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NEWS ABOUT: workplace

workplace stories: 8 news summaries

Go Ahead, Scream at
Your Boss

Suffering in silence
is bad for your health, study shows

2 hours, 51 minutes ago
(Newser) - The next time your boss makes you want to scream, go ahead and do it—sort of. A Swedish study shows that people who suffer in silence at work have twice the risk of a heart attack or heart disease compared to those who vent their anger. So-called "covert... More »

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heart disease • stress • heart attack • health study • bosses • workplace

 College Ups 
 Supervision of 
 Letterman Interns 

Quinnipiac vows to keep students out of 'harm's way'

Oct 13, 09 2:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Connecticut university supplying interns to the David Letterman show has initiated stepped-up measures to "diligently" oversee the program to "ensure that our interns are out of harm's way." The precautions follow leaks indicating that the randy talk-show host bedded at least one NYU intern among the... More »

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sex • Connecticut • college • affair • David Letterman • Quinnipiac University • college student • intern • workplace • internship • lover • office sex

OPINION

Smoke Breaks Bad for Health, Good for Business


Sep 29, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s a good thing that smokers have been banished to huddle outside or in special smoking rooms at work, writes Michael Skapinker of the Financial Times. Not just because it keeps their second-hand smoke away from the rest of us, but because it brings them closer together. Sure,... More »

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smoking • smoking ban • anti-smoking • workplace

(Newser) - We job-obsessed Americans like to say we work like dogs, but over in Russia they call it "working like Americans," notes Stephen Marche in Esquire, where he probes the "insane" American addiction to work. It's a habit we may finally break, but only thanks to soaring unemployment.... More »

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The Office • unemployment • work addiction • job • workplace

OPINION

 Enough With the 
 Skimpy Office Attire 


Jul 20, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s all well and good that women in the workplace have dropped the power suit for more feminine attire, but does it have to come with "yards of cleavage," micro-minis, and peekaboo bra straps? Relaxed attire has wandered way into bimbo territory, and it's a big mistake,... More »

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women • office • clothing • workplace

 How to Stage a Vacation Coup 

It can be done, with help from the expert

Jul 10, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Planning a summer vacation? It may be harder than you think to get away from your needy colleagues, but with “aggressive, simultaneous upward and downward management,” it can be done, writes Stanley Bing in Fortune:
  • First, get the boss’s permission and make sure your subordinates know
... More »

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vacation • office • summer • workplace • Jay-ZTV

 Surfing on Company Time 
 Boosts Productivity 

May we suggest Newser.com?

Apr 2, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your boss catches you reading this article, don’t sweat it. A little recreational internet use on the job makes for more productive employees, according to a new Australian study. The study surveyed 300 people, 70% of whom engaged in a little WILB—“workplace Internet leisure browsing.”... More »

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Internet • Facebook • employer • employers • productivity • employee • employees • workplace

(Newser) - The wife of the man charged with killing 8 yesterday worked at the North Carolina nursing home he chose for his murderous rampage, the New York Times reports. Local police said gunman Robert Stewart was likely separated from Wanda Luck, but declined to say if she was in the... More »

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murder • North Carolina • nursing homes • wife • shooting • Carthage • Robert Stewart • Justin Garner • workplace

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