Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

Category: Opinion

  • Should job seekers disclose they are double vaccinated when looking for a job?

    Should job seekers disclose they are double vaccinated when looking for a job?

    If you want to have a competitive edge over your non-vaccinated rivals, the answer is a resounding “YES!” Already many companies including BlackRock, Walmart, Microsoft, Chevron, CVS, UPS, and Goldman Sachs were among the employers so far this week to announce vaccination mandates for some or all of their employees.  The same is happening all…

  • Women with an abundance of choices are having fewer babies

    Women with an abundance of choices are having fewer babies

    Long are the days when women’s primary (if not only) role was to have babies. Nowadays, women have as many opportunities as their male counterparts, plus they are the only ones who can have babies. And the women who are having babies, are having them later on in life. I believe this is a good…

  • How I save thousands of dollars by being physically active

    How I save thousands of dollars by being physically active

    People who start to exercise before or during middle age typically save from $800 to $1,800 annually on health care costs after retirement. Here are my health self-care habits I am 54 years old and I believe to be in excellent health. I am physically active and I don’t take any medications. Here are some…

  • COVID-19 has received full Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval

    COVID-19 has received full Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval

    Until today (Aug 23), the COVID vaccine only benefitted from emergency use authorization. But now, the U.S. FDA has given full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration, which has never before had so much evidence to judge a shot’s safety. More than…

  • The power dynamics are shifting: Workers want more money and better quality of life

    The power dynamics are shifting: Workers want more money and better quality of life

    COVID-19 has shifted the power dynamics between employers and employees. Many employers are desperate for employees, but many employees will not come back unless there is more money and better working conditions. My friend, in the construction business, has placed many ads to recruit employees, but with little luck. He said to me: No one…

  • White woman gets 25 years in prison for trying to kill two non-white kids with her SUV

    White woman gets 25 years in prison for trying to kill two non-white kids with her SUV

    Racism is alive and well in the U.S. The woman, Nicole Poole Franklin, 43 of Des Moines, Iowa, tried to kill two kids with her SUV because they were not white. On Thursday, Aug 19, she was sentenced to 25 years in prison. She earned two concurrent prison sentences, one from the state of Iowa,…