direction, the next step would
Brick-and-mortar businesses all handled their transactions on a cash basis. Then after some time, the use of credit and debit cards were introduced, which allowed consumers to pay for their meals, groceries, or miscellaneous products without the need for paper money But with the dawn of 21st-century technology, another form of payment method was developed. People
In the psychological thriller novel The Woman in the Window, the main character had agoraphobia and could not leave her house due to her disorder. Given everything that’s happened in the past year until today, the novel seems like a prescient look at what many germaphobes must be going through, especially as the organization Anxiety and Depression Association of
The pandemic has compelled many companies to let their employees work from home to avoid getting sick. The situation was a win-win situation for both the employer and the employee. The employer saves on operating costs while the employee doesn’t have to travel to and work every day. But the working from the home situation
‘With the whole world crumbling, we pick this time to fall in love.’ – Ilsa, Casablanca Although the world is not really ending, this pandemic has surely been a thorn in the side, to say the least, for lovers the world over. With its influence spanning the entirety of the year, you might be curious
Anybody running a business knows how essential workplace safety is. After all, nobody wants to get hurt while on the job. However, work-related injuries are all too common. In fact, the total global expenses of work injuries in 2018 alone were over $170 billion, including salary and productivity losses, medical costs, and administrative funds. Employers and
According to a 2017 study by the Harvard Business School, about 125 to 190 billion U.S. dollars are spent per year to address the physical and psychological effects of burnout. It goes to show just how rampant this problem goes. This public health crisis continues even during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey found that 69%
Couples of the LGBT community often consider adoption and fostering as their first option to building a family. Foster care agencies are welcoming of LGBT parents since they are considered just as eligible as heterosexual parents. Sadly, LGBT parents still fall victim to discrimination and marginalization due to LGBT stereotypes and myths. It is critical to
Conflict is a part of life as breathing air and consuming food. It’s unavoidable as long as different people walk the earth, bringing with them their beliefs, opinions, and personal experiences. This difference in approaches is even more prevalent in the office, where a lot of unique personalities need to share the same space and
