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Patricia Simpson Patricia Simpson Owner and Consultant Years of Experience:  20+ years Areas of Expertise:  Professional Etiquette Development Patricia Simpson  is Owner/Consultant of Game Changing Etiquette and the Director of Academic Advising and Career Services for the School of Chemical Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.  She has worked in higher education for over 20 years and has been presenting etiquette dinners and workshops to corporations, universities, and civic groups for nearly 15.  Patricia has delivered and facilitated webinars for the American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and Lorman Education Services and made presentations at the Midwest and Southern Associations of Colleges and Employers, NASPA, and ACPA conferences.  Her clients include The Dow Chemical Corporation, First Metro Bank, Dominican University, Eureka College, the University of North Alabama, and the Shoals ...

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OVERVIEW A popular TV series showcased CEOs working as rank and file employees at their companies. Often these CEOs were unable to do the everyday jobs that are critical to their company. More than one CEO was fired from their own company for failing to be able to do such seemingly simple work as packing an order into a box. On other shows, the CEOs were surprised at how hard and unfulfilling the jobs were. This experience often caused the CEO to make relevant sweeping changes to their companies.  What we often call the working people’s jobs is what makes many companies operate (or not.) These are valuable jobs to employers. To employees thoughthese jobs are often neither rewarding, fulfilling nor even well- paying although they are important to employees too in that these jobs while not the jobs of dreams, are the jobs that “pay the rent.” These are the in between jobs, just for now jobs, second jobs, or perhaps the jobs in which people for whatever reasondeem themselves as...