How to Avoid Those Dreaded “Lost Work” Incidents
Back in college, there were plenty of excuses for not submitting homework on time:
“The neighbor’s dog ate it.”
“My drunk dad had the munchies and ate it.”
“Some bro tased me while I was out protesting, and I couldn’t do it.”
Unfortunately, once you took off the university sweatshirt for a coat and tie, these same excuses are no longer viable. Unless your alcoholic fa
How to Increase your Productivity
When you join a company, the automatic assumption is that you intend to rise up the corporate ladder. If you don’t aspire to become part of the top brass, then you’re in it to earn valuable experience so that you can build your own business someday.
Before any of this can happen though, you have to excel at your job so you can be rewarded for it. Unfortunately, that can be a very hard thing to do, espec
How to Win the Office Douchebag Award
According to a recent study, these are the top five places which can be the most stressful:
1. The interior of a Humvee outside Iraq’s Green Zone
2. The cockpit of a Space Shuttle moments before launch
3. A lethal injection chamber during a scheduled execution
4. A tanker sailing off the coast of Somalia or the Malacca Straits
5. The workplace during crunch time or an upcoming deadline.
If you feel that your
The 3 Worst Excuses for Being Late for Work
Shit happens.
It could be the idiot in the caravan going at 3 miles per hour. It could be due to the neighbor’s cat that won’t budge from the driveway. Or maybe it’s just the 12 cans of beer you had last night during the stripper party. Whatever the case, you’re over two hours late for work.
You know that when you stroll in, your co-workers wil look at you like you just murdered their childr
5 Unexplained Mysteries in the Office
Nearly every field has its own set of mysteries.
Science, for example, can’t account for the existence of dark matter. In archaeology, the best experts still couldn’t explain the purpose of the Great Pyramids or Stonehenge. Cryptography couldn’t decode the language behind the Voynich Manuscript.
Even the corporate world has it’s own unexplainable phenomena. Don’t believe us? Check out
3 Ways to Raise Fast Cash
There are times when the paycheck just won’t cover your monthly expenses.
It could be due to a higher than normal credit card statement. The utility bills might have gone up. Or maybe the mortgage on the house and car are both due, and your salary for the period is unable to cover both at the same time.
Whatever the reason, you need to come up with cash… quick. Unfortunately, personal loans are out of t
The Best Jobs in the World? Not Exactly
A few years back, the tourism agency of New Zealand ran a contest for what it dubbed “The Best Job in the World”. The winner got paid tens of thousands of NZ dollars essentially to surf, swim and sunbathe in one of the country’s uninhabited islands.
There are very, if any, jobs in the world where you get paid handsomely to basically goof off. But it’s not just slacking off that makes a job &
Office Outcasts and How They Survive
There’s one in every organization, particularly if that group gets big enough. Humans, as social creatures, are prone to make changes to their behaviors in the pursuit of fitting into the existing social structure they find themselves in. This is particularly true when a group shares a common culture – such as in an office setting. However, given a group of sufficient size, there will always be one or two i
Decorating That Tiny Cubicle
When one is stuck in a cubicle, that generally means someone is in a small space, likely with just barely enough room to move a little and for the equipment they need to get the job done. Depending on the nature of their work, even that limited amount of space might be “maximized” using file cabinets or other things. However, that doesn’t mean that someone stuck with a tiny cubicle has to be depre
Getting Business Organized
What is a business contact list? It is a list of contact information of your current and prospective business partners as well as of your current and prospective customers or consumers of your products. It includes the contact information of individuals and corporate organizations. It can be very helpful for advertising campaigns. When you have a new product or a new promotion, you will first notify your curr