Getting Away with it: Short Cuts to the Things You Don't Really Deserve (52 Brilliant Ideas)
Steve Shipside
Language: English
Pages: 99
ISBN: B01K931PFQ
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Some people have the inside track on everything. They look ten years younger than they are, they wangle cheap flights all over the world and still get upgraded, they talk their way out of parking tickets, and get glamorous jobs they're not really up to. Well, now it's your turn. In Getting away with it we've assembled more than 20 Infinite Ideas authors to expose the secrets of the world's most (apparently) successful people. Often wondered how some people always seem to have a place on the guest list at the hippest places in town, drive cars way out of their price league and have jobs they simply aren't qualified for? Well here are some of the answers you've been looking for.
can’t dodge the former, there are ways of avoiding the latter. Notice that what we’re talking about here is avoidance, not evasion. To some people tax avoidance is morally repugnant and a failure to recognise your duty to society. To others it is seen as part of every citizen’s duty to avoid paying more tax than you need to. Whichever view you take of tax avoidance, the really important thing is not to confuse it with tax evasion. Tax evasion is a crime, pure and simple, and that means fines
larger the amount of money you are transferring, the more important it is to get a capped fee rather than a percentage. Look before your debt makes the leap. Also watch out for capped credit limits on the card you want to transfer to; there’s no point trying to shift a £10,000 balance to a card that will only carry a £500 maximum. There’s also the small issue that once your 0% honeymoon period is up then you’ll find that the interest rate charged is often higher than cards without the
and other personnel processes. That’s why they’re your best friends right now. Firing someone is very hard work and no managers want to go through the whole bureaucratic rigmarole if they don’t have to, and that includes your boss. Think about it from your boss’s point of view. The personnel department will dig for evidence. They’ll find and brandish your last appraisal where the person who’s trying to fire you said such nice things about you and your dedication to the organisation and hard work.
and your skills will be a perfect fit. Here’s an idea for you… Look around at how you and your colleagues work. Now ask yourself this question: ‘If I owned this business, what changes would I make to my part of the organisation to make a big improvement?’ This should give you loads of ammunition to put up a paper that suggests the changes which sensibly should be made. Now you’re off and running towards inventing and then taking the new job that you really want. Defining idea… ‘If the
lane 1. Getting upgraded Do you watch with envy as fellow passengers get the upgrades while you always seem to be stuck in cattle class? Here are some dos and don’ts if you want to turn left as you board. Getting upgraded on a plane is seen as one of the great perks in life and there are some people who get away with it more than others. The sad truth is that check-in staff know every trick in the book when it comes to upgrade blagging so it’s vital to get the basics right. Do dress