We loved all your solutions from the trenches we recieved from all over the country telling us how you advocated in your workplace for solutions to the never-ending workday. Check out Lauren Maher's wiining essay below. The work is demanding yet rewarding and the pay is non-profit.
Hours are long and many employees are stressed and over-worked.
We'd been going through a year-long restructuring, with new senior management, new roles, responsibilities, a lot of uncertainty, etc. This restructuring has taken its toll on morale and added to the already heavy workload. During the Summer of 1999, I looked around at the stressed-out faces and had an idea to brighten them with my true passion. One of the benefits that the foundation offers is tuition reimbursement, but not enough people take advantage of that. I teach sailing on the weekends and decided to inquire if a sailing course would qualify.