With every businessperson in America now using email - with the exception of Steve Remson, a grain analyst from Ohio who claims nobody told him about it - proper email etiquette is essential. Here are five common mistakes that can destroy a promising career.
Copying Russian Federation President Vladimir...
Mishap, the Corktown bistro nouveau whose glazed prawns were recently featured in Swallow magazine, is requiring its waitstaff to tell customers what to enjoy instead of just saying “Enjoy!” The new policy takes effect on September 1.
“We’ve discovered that saying ‘Enjoy!’ without specifying causes confusion and anxiety,” says chef/owner...
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...
The ball that you “get rolling” is the same ball as which TWO of these:
a) The ball you “get on”
b) The ball you place in someone's court
c) The ball you want to avoid dropping
d) The ball signed by Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander after his no-hitter pitched on May 7,...
Sterling Heights marketer Stella Winkler was fired Friday after her standard poodle disgraced the CEO during a company-sponsored “Take Your Dog to Work” Day.
“We believe in having fun,” said Merit-Weiss HR Director Molly Turner, “but employees must be held accountable for the behavior of their pets."
Twenty-five employees participated in...
A number of media outlets are reporting that the Universe nearly came to
an abrupt end on July 10. It was saved at the last minute by the quick thinking
of Juanita Ramirez, a saleswoman for
Real Estate 12 in Queens, New York.
At 9 that morning Ramirez discovered that her computer had...
William Harris, 56, a post systems analyst at Cleveland's Palmer-Inge, was dismissed this week when it was discovered he had done no work since being hired 13 years ago – despite typing frantically at his computer for 12 hours a day, on average.
The situation came to light when he...
In the three months since launching the JustShorTT tipping app, its makers estimate it has already saved US companies $161 million on business lunches and entertainment. The app calculates server tips at 19.56% - so slightly shy of the expected 20% that waitpersons think they’re getting the whole thing.
“Whether...
The much-anticipated LunchPoof app will launch on March 15, according to CEO Sally Pornover of Coagulators IV - the app creators that have spent three years developing the potentially work-changing product.
The concept is simple: Use the app to order lunch and it materializes in your desk drawer within 90...
When its stock hit $151,006 per share on November 20, Denver toothpick maker Tonssill achieved a market valuation of $500 billion. That makes it the fourth most valuable company in the world.
Founder Neal Molling told reporters that while he’s pleased at achieving the milestone, he isn't surprised.
“Our toothpicks are...
Three weeks ago, insurance actuarial Anita Mizon, who had died in 2015 of digestive issues, emerged from her grave and began wandering, disheveled and blank-eyed, through Altmoor, Pennsylvania.
“At first nobody thought much of it,” says resident Sally Hilford. “Ever since the pandemic, nothing really surprises you.”
Within two days, however,...