Everyone has that one coworker whose mood dominates the work environment. If she (sorry, but it’s almost always a woman) is in a crappy mood, she’s going to make darn sure everyone knows... Read more >>

If you’re wondering whether substandard grooming will get you fired, you should read about the employee who “repeatedly raised his right buttock” and broke wind in the direction of... Read more >>

I have always said that there are countless blessings of being a work-at-home mom, but I have come to count numerous evils as well. Working at home usually means that there are no fixed hours for... Read more >>

Everyone has something (or someone) that annoys him or her at work. It could be faulty equipment or coworkers who don’t pull their own weight. But nobody’s complaining about you, right?... Read more >>

Starting a new job can make us feel like we’ve gone back in time to our first day of junior high school. We want people to like us, but we don’t want to seem too eager. We hope we’ve... Read more >>

In a perfect world, we would be judged solely on our results, regardless of what others thought about how or when we got our work done. The good news is that this type of “results only”... Read more >>

We don’t choose our coworkers, but they are the people with whom we pass the majority of our time. Modern Americans spend more than half their waking lives at their jobs, and more time per week... Read more >>

“Good morning,” I said, all cheerful and happy. One person replied, “What’s so good about it?” “The fact that you got up should be one,” I replied.... Read more >>

I cannot tell you how many times I had coworkers that drove me absolutely bonkers. Whether they were moody, competitive, or just plain talked too much. They would make me dread going into work. Often... Read more >>

I would like to tell you about a job I once had. I want you as a reader to get the full affect about how intense everything was there.  I stared at the millions of papers stuck to my office wall... Read more >>