National Edition - July 6, 2008
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Newsworthy
Tales and Tips on Workplace Revenge
Remember, revenge is a dish best served cold. Fortunately, the majority of disgruntled employees stew over workplace revenge fantasies rather than acting upon them. However, many offices are still rife with the “little nasty stuff” that goes back and forth between sworn rivals. Rather than speaking to their managers or HR, these workplace vigilantes take the idea of justice into their own hands - often yielding bittersweet results. The author of the article offers up alternative, albeit slightly less gratifying solutions, like killing enemies with kindness.
(Source: ABC News)
Trendspotting
How Plastic Surgery Can Boost Your Career
There’s something different about you today. Did you get a haircut? Botox? A nose job? Updating your resume is an essential part of a successful job-hunting strategy, while plastic surgery represents an extreme measure. Yet, an increasing number of individuals are considering such drastic moves in attempt to put their best face forward and make a whopping first impression. Still on the fence? To paraphrase Joan Rivers: “A new face getting out of an old car is better than an old face getting out of a new car.”
(Source: US News and World Report)
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Workplace Challenges
Workers blast workplace dictatorships
Despite the hype those touchy-feely organizations would like their employees to believe, most workplaces aren’t real democracies. It all boils down to the not-so-subtle difference between free and open vs. command and control. Behind the thinly veiled charade of “consensus building,” the large majority of employees are on the wrong end of the “Jump! How high?” equation. It’s a harsh bummer, but if free-thinkers hurry fast, they may still be able to catch up with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.
(Source: Reuters)
Workplace Issues
The virtual water cooler
Are there less people chatting around your office’s water cooler these days? Well, the Internet has changed the mechanisms of office camaraderie from “location, location, location” to “connection, connection, connection.” In the past, individuals found themselves stuck in actual offices with their colleagues, while it is now increasingly common to work with colleagues based all over the world. Accordingly, IBM has launched a new online portal that borrows elements from popular social networking sites in a bid to create a virtual water cooler and make intercontinental collaboration more congenial.
(Source: Jobboom, Career Zone)
Immigration
Demand for foreign workers on the rise
Faced with increasing labour shortages caused by a growing economy and a retiring workforce, some Canadian employers have resorted to employing temporary foreign workers as a Band-Aid Solution. Before jumping to any half-baked conclusions, take note that a recent study has revealed that these workers are coming from, of all places, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Philippines. Looking to make small talk? Now’s an excellent time to ask your new Filipino colleague about the Papaya Dance - an international dance craze hailed the new Macarena.
(Source: Jobboom, Career Zone)
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Do you like... to accessorize? From brain buckets to locking gas caps, commuters looking to switch from fossil fuel to pedal power can make the transition from car to bike easier with a few simple accessories:
- Helmet. A cyclist can acquire a brain bucket designed to absorb impact so his head won’t have to.
- High-visibility clothing. The toothache yellow shirts and jackets that runners and walkers wear are also useful on a bicycle.
- Locking gas cap. You can park your car at the sweet spot along your route without worrying how quickly gas thieves siphon your tank.
- Baby wipes. Most employers don’t provide employee showers or lockers, but a box of baby wipes stashed in your desk will make do for your après-ride ablution.
- Don’t-hit-me light. Battery-powered handlebar headlamps aren’t bright enough to help a cyclist navigate the road, but they do increase visibility, as do red blinky tail lights.
(Source: Northwest Arkansas News)
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Research and editing: Austin Macdonald
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