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Postal Worker Retires After 44 Years Without Taking a Single Sick Day

Donald Deane — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:07:34 +0000

As the famous motto goes, "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night" stops dedicated postal workers. And as far as Deborah Ford is concerned, who retired from the USPS after more than four decades on the job without taking a single sick day, nothing else does either.

Jason Derulo Is Working on New Album While Recovering From Neck Injury

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:00:34 +0000

Jason Derulo has been in recovery mode for several months after fracturing his neck in January, forcing him to cancel his world tour. The singer, who was rehearsing for that very road trek when he sustained the injury, made his first public appearance since the incident, revealing that he is working on a new album!

Strip Club Looking To Hire High School Students

Brad Striker — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:33:57 +0000

I know everyone is looking for a job in today’s economy, but this might be pushing the envelope a bit. Emperors Gentlemen’s Club in Riviera Beach, Florida said they posted the advertisement as a joke, but I’m not really seeing the punch line.As far as I know in all ‘Gentlemen’s’ clubs any employee that is [...]

You Won't Believe How Much Americans Spend on Coffee and Lunch Each Year

Shauna Wright — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:36 +0000

A new survey of Americans’ workplace spending habits shows we’re dropping an awful lot on incidentals like coffee and restaurant lunches every year — $3,000 per person, on average. Accounting Principals, a unit of staffing services company Adecco SA, polled 1,000 US workers last month and found we spend more than $1,000 annually on coffee [...]

10 Crazy Work Expenses Employees Tried to Write Off

Shauna Wright — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:24:25 +0000

Expense reports usually have the standard boring stuff — hotel rooms, gas, cab fares, client dinners and the like. But Robert Half Management Resources has evidence of creativity within the work force. Paul McDonald, senior executive director at RHMR, said that the more outrageous items highlight the need for companies to be clear about what [...]

Can Wasting Time Online Improve Employee Productivity?

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:38:46 +0000

In a study that anyone who works in an office will heartily embrace, researchers found that spending small parts of the day wasting time on the Internet makes workers more productive because it acts to mentally refresh them.

“Browsing the Internet serves an important restorative function,” concludes the report from the National University of Singapore.

You Work Less Than 4 Hours A Day While On 'The Clock'

Chris Reed — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:48:27 +0000

For quite sometime, we have heard that Americans are lazy, and aren’t hard workers. Well, we may now have proof that we, Americans, are not as productive while on the job as we should be. According to the 2010 American Time Use Survey, says that Americans are working less and relaxing more. The survey, released [...]

Embarrassing Valentine's Day Gifts At Work

Chris Reed — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:07 +0000

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, most guys are planning what to get their significant other. While it is always a really good idea to send your lover flowers or chocolates to their work place, there are some items you should NOT send to them while on the job.Here is a list of items [...]

Home Stress Worse Than Work Stress

Chris Reed — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:00:57 +0000

While many of stress over work or school details, did you know that there may be another form of stress even more damaging?Here may be the BEST argument fir those of you that don’t want to continue doing chores around the house. A recent study says that housework can be bad for the heart. Simple [...]