In essence, Groupon is turning consumers into salespersons and marketers, which is nothing new.

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The safest jobs of all, with less than 1 death per 100, 000 full-time workers, include secretaries, salespersons, food preparers and servers and librarians.

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Just as salespersons who sell features rather than benefits fail to make the sale, presenters who disregard their audiences fail to make the connection.

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The lower-wage occupations that grew the most during the recovery include retail salespersons, food preparation workers, laborers and freight workers, waiters and waitresses, personal and home care aides, and office clerks and customer representatives.

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Our former salespersons-turned-hosts play a key role.

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Moreover, in most states you can require employees to work overtime, even weekends and holidays, provided that you pay your non-exempt employees the appropriate overtime wages. (Employees who are exempt as professionals, executives, administrators, and outside salespersons are not entitled to overtime compensation.) Weed out your unproductive employees and reward your hard workers with overtime pay when necessary.

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