I want to take a moment today to thank all the veterans for their service. My family has a long history with serving in the military. My Grandfather served in WWI in the Army and is actually buried in Rosecrans Cemetery down in San Diego. My Father, Harold Frank Jaster served for 28 years in the Marine Corps. WWII( winner of the Silver Star), Korea, and 3 times to Vietnam. He went once for his own tour, once to keep each of my brothers from going. His ashes were spread at sea. His last wish. He wanted to make a Navy ship work at least for one day. You Navy personnel and Marines will understand that sentence just fine.
My Mother served as a woman Marine during WWII and she and my father were married right before she was discharged. Their wedding picture (is on my Facebook page) is in their uniforms.
My oldest brother served in the Army and was the clerk for the Fife and Drum Corp in Arlington. So he is a Vietnam Era vet.
My husband served in the Air Force for four years. He is also a Vietnam Era vet. That's how we met. I was on base at Nellis here in Las Vegas back in my young, good looking days and we bumped into each other. That was 37 years ago.
When my father remarried he married another woman Marine. This time an officer and a future lawyer. We did lament where we went wrong but accepted her none the less. She ended up a Colonel in JAG. And no it is nothing like the TV show according to her.
Did I ever serve? No. I wanted to but back then the only job for women was a clerk. And until they invented computer key boards I could not type. So I was a daughter and a wife of a service person. Which in itself is a tough life and they deserve respect as well.
So thanks to all our veterans for serving so unselfishly then and now. May you be protected from harm and your mission successful. We are thinking of you today.
And to give this a payroll slant--all I can say is you do not get paid enough for the job you do keeping this country safe!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Update for November
Well this has certainly been an interesting time since last I blogged on October 13th. I do apologize for not coming more to the site but you will understand when I explain what has been happening. I have always said that payroll is a constantly changing profession and field. And boy have I experienced it in the past few weeks.
I have been working under the same writing contract for 17 years. First it was ProPub out of New Jersey. This was my first publisher. The man who owned it contracted with me to write a payroll manual that could be updated twice a year. But because of the contract I was extremely limited with whom I could write with until either ProPub or I decided to no longer do the manual. But things changed.
ProPub didn't decide not to do the manual--they were sold to a company called IOMA in 2000. So now my publisher was IOMA. Same contract, same rules still could only write for them. But I did profit from this change. Even though I couldn't write books for other publishers IOMA kept me very busy. Not only was I the author of the Complete Guide to Federal and State Payroll Compliance but also the editor for the Payroll Manager's Report (PMR) and a contributing writer for the Payroll Practitioner's Monthly(PPM). And every time IOMA needed a report for payroll I was there go-to guy. And they also published my Garnishment Guide on the side. Plus they were a great client for my webinars. Booking sometimes 20 a year. Not a bad relationship for me.
But things change, IOMA was sold to BNA a couple of years ago. No changes really happened in terms of my services for them but they were definitely in the wind. Then in February of this year things change--IOMA was out and BNA was in.
This one wasn't so good for me. In June they announced they were no longer publishing my version of the Complete Guide. They were bringing it "in house". And now for my not being able to blog for a while. I got a notice from the bankruptcy court that the corporation that owned IOMA had declared bankruptcy. That explains all the sudden changes but I knew it also spelled the end of my relationship with them. I had guessed it would be on October 31st. I missed it by 2 days.
On November 2, the attorneys for BNA sent me an e-mail terminating all my services. No more editor for PMR, no more articles for PPM, no more webinars. Yes things change and sometimes they don't seem like they are for the better. But this one just might be.
Because I am no longer under their contract for the book and the content of the book reverts back to me I am now free to do exactly what I want in terms of writing payroll manuals, books and articles. And also what I say and do on this blog.
So look for some really interesting blogs from this point forward. As to my books and manuals I will be cranking those out. Currently I am in the process of completing my first new one in years. It will be for Nevada payroll professionals and businesses. Look for it at the end of January.
The next book will be for my payroll professionals in California. And of course I will be updating my garnishment guide for 2011. All the while I will be maintaining the most up-to-date and extensive payroll website for payroll professionals. All the latest news and information, newsletters, bulletins, research facilities and of course advice from me--the Payroll Advisor!
The Times They Are a Changin'
I have been working under the same writing contract for 17 years. First it was ProPub out of New Jersey. This was my first publisher. The man who owned it contracted with me to write a payroll manual that could be updated twice a year. But because of the contract I was extremely limited with whom I could write with until either ProPub or I decided to no longer do the manual. But things changed.
ProPub didn't decide not to do the manual--they were sold to a company called IOMA in 2000. So now my publisher was IOMA. Same contract, same rules still could only write for them. But I did profit from this change. Even though I couldn't write books for other publishers IOMA kept me very busy. Not only was I the author of the Complete Guide to Federal and State Payroll Compliance but also the editor for the Payroll Manager's Report (PMR) and a contributing writer for the Payroll Practitioner's Monthly(PPM). And every time IOMA needed a report for payroll I was there go-to guy. And they also published my Garnishment Guide on the side. Plus they were a great client for my webinars. Booking sometimes 20 a year. Not a bad relationship for me.
But things change, IOMA was sold to BNA a couple of years ago. No changes really happened in terms of my services for them but they were definitely in the wind. Then in February of this year things change--IOMA was out and BNA was in.
This one wasn't so good for me. In June they announced they were no longer publishing my version of the Complete Guide. They were bringing it "in house". And now for my not being able to blog for a while. I got a notice from the bankruptcy court that the corporation that owned IOMA had declared bankruptcy. That explains all the sudden changes but I knew it also spelled the end of my relationship with them. I had guessed it would be on October 31st. I missed it by 2 days.
On November 2, the attorneys for BNA sent me an e-mail terminating all my services. No more editor for PMR, no more articles for PPM, no more webinars. Yes things change and sometimes they don't seem like they are for the better. But this one just might be.
Because I am no longer under their contract for the book and the content of the book reverts back to me I am now free to do exactly what I want in terms of writing payroll manuals, books and articles. And also what I say and do on this blog.
So look for some really interesting blogs from this point forward. As to my books and manuals I will be cranking those out. Currently I am in the process of completing my first new one in years. It will be for Nevada payroll professionals and businesses. Look for it at the end of January.
The next book will be for my payroll professionals in California. And of course I will be updating my garnishment guide for 2011. All the while I will be maintaining the most up-to-date and extensive payroll website for payroll professionals. All the latest news and information, newsletters, bulletins, research facilities and of course advice from me--the Payroll Advisor!
The Times They Are a Changin'
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