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7 Embarrassing Breaches of Workplace Etiquette

January 18th, 2008 · No Comments

If we put our heads together, we can surely add a bunch to this list. Pitch in with your favorites in the comments.
C/O TimesOnline for the original post.
P.S.: Yes, that’s British slang you’re reading. I’ve included links to definitions.
1. Losing track of gossip. There’s nothing worse than sharing a juicy piece of semi-anonymous scuttlebutt […]

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Tags: Office Politcs · Office Pranks

How To Look Busy At Work

January 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments

On Tuesday, I posted a link to a Wired article giving you tips on how to keep your boss from snooping on you at work.
A reader pointed out that if you scrolled down below that, you’d see a list of tips written by Dilbert creator Scott Adams entitled “Look Busy.”
So, I went to check, and […]

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Tags: ... Or Hardly Working? · My Dumb Office · Productivity

How To Keep Your Boss From Snooping On Your Web Browsing

January 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’m definitely in a hardly working mode today. Since I’m sitting around waiting for the live broadcast from MacWorld, I’m in a time wasting/tech state of mind. (At least I don’t have to liveblog Steve-o’s address like the poor souls at Gizmodo)
I started looking for resources to help you browse at work without your boss […]

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Tags: ... Or Hardly Working? · Computers Work 4 U · Office Pranks · Workplace Gizmos

Your Resume, By Your Jewish Mother

January 9th, 2008 · No Comments

EDUCATION
Ivy-League University, It’ a Very Good School- May 2007
· B.S. in Finance with a Minor in Getting a Very Good Job, He’s on Wall Street Now
A Prep School- June 2003
· Dated the nicest girl, Nancy. Whatever happened to her? She used to come to Thanksgiving every year. You have […]

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Tags: ... Or Hardly Working? · Resumes · Time Wasters

What People Are Forwarding Us This Week: Economic Summary Edition

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

A weekly wrap-up of the forwards, email, jokes, You Tube videos and water cooler chatter making its way around America’s offices this week.
I saw this several weeks ago, on vacation. Forgive me for not posting sooner. Thank you, dear readers, for reminding me. To hell with CNBC. This clip is long, but it will tell […]

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Tags: People R Forwarding.

What People Are Forwarding Us This Week: McLovin ID Maker

January 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Nuff said.
Make your own Superbad Mclovin id with the mclovin id maker!

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Tags: ... Or Hardly Working? · People R Forwarding.

Lunchtime The New Primetime?

January 5th, 2008 · No Comments

The New York Times has a much discussed article this morning about how web video is conquering the lunchtime break hour.
In some offices, workers coordinate their midday Web-watching schedules, the better to shout out punch lines to one another across rows of desks. Some people gravitate to sites where they can reliably find Webcasts of […]

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Tags: ... Or Hardly Working? · Time Wasters · Workplace Gizmos

What People Are Forwarding Us This Week- Stationary Is Bad Edition

January 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

A weekly wrap-up of the forwards, email, jokes, You Tube videos and water cooler chatter making its way around America’s offices this week.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm2XC7YmygE]
I wonder what StationaryIsBad was all about. The domain seems to be dead.

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Tags: People R Forwarding.

Test To Discover How Much Of A Jerk Your Boss Is

January 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Original test via Bnet.
How Big a Jerk is That CEO?
INSTRUCTIONS: To determine the level of infection of the CEO in question, fill in the blanks by circling the number next to the answer that seems the most correct.
The CEO parks his car ______________:

Somewhere in the parking lot.
In a reserved […]

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Tags: ... Or Hardly Working? · My Dumb Boss · Time Wasters

Bulletin! What You Post Online Can Get You Fired!

December 30th, 2007 · 21 Comments

We’ve mentioned this before, but in case you hadn’t heard, the New York Times had an article this Sunday alerting you that social networking can be hazardous to your career. It seems that anyone can see what you post on your blog/website/Myspace/Facebook… and “anyone” includes your boss and co-workers.
Ever since the Internet came about, a […]

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Tags: Office Politcs · Time Wasters · Workplace Gizmos