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 | 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...
by Sharlene Massie | Mar 31, 2026 | Founder's Thoughts
Burnout in Students, Grads, and Newcomers A note to students, grads, and newcomers building life in Alberta. I said something out loud in front of my team that I regret. I said I need six months off to go to Mexico and relax on a beach. I shouldn’t have said that, but...
by Sharlene Massie | Mar 25, 2026 | Founder's Thoughts
I said something out loud in front of my team that I regret. I said I needed six months off on vacation and relax on a beach. I probably should not have said that. The truth is, I was tired and overwhelmed. As a leader, that moment made me pause. If someone in a...
by Sharlene Massie | Mar 16, 2026 | Founder's Thoughts
I said something out loud in front of my team that I regret. I said I need six months off to go on vacation and relax on a beach. I should not have said that, but I have to admit, I was tired and overwhelmed. That moment did not come out of nowhere. It came after...
by Sharlene Massie | Mar 8, 2026 | Founder's Thoughts
I work with an incredible team of women. Women who are leaders.Women who are moms.Wives.Partners.Sisters.Daughters. I am a mom and a grandma. Women who work all day…and then go home and keep working. And if I’m honest, I see it in myself too. I do the laundry and...
