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Make sure you don’t burn bridges down the stretch
Fulfilling your human potential as a professional means that you should avoid the "lame duck" syndrome when leaving your current employer.
It is natural for many employees who give their notice at a job to shift their work gear into neutral and significantly reduce their production. However, this is a slippery slope that should be avoided for many reasons.
For starters, you never know when you may run into a co-worker in the future, in a professional or personal setting. It is best not to gain a reputation as a worker who "phones it in" once they know they cannot be disciplined by their temporary employer.
In addition, your work habits can seep their way into your next professional role. If you are slacking in your final two weeks at work, you are more likely to start off on the wrong foot in your next profession.
The best way to leave a job is to adequately train your replacement – if you have one. By sharing your knowledge and experiences with your successor, your former co-workers, and the company as a whole, will benefit.
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School offers environmental law degree to those who feel a personal responsibility
Many people feel as though they have a personal responsibility to keep the earth as clean as possible, which will allow the ecosystem to thrive despite other harmful conditions. As the environment is a hot topic right now, many are interested in increasing their knowledge in the subject.
Vermont Law School announced that it launched two new degree programs that would be available online. The institution is the first school in America to offer an online master's degree in environmental law that is available to those who are not studying to become a lawyer.
School officials say that this is a good option for individuals who have other commitments but want to learn more about the sector.
"By providing a platform for students to explore environmental law and policy with our world-class faculty at their own pace and within their own constraints, we will extend Vermont Law School's unique brand of excellent environmental legal training and commitment to public well-being to a vast array of communities and to the world," said Marc Mihaly, director of the school's environmental law center.
