by Sharlene Massie | May 18, 2026 | Founder's Thoughts
Lately, it feels like life has turned into one long receipt, you know the ones that are as long as your forearm, and never seem to end. Coffee? It’s gone up.Insurance? You better blieve that it has gone up.Groceries? Don’t even ask, apparently basics like milk...
by Sharlene Massie | May 11, 2026 | Industry Insights, Workplace & Career Insights
Oil prices are high, and company profits should be strong. By Alberta standards, this should feel like a boom. However, rising costs for both businesses and everyday life are cutting into what would traditionally fuel rapid expansion and hiring. For many employers and...
by Sharlene Massie | May 1, 2026 | Workplace & Career Insights
It seems like the conversation around workplace health has always been focused on the obvious: physical safety, hazard prevention, and compliance. The things that a typical health and safety group would flag. And rightly so. At About Staffing, our 30 years of...
by Sharlene Massie | Apr 20, 2026 | Hiring Tips & Trends, Industry Insights
I am writing this after a recent experience that perfectly highlights a growing issue in hiring. We were working with a client to fill a senior level role.We sourced and presented a strong, well aligned candidate. But during the interview, something shifted. The...
by Sharlene Massie | Apr 13, 2026 | About Staffing, Founder's Thoughts
There’s an old saying: imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In business, that can be true. But it can also be manipulation. After 30 years in business, I’ve seen both. As a long-standing staffing and recruitment agency, About Staffing has experienced firsthand...
