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Hire Someone To Slap You in the Face?

Jackie — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:39:10 +0000

Want to get more productive? Hire someone to slap you in the face!

According to Hack the System, Maneesh Sethi is a programmer in San Francisco. Last month, he started tracking his productivity using an app called RescueTime. It monitors how long you spend doing different tasks, and visiting websites unrelated to work.

Four Phrases That Might Be Holding You Back at Work

Terry Morgan — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:49:14 +0000

Forbes magazine put together a list of little things you say at work that could be holding your career back. There are a few obvious ones, like saying "I can't," or "That's not my job." But here are four that were kind of interesting.

1.) "I Think." According to one expert, if you start too many sentences with "I think," you start coming across as weak and unsure of yourself.

You obviously shouldn't state EVERYTHING like it's a fact. But saying "I think" isn't really necessary very often, because it's obviously what you THINK if you're the one SAYING it.

You Can't Hang Out With Co-Workers

98.3 The Snake — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:55:46 +0000

Is It a Bad Idea to Hang Out With Co-workers Socially? [POLL]

Jackie — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:37:15 +0000

I like my co-workers and I have to admit that I know some of them better than I know my closest friends just because I spend a lot of time with them. Although, I have learned over the years that it can be a bad idea to hang out with co-workers socially. On the other hand some of my old co-workers are truly my best friends. So which way is the right way...to hang out or not to hang out?

Would You Set a Co-worker Up With a Friend? [POLL]

Jackie — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:35:34 +0000

A friend of mine called me last night and asked if I would set him up with a co-worker of mine. I automatically said, “sure” without even thinking about it. Later that I night I was thinking about when I would tell my co-worker, and it hit me…maybe it isn’t such a good idea to [...]

The Top Four Habits That Irritate Your Boss [POLL]

Jackie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:19:10 +0000

Most workers think they're great employees. But you might be annoying your boss on a daily basis without even realizing it. Here's a list from AskMen.com of the top four habits that irritate your boss.

Not Showing Initiative . . . Or Showing too much Initiative. You shouldn't wait to be told what to do, especially when it's slow. And if you just mess around on Facebook until something comes in, it makes you look unmotivated. But you don't want to overdo it either. A lot of people try to impress their boss by going above and beyond on every small task they're asked to do. But instead of making you look like a hard worker, it can make you seem inefficient.

A Group of Coworkers Wins the Lottery for the Second Time

Jackie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:44:43 +0000

If you’re part of an office pool where you buy lottery tickets every week . . . with the dream that you’ll win and won’t have to be coworkers anymore . . . here’s some bad news. What happened to these people in California will NEVER, EVER happen to you. According to ABC 7 – [...]

Getting Along With Your Coworkers Prolongs Your Life?

Jackie — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:04:20 +0000

Maybe you don't like being social with your co-workers becasue you figure that spending 40 hours a week with them is enough but maybe you should becasue it could save your life.

According to a 10-year-long study from Mediabistro out of Tel Aviv University, people who got along well with their coworkers were HEALTHIER and LIVED LONGER than people who disliked thier co-workers.