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The Top Five Things People Hate to Hear from Customer Service

Jackie — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:28:07 +0000

If you've been on the planet longer than a month, you've probably had to deal with at least one bad customer service agent.

Good customer service can help keep a customer coming back for years. But BAD customer service can do the opposite. Here's a list from Inc.com of the top five phrases customers hate to hear.

Five Reasons to Smile . . . Even If You Don't Feel Like It

Jackie — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:37:53 +0000

It’s Monday, so you might not feel like smiling. But did you know that forcing yourself to smile can actually make you feel better? Psychologists call it the “facial feedback hypothesis.” Basically, the expression on your face is affected by your mood . . . but it also directly affects your mood. In other words, [...]

Five Breakfasts You Should Never Eat Again

Jackie — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:27:33 +0000

Eating a healthy breakfast can help you lose weight, lower your cholesterol, protect your heart, improve your attention span, and even increase your sex drive.

With that in mind, here's a list of five breakfasts you should never eat, according to AskMen.com

Here Are the Five Things We Hate Most About Office Meetings

Jackie — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:08:06 +0000

A management training site called PR Newswire conducted a survey on why work meetings are so frustrating. Here are the things we hate the most:

1.) Allowing people to ramble and repeat the same comments and thoughts.

Five Fashion Items That Are Bad for Your Health

Jackie — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:00:18 +0000

After the actual movies, the Academy Awards are all about fashion. But here's a list from Glamour magazine of the seven most dangerous things you can wear . . . because they can end up damaging your health.

Five Ways the Federal Budget Cuts Could Affect Your Health

95.7 KEZJ — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:17:13 +0000

According to the Senior Public Health Correspondent for AOL News, the budget cuts being proposed by Republicans in the House AND the Obama administration both put America's health at risk.

Here's a list of five federally funded organizations that are likely to get cut, and what it might mean for your health.

#1.) The Consumer Product Safety Commission. This week, they're launching a long-awaited public database of products. For the first time you'll be able to easily find any safety hazards associated with things you buy and things you already own.

The database is supposedly huge, but the proposed budget cuts would slash their funding, and they wouldn't be able to keep the database current.

The budget cuts would also end a policy that requires manufacturers to have every product tested for safety by an outside company.