The Workplace

Systems Verifier Types Same Sentence 16 Million Times to Look Busy

William Harris, a systems verifier at Cleveland's Palmerton-Inge, was...

Tired of Traditional Jobs, More Turn to Getaway Car Driving

In 2012, there were 4,300 registered getaway car drivers...

Politically Correct Service Dogs Prevent Career Ending Faux “Paws”

Over 30,0000 American business people currently employ service dogs...

Office Gangs Wreaking Havoc at US Companies

While the problem of urban street gangs is well...

Nod, Handshake or Hug? Workers Returning to Workplace Specify Greeting Preference

When employees return to the office after many months working from home, the idea of having to interact with colleagues again can cause anxiety and concern. "Before the pandemic people...

Accounting Clerk Walks 2300 Miles to Find Company That Moved Without Telling Him

When Delmar Stratagems relocated from Seattle to Detroit three months ago, 57 year old accountiing clerk Harold Walters was not invited to make the move. In fact, he was...

Tulsa Company Lays Off All Employees Named Ray

Facing the need to reduce staffing, Tulsa platform manufacturers Remson-Morton, ordered the layoffs of 18 of the company’s 424 employees last week. Those impacted held varying jobs, with salaries...

In Lieu of Raises, Ad Agency Approves Employee Tip Jars

While foregoing salary increases for the seventh straight year, Detroit ad agency Sommers-Worth is taking steps to ensure all employees are adequately compensated. As of April 1, the company's...

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...

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...

Six Ways to Avoid Being Perceived as an Office Pushover

It’s impossible to succeed in the workplace if you’re perceived as a “pushover” – that is, a person who is taken advantage of and, in some instances, actually pushed...

Requiring Signatures on Anonymous Attitude Survey Boosts Positivity Rating by 1600 Percent

Sears/Wills, the international travel aggregator, achieved a 1598 percent increase in its employee satisfaction score this year by making one simple change to its annual anonymous attitude survey: Employees...

Speed Disclaimers Save Their Companies’ Butts

Covering the company’s rear end is rarely mentioned in the mission statement, but it is always the number one priority. Many US businesses have long assigned staffers to end...

Up and Coming Ad Man Mistakenly Gets His Foot in the Wrong Door

Steve Wilson was on top of the world. Three years after first sending out his resume, then following up with over 100 query letters, he thought he’d finally gotten...

As Employees Return to Work, Alabama Company Reassigns Their Comfort Zones

As its employees began returning to the workplace after over a year at home, the management at First Transitional Bank of Birmingham observed that most of them were staying...
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Company Mandates That Employees Spend 12 Minutes a Day at Water Cooler

When employees of Milwaukee's Turner-Marx failed to gather around the new water cooler, which had been purchased solely to facilitate conversation and encourage camaraderie, CEO Paul Lang launched a...

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St. Louis Firm Goes Employee-Less, Boosts Profits by 130,000 Percent

Tolliver-Tolson, the St. Louis-based bond inducement firm, became one of the USA’s first employee-less companies as of January 1.  As of February, its profitability...

With More Executives Having Their Hands Tied, More Hand Tiers Are Needed

The number US executives whose hands are tied when it comes to addressing workplace issues, policy changes, and other actionable areas has increased by...
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8 Questions You Are Not Required to Answer During a Job Interview

Whether you're interviewing for a new position in person or online, there are approximately 1.7 million questions you are not required to answer. These...

Despite Ability to Name All US Presidents, 754 Interviews Net Her No Job Offers

Q. Over the past year I have been on 754 job interviews, but I still don’t have a job. In fact, I’ve never once been...