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Finally! Product Packaging That Absolutely Nobody Can Get Open

Chicago home goods maker Peers & Webb has achieved the goal that has eluded businesses for over a century: A product package that is...

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Strenuous “Ah-Ha Moments” Taking Toll on Older Workers

A 63 year-old Troy, Michigan marketing manager was in stable condition at a local hospital Tuesday following an A-Ha! Moment Collapse (AHMC) at his...

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Gen Z in the Workplace: What to Expect

Here are 13 things employers might expect from that generation of workers that seems to have been born after every other worker...

Man Who Spreads 78% of Workplace Rumors Tracked To California

On Tuesday, Corporate America tracked down the man responsible for the majority of workplace rumors spread across the country. It turns out that San Diego accruals clerk Edward Mantell has started 78 percent of the rumors floating around US offices – ranging from improprieties at Fortune 500 companies to the...

After 362 Years, Movers and Shakers Announce Split

After working in tandem since 1659, the Movers and the Shakers announced this week that their partnership will dissolve effective December 31. While the split is amicable, the concern is how it will  impact US business – especially during these uncertain economic times. “I fear there will be even more...

Consortium Says Giving 110% No Longer Enough, Mandates Increase

The Nevergo consortium of St. Louis notified its 1300 employees this week that it is no longer sufficient to give 110 percent. New requirements – which increase expectations to as much as 113.2 percent depending on how long the employee has worked at the company – were introduced. “With other...

Chicago Conference Center Will Charge $25 to Check Egos at Door

With 98 percent of all corporate conferences now requiring attendees to check their egos at the door, a Chicago hotel and conference center will become the first to charge for the service. “Quite simply, we could no longer absorb the cost of checking so many egos, keeping track of them,...

Three Year-Old Inadvertently Earns Firm $40 Million on “Take Your Kid to Work” Day

A youngster who accompanied her mother to "Take Your Kids to Work" Day at St. Louis investment firm Merriman-Hodge inadvertently earned a $40 million profit for the company. On April 28, acquisitions manager Norma Darden brought her three year-old daughter, Wanda, to the annual event where kids can witness their...

Company Goes Back to Drawing Board, Discovers Custodian Has Thrown it Out

After spending two years and 82,000 meeting hours trying to develop a new formulation platform, Indianapolis techno-aggregator Quality 1.1 found itself hopelessly mired between two strategies: Advancing pre-productive platforms or reassembling multi-factored transitions. So, as often happens with companies in such situations, some top executives recommended going back to the...

Self-Eating Pizza Coming in 2019

After nearly five years of research and testing, pizza chain Markko’s will introduce a self-eating pizza in March of 2019.  The product is targeted to today’s busy consumers who don't have the time to eat. According to CEO Lou Markko, the process utilizes the same technology that powers self-driving cars...

Average Retirement Savings Just $213; Here’s How to Save $45 More

According to financial advisor Sandra Spalding of Cleveland's Spalding/Pitts, the average American businessperson verging on retirement has amassed a savings of just $213. “Assuming one lives 25 years into retirement that's just $8.52 per year,” she says. “Even if one closely watches expenses, it's probably not going to be enough.” Spalding...

Fake Devils Swindling Businesspersons Trying to Sell Their Souls to Get Promoted

As more and more US business people try to sell their souls to the Devil in exchange for promotions – it’s up by 43,000 percent since 2004 – criminal types are trying to cash in on the situation. In 2022, authorities estimate, there were over 175,000 cases of people posing...
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At Excellicon IV: We Are What We Know is the Best We Can Be

The 2018 employee recruitment video for Excellicon IV.

Detroit Team Building Facility Makes Backstabbing Fun

It’s a typical night at STABB, a new Detroit facility specializing in corporate team building.  Twenty-four employees of Midtown’s Matson Reducibles maneuver cautiously around the 15,000 square foot space. Knives in hand, their eyes dart back and forth looking for opportunities. Their goal: To stab as many people in the...