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Throughout the month of May, connect to us on Facebook and be entered into a drawing for a restaurant gift card. Offer only available to currently active employees.

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Administrative Professionals Day

DISCOVER STAFFING would like to take this time to thank all of our employees for all your hard work. Regardless of your actual title, have a wonderful Administrative Professionals Day!

Holiday and Vacation Policy

VACATION PAY

Paid vacations are our way of thanking you for your continuous service. You are eligible for one 40 hour vacation check after completing 1800 hours within a 12 month period, including overtime. Pay is based on your average rate of compensation. Please talk to your DISCOVER STAFFING representative for a vacation request form. Vacation pay must be requested within 30 days of eligibility. You must be on an assignment to receive vacation pay.

HOLIDAY PAY

Completion of 1200 career hours, including overtime, will qualify you for paid holiday. You must work a minimum of 24 hours during the holiday work week and work the scheduled day before and day after the holiday. The holiday must fall on a week day. DISCOVER STAFFING recognizes the following Federal Holidays:
• New Year’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

*Payrolled Employees are not eligible for DISCOVER STAFFING benefits.

Text Messaging

The team here at DISCOVER STAFFING recently read an article about text messaging in the recruiting industry. It suggested that staffing companies use texting in conjunction with phone messages and emails to determine availability for assignments. We are considering doing this moving forward. Our intention would be to only text as a last resort. If we are able to contact you by phone or email we would not text, but if the message is urgent (for instance, an assignment that begins the same day) and were unable to reach you otherwise we may send a text message. We also understand that some people have limited text plans and may chose to use it for only friends and family.

Please respond to this post, on Facebook or on the poll provided with your ideas on this matter. Would you be all right with DISCOVER STAFFING texting you occasionally to pass on an urgent message? Thank you for your consideration.

Don't Forget Original Time Sheets

Please be sure to get us your original time cards each week. They are due by 1pm every Monday. We need the white, yellow and pink copies. You can keep the blue and the green is for the client.

If you do not have any original time sheets, please contact us and we can get them to you.

Please do not re-use faxed time sheets.

Thanks for all you do!

Answers to Advanced Irish Trivia!

1. What are the names of the members of the Irish rock band U2?
Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.

2. What does "Erin go Bragh" mean? (For extra credit: What language is it?)
Ireland forever. (Extra credit answer: Gaelic.)

3. What is the alternative title of the song "Danny Boy"?
Londonderry Air. The lyrics were written by an English lawyer named Fred Weatherly to a traditional tune.

4. What are the colors of the flag of Ireland?
Green representing Roman Catholics, orange representing Protestants and white in between representing living together in peace.

5. What were the shapes of the marshmallow pieces in the original Lucky Charms cereal? (For extra credit: What does the leprechaun say as a sales pitch for the cereal?)
Hearts, moons, stars and clovers. Shapes added to later versions of the cereal included horseshoes, pots of gold, rainbows and red balloons. (Extra credit answer: "They're always after 'me Lucky Charms." Or, "They're magically delicious.")

6. In the song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," what can you hear in the lilt of Irish laughter?
You can hear the angels sing. The lyrics are: "When Irish eyes are smiling, sure 'tis like the morn in spring. In the lilt of Irish laughter, you can hear the angels sing. When Irish hearts are happy, all the world seems bright and gay. And when Irish eyes are smiling, sure they steal your heart away."

7. “Notre Dame” derives from what language?
French. Notre Dame means "Our Lady" in French.

8. What is the name of the Irish priest depicted by Spencer Tracy in the 1938 classic movie "Boys Town"? (For extra credit: What is the Boys Town motto?)
Father Flanagan. (Extra credit answer: "There is no such thing as a bad boy.")

9. Before baking Irish soda bread, why is a cross traditionally slashed in the top of the loaf?
To scare away the devil. (I was watching Food Network's Bobby Flay in Ireland special and they said that scaring away the devil was the superstitious reason, but really it just makes the bread easier to break apart!)

10. What is the minimum number of years that Irish whiskey is aged?
Four. The usual distilling age is 7 to 8 years. Premium Irish whiskies are aged many more years

11. What Irish singer tore up a picture of the Pope on live television?
Sinead O'Connor.

12. In Irish folklore, what is the traditional profession of a leprechaun?
A cobbler or shoemaker.

13. In the song "I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover," what does the fourth leaf represent?
Somebody I adore. The lyrics are: "I'm looking over a four-leaf clover that I overlooked before. One leaf is sunshine, the second is rain, third is the roses that grow in the lane. No need explaining, the one remaining is somebody I adore. I'm looking over a four-leaf clover that I overlooked before."

14. In early television commercials for Irish Spring soap, a woman expresses her approval of the product by saying what phrase?
"Manly, yes, but I like it too."

15. Movie idol Clark Gable was miscast in a 1936 movie portraying what Irish patriot?
Charles Parnell in a movie titled "Parnell."

16. What is the historical root definition of the word "whiskey"?
Water of life. It is a shortened version of the Irish word uisgebeatha. Uisge means water and beatha means life.

17. What type of meat goes into a traditional Irish stew?
Lamb or mutton chops.

18. What is the title of the final novel by Irish writer James Joyce which is known for its experimental language and free associations?
Finnegans Wake.

19. Where would you start looking for Irish moss?
In the water. It is a seaweed found along the west coast of Ireland. Also called carrageen, it is used as a thickener in puddings, soups, ice creams, cosmetics and medicines.

20. What were the years of the Irish potato famine?
1845 to 1849.

Questions and answers from this website.

St. Patrick's Day Irish Trivia Day 10

19. Where would you start looking for Irish Moss?

20. What were the years of the Irish potato famine.

So, how do you think you did? Check back tomorrow for the answers to all 20 Irish Trivia questions.

Happy St. Patrick's Day from DISCOVER STAFFING.