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  • September 2008

    • Brits Working Longer Days

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Sep 3, 08 7:07 PM CDT

      Brits Working Longer Days

      (Newser) - Britons are among the hardest working Europeans, with only Romanians and Bulgarians working longer than the 41.4 hours our former colonizers put in at the office weekly. That's 2 more hours than the average European, the Telegraph reports, and it's up from 40.7 hours in 2006. Workers in the UK are also taking fewer holidays and putting in more unpaid overtime than others. More »

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      Great Britain  • European Union  • office  • statistics  • 35-hour working week

  • July 2008

    • Brown-Bag Boom Makes for Stinky Office Fridges

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 16, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      Brown-Bag Boom Makes for Stinky Office Fridges

      (Newser) - A rise in brown-bag lunches is turning office fridges nationwide from a munchies Mecca into an oversized Petri dish—and workers are crying foul, the Chicago Tribune reports. Booming food prices and health concerns are increasing bring-your-own numbers, but the good stuff doesn't always get eaten. "I've found things like liquefied carrots," says one refrigerator cleaner. More »

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      health  • food  • bacteria  • office  • sandwich  • lunch

  • June 2008

    • Tech Firms to Fix Monster They Created

      New York Times  |  Jun 14, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Tech Firms to Fix Monster They Created

      (Newser) - Google, Microsoft, Intel, and IBM are partnering are on a new initiative to help workers distracted by emails and instant messages improve their productivity, the New York Times reports. The Information Overload Research Group, a nonprofit launching next month, will devise cultural and technological solutions to reduce the digital deluge that’s costing firms $650 billion a year in productivity. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Intel  • email  • IBM  • work  • instant messaging  • office  • productivity

  • May 2008

    • Bored at Work? Site Disguises Classic Lit

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 30, 08 2:08 PM CDT

      Bored at Work? Site Disguises Classic Lit

      (Newser) - Business world got you down? Want to escape into a classic poem or short story? The New Zealand Book Council has made a website to help you: ReadatWork.com. The site brings up a fake Windows desktop with folders and PowerPoint files, the Wall Street Journal reports. Click on them, and you get classic literature disguised as a business presentation. More »

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      literature  • website  • reading  • novel  • office  • corporate culture  • poetry

    • Employers Ask Office Lovers to Sign Off

      ABC News  |  May 10, 08 7:52 PM CDT

      Employers Ask Office Lovers to Sign Off

      (Newser) - Bosses who see love in the air are asking workers to sign so-called love contracts to guard against sexual harassment claims, ABC News reports. "It is documenting the relationship," one employment lawyer said. "You need to define the relationship. Is (it) welcome?" The issue has gained attention as more women take office jobs and Americans in general work longer hours. More »

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      romance  • love  • contract  • sexual harassment  • office  • women in office

  • November 2007

    • America's 12 Germiest Places

      Health.com  |  Nov 1, 07 2:15 PM CDT

      America's 12 Germiest Places

      (Newser) - The trash smells worse than the kitchen sinks, but it's not necessarily less prone to germs. Health gives you the 12 germiest places: Kitchen sink and counters—Use antibacterial product. Airplane bathrooms—Flushing sprays germs everywhere. Wet laundry—E. coli, courtesy dirty skivvies. Use bleach, dry high heat. Public drinking fountains—Up to 2.7 million bacteria per square inch. More »

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      list  • bacteria  • office  • common cold  • gym

  • October 2007

    • Have You Heard the Latest on Pet Peeves?

      Reuters  |  Oct 30, 07 2:49 PM CDT

      Have You Heard the Latest on Pet Peeves?

      (Newser) - "MYOB" is great advice, say office workers who blame poor manners for making cubicle life so bad. Gossip was the biggest annoyance for 60% of people surveyed in a new Harris Interactive poll. More than half complained of co-workers misusing work time with personal calls and web surfing, and 45% said untidiness gets under their skin, Reuters reports. More »

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      work  • office  • manners  • cubicle

  • August 2007

    • Keep Those Really Junior Execs Happy

      Forbes  |  Aug 6, 07 2:55 PM CDT

      Keep Those Really Junior Execs Happy

      (Newser) - Can't find a babysitter? Bringing your kid to work may seem the simplest solution—but first, consider these suggestions from Forbes . Check out employer-provided child care. Many places don't have on-site care, but they may have backup services. Work from home. Your boss and co-workers will thank you. More »

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      list  • children  • parents  • work  • office  • working mothers

  • July 2007

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