Over the past year, the economy has been booming. If you have a 401(k) or an IRA for retirement and you've been paying attention, you're probably grinning about how much it's grown. Companies are giving bonuses and wage increases, big companies are investing huge sums in the US, unemployment is way down, so it's worth wondering, will customers start returning to motorcycle … [Read more...]
Time Clock Jobs and the Disappearance of Riding Time
When is the last time you punched a clock? Go to work, punch in, work is done, punch out. Fifty years ago it was still common practice, today, not so much. As factory work has dramatically declined, the ability to compartmentalize your work and not having to think about it during your off hours, declined right along with it. Going in early, staying late, carrying a phone and … [Read more...]