Oct 28, 2019

Pick a better question than, “Can I pick your brain?”

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Fewer businesses are expecting growth near term. Are generators a good option with more rolling blackouts happening on the West Coast? "Can I pick your brain?" might not be the best question to ask a boss.

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power grid

PG&E blackouts have Californians scrambling for generators

by Kimberly Adams

Oct 28, 2019

The planned outages by California’s PG&E left hundreds of thousands without power this fall, and at least one company is benefiting.

A restaurant in Sonoma, California during the planned power outage by Pacific Gas & Electric in early October, 2019.

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Ask A Manager

Ask a Manager: “Can I pick your brain?”

by Rose Conlon , David Brancaccio and Candace Manriquez Wrenn

Oct 28, 2019

Think twice before sending that email.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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