Maybe you rang in 2018 with the resolve to lose weight, quit smoking or be more productive at work. At least you picked realistic goals to reach. These resolutions probably sound very familiar to many of you, as they are goals that you have set for yourself in the past many, many times. And they are probably goals you will vow to reach every New Year's Eve. This is because the same thing happens a…Read More
It's that time of year when we spend a lot of time and money buying gifts for our friends and family members for the holidays. Some people are easy to shop for, like kids for example. Some people are rather difficult to shop for, like uncle Phil who already has everything. And then there is your boss, who you have to buy a gift for this year. That's right, you and your coworkers all ante up every …Read More
You really need to take a day off, but you just don't have a good reason to miss work. We have all been there, it's a beautiful day and you just can't bear the thought of going to work. So you call in with some lame excuse for not going in, but you know that your boss isn't buying it. So instead of enjoying a wonderful day in the sun, you wind up worried that you might lose your job. That's no way…Read More
Office politics are a part of a professional life. No matter where you work, you will have to deal with hearing about who are the lazy employees, who "so-and-so" is dating and why the CEO is an idiot. Your typical gossip garbage and generally useless information about others. And then there are those who use office politics to spoil the reputation of a colleague in order to eliminate competition. …Read More
The average human has an eight-second attention span, which is even less than the attention span of a goldfish. In fact, you became distracted twice while reading this first paragraph. One reason why our attention span is so low is due to the digital connectedness and the fact that we have brains constantly seeking what is new and exciting. Welcome back; did you look out the window, check your Fac…Read More
Companies take a gamble every time they hire a new employee. No matter how well planned their recruiting efforts were, how tenacious the interviews or how solid their training policies are, they can still wind up with an employee simply not the right fit for the company. And when this happens, they have to fire them. Now, these very same companies also make some pretty good decisions during the hi…Read More
Do you feel bad about having to go to work every morning? Many people are less than positive about their current job and are either bored, weary or just plain frustrated. Your job sucks an enormous amount of energy from you and uses up too much time. If you have this type of attitude about work, you are never going to be a happy person. The only way you can enjoy a pleasant life is if you love the…Read More
Anyone who thinks they can wear whatever they want to work is completely confused, to put it mildly. Even if the place where you work is all hip and cool and claims to have no dress code, there are still things you don't wear to the office. Look, ladies, leave the Daisy Duke shorts at home and the fishnet stocking for your Friday night clubbing, nobody wants to see that when they are trying to mak…Read More
In our last post, we gave you a number of excuses you can use to blow the day off work. You have had it up to your chin and desperately need a day to yourself away from work. We know just how you feel. With a good excuse and a little luck, you managed to get a day off, good for you. But now you have to decide what to do. If you want to hide under the covers in your bed and watch Netflix all day…Read More
Almost everything in life holds the potential for social embarrassment, especially things that happen every day at the office. This is one reason why you leave the paper shredding to the mobile shredding services in Orlando, it is just one less problem you have to worry about. Can you imagine what embarrassing moments might transpire if you dealt with shredding paper in the office? We have all bee…Read More
