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Teller thwarts robber, so bank fires him
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Jobboom Index
Québec 69,1 %
Employment situation
Fair
Ontario 0 %
Employment situation
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Jobboom presents
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August 9, 2009 Edition
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Focus on
Sick days
Toronto's garbage strike resolution may have averted a public health disaster (think medieval plague), but it exposed "sick days" as the latest battleground in modern-day industrial relations. A recent editorial compares and contrasts two different outcomes negotiated by the same union for its workers in the public versus private sector. Whichever type of sick employee you may be, stoic or silly, it's best to know when to stay home for the greater good.
What's the best excuse when faking a sick day?
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Media Watch
Personal advancement
Body language decoded
You may groom your appearance in order to put your best foot forward at work. Common body language mistakes, though, could hamper your upward mobility.
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(Source: Canoe, Lifewise)
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Trendspotting
Twitter is for old people
Executives may feel young and hip by Tweeting, but a Morgan Stanley summer intern's report on teenagers' media consumption has burst their bubble.
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(Source: Times Online)
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Newsworthy
Teller thwarts robber, so bank fires him
A bank teller's heroics, chasing and tackling a robber, earned him a prompt dismissal for disobeying the financial institution's hold up policy.
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Source: Winnipeg Sun)
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Jobboom Poll
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What's the best excuse when faking a sick day?
- Flu
- Food poisoning
- Migraine
- Cramps
- Diarrhea
- Strep throat
- Pink eye
- Physical emergency
- Family tragedy
- Pet tragedy
- Insurance disaster
- Doctor's appointment
- Vermin bite
- Funeral
- Poison ivy
- Chronic lying
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Job Flicks
Flirtatious co-workers
Has asking a colleague for the stapler become and innuendo-laden exchange? Blatant flirting in the workplace is embarrassing, unprofessional and distracting. First, think. While flattering, pursuing a romantic relationship in the workplace is a bad idea.
This video reveals Cosmopolitan Magazine expert Irma Kurtz's five steps to deal with the office flirt.
(Source: Canoe TV)
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