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December 13, 2009 Edition |
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Office party dos and don'ts
There are several guidelines for attending a holiday office party: Dress well, arrive on time, mind your table manners, keep your distance from your workplace crush, drink more water than tequila, etc. If attending as a supportive significant other, it’s doubly important to help and not hinder your partner’s career aspirations. In these lean economic times many small businesses are finding less extravagant ways to stage this perennial event.
Which office party blunder have you been guilty of?
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Health/Wellness
How to be smarter?
An energy-market guru avoids burnout through meditation. Advances in neuroimaging show that the practice affects the brain's structure and function.
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McDonald's refused to hire me
A McDonald's manager in Florida denied a transgender teen a job interview. This is an all too common occurrence according to an equal rights group.
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Starting a new job
Companies worried about losing talent
The recession forced cutbacks and pay freezes. In this climate of zero-loyalty, a company's top talent may be lured to a higher-paying competitor.
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Which office party blunder have you been guilty of?
- Hitting on an age-inappropriate colleague
- Gossiping about office politics among mixed company
- Complaining too loudly within ear-shot of your boss
- Seeming unappreciative of a lame gift
- Neglecting to buy the IT department a round of drinks
- Being inebriated way too early in the evening
- Calling in sick the next day
- Me? I'm an angel!
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Boomerang Byte
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Are you part of the axis of evil in your workplace?
While spit balls were fun in grade school, assembling an arsenal of mini weapons of mass destruction could help you win a war between cubicles.
- Simple crossbow
- Eraser dart
- Water bomb
- CD spindle catapult
- Concealing book
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