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Some interesting trivia compiled by Clark Consulting has to do with that business giant, Donald Trump: Percentage of professionals surveyed who say it’d take more than the prize of $250,000 for them to intern for Trump was 38% Percentage who say that Donald himself couldn’t pay them enough to work for him was 27% How well do you perform as a boss? Percentage of workers who would cover for their boss if he/she made a mistake was 46% Workers who wouldn’t cover for their boss was 45% Men who would cover for their boss was 51%, women was 40% What do your workers think? Workers who say not asking for help when they need it is the biggest mistake when networking is 37% Not keeping in touch with contacts was thought to be the biggest mistake by 25% Not thanking people for their help was considered a mistake by 22% Percentage of workers who burned their bridges with past employers was 13% How do we feel as Americans about work? Those who feel as though they live to work rather than work to live equals 34% Citizens who feel our culture places a higher value on success at work than success at home was 74% Those who felt that the American value of hard work and long hours has had a positive effect on our culture was 33% How about the opinions of female workers? Percentage of women working for privately held businesses owned by women was 52% Women working for privately held men owned businesses was 38% We owe those enlightening figures to the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, and from the Census Bureau we find that: In minutes, the average length of an American’s commute to work is 24.4 The average commute in North Dakota, the state with the quickest drives to work, is 14.8 minutes. 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