07.03.24 BEST OF: Workplace Etiquette / The Power Of Consumers

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

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🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Happy 4th of July Week! Please enjoy this Best Of episode. Clark returns July 8th with new ways to Save More, Spend Less and Avoid Getting Ripped Off! Because of the pandemic, many employees are entering an office environment for the first time, and companies are having to conduct special training to help them adjust. Clark has sage advice for remote workers making the transition into corporate culture. Also today - After a period of punishing inflation, consumers are finally in the driver’s seat on prices. How? Clark explains our collective power in the marketplace. Workplace Etiquette: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Consumers Rule: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: We don't know how to behave in the office anymore, bosses say. The solution? Charm school Why Sharing Your Layoff Publicly Feels So Good - The Wall Street Journal. Credit Card Car Rental Insurance: What You Need To Know Hertz is selling 20,000 electric vehicles to buy gasoline cars instead A Different Kind of Price War: Grocers vs. Big Food Makers Mortgage Recasting: What It Is And How It Works Accessible Travel Website Launches Major Expansion The future of U.S. train travel is here—and it’s not on Amtrak Where You Should (and Should Not) Book Your Next Vacation Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Happy 4th of July week. I hope you have wonderful plans this week in
0:05.3	Celebrating our nation's independence. This week we have best ofs for you except the 4th of July when I want everybody to just have fun with family,
0:17.9	enjoy the fireworks, whatever activities you're doing, no episode Thursday at all.
0:25.0	Have a great, great holiday.
0:28.0	It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show where our mission is to serve
0:38.0	you with advice and info that empowers you to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:45.0	You know, our whole goal is to help you save more and spend less and avoid getting ripped off.
0:51.0	We do that with this show, Clark.com with Clark deals.com
0:56.3	our newsletters social media you name it and one-on-one free consumer advice information and guidance from our
1:07.4	team Clark Consumer Action Center available to you can
1:15.0	can talk with one of our staffers or volunteers
1:19.0	by going to Clark.com slash CAC and in this episode I want to talk about something I never
1:29.1	saw coming companies having to do special training because of ordering workers back into the
1:38.6	office. What does that mean for people who it's their first office type job?
1:45.3	Because they work remotely from the beginning because of the workforce changes of COVID
1:51.9	that are now reversing.
1:53.8	Also, we are still dealing with price PTSD.
1:59.2	Prices went up so rapidly on so many things because the supply chain shortages that started in the back half of 20.
2:09.0	And in our minds, prices are still going up, up, and away.
2:15.2	But you and I actually are back in the driver's seat.
2:18.7	I want to talk about how to take the best advantage of that every time you go shop.
2:26.0	So this is crazy.
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