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Meaning of “be of” in the given context

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP .everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0; up vote 3 down vote favorite 1 Thursday’s tragedy should serve as a grim warning to the powers that be of potentially darker times ahead if the surcharged rhetoric is left unchecked. What does be of mean here? meaning meaning-in-context phrase-meaning share | improve this question edited 3 hours ago Deancue 1,363 7 22 asked 4 hours ago Kshitij Singh 127 6 add a comment  |  up vote 3 down vote favorite 1 Thursday’s tragedy should serve as a grim warning to the powers that be of potentially darker times ahead if the surcharged rhetoric is left unchecked. What does be of mean here? meaning meaning-in-context phrase-meaning share | improve this question edited 3 hours ago Deancu...

How to Prioritize General Maintenance tasks when new tasks are always highest priority

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP .everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0; up vote 0 down vote favorite I work in a small company that is expanding quickly, as a result there are many high priority assignments that come up with very quick turn around. I can't complain about the assignments, they have very good visibility, I get the resources to address them how I think is right, there is generally enough time to address them, and I am not penalized for triaging tasks that cannot be accomplished in parallel. Most imporantly, it fits my working style. However, there are lowest priority general maintenance tasks that require my attention and are related to my work. For example development infrastructure maintenance, regular technical review, and addressing technical debt (bug burndown) that are being triaged away, always At this juncture it is starting to effect my productivity because usually a delayed maintenance task tha...

Travelling with a friend or relative on a business meeting to foreign country?

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP .everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0; up vote 0 down vote favorite I have a face to face interview with a company in a foreign country. The company will provide me with flight tickets, airport transportation, visa fees, hotels and meals for one day interview and 2 days extra, to explore the country(Thailand). Is it professional to take your mother along (at my own expenses) and explore the country with her for the next 2 days or extend the period of stay(at my own expense)? Should I inform the recruiter beforehand about a person being accompanied? How can I professionally approach the HR, to book the return flight ticket of an extended date and inform her that I would be accompanying somebody with me, all the extra expenses would be paid by me? professionalism interviewing software-industry business share asked 6 mins ago Advicediso 116 7 add a comment ...