The Workplace

As Number of Heads on Them Increase, Production of Chopping Blocks Soars

In 2019, the average number of heads on the...

Denver Woman Placed on National Business Cliche Offenders List for Two Years

Carla Millington was ready to make the big move...

Poodle’s Behavior at “Take Your Dog to Work Day” Gets its Owner Terminated

Sterling Heights marketer Stella Winkler was fired Friday after...

SUCCESS! Employees Celebrate Raising Funds to Give CEO 20% Raise

With big companies continually looking to increase shareholder profits,...

In Lieu of Raises, Ad Agency Approves Employee Tip Jars

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

Tulsa Company Lays Off All Employees Named Ray

Facing the need to save costs following two years of losses, Tulsa platform manufacturers Ralston-Morton ordered the layoffs of 18 of the company’s 424 employees last week. Those impacted...

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 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...

Analyst Mixes Up Career “Do” With “Don’t,” Punches CEO in Nose

Having read 787 business advice books, Sarah Watney, an ultra-analyst at Chicago’s Millington Group, believed she had memorized every "do" and "don't" necessary to advance her career.  Last March...

Speed Disclaimers Save Their Companies’ Rears

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

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, Brokerage Reassigns Their Comfort Zones

As its employees began returning to the workplace after more than two years at home, the management at Transinstitutional Brokers of Birmingham, Alabama, observed that most of them were...

“Writing on the Wall” Strategy Transitions From Workplace to Home

To avoid paying expensive severance packages to terminated employees, HR departments have long utilized the strategy of writing on their office or cubicle walls to get them to resign...

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...

Despite Being Told There Was No Need to Do So, Employee Still Re-Invents the Wheel

Ignoring what her superiors considered a pretty clear directive, Sheila Cosgrove, a conformities specialist at Denver’s Pomeroy Trust, re-invented the wheel last Thursday. “We were asking that she conduct a...

With “Walking Out” Fired Staffers Now Common, Companies Seek More Humiliating Methods

When major auto companies began instituting massive layoffs across the country this month, those affected were invariably “walked out” – that is, provided with a box in which to...

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Millions of Managers Getting Hands Tied Increases Need for Hand-Tiers

The number of US businesspeople whose hands are tied when it comes to addressing workplace issues, policy changes, and other actionable areas has increased...

Occupational Cross-Dressers Gainng Acceptance in the Workplace

Not too many years ago, a civil engineer who dressed like a mechanical engineer would have been ostracized at the office – perhaps even...

No Longer Just Criminals, Henchmen Now Play Key Roles in US Businesses

As recently as 2018, few respectable people would have considered embarking on a career as a henchman.    “One always thought of a henchman as...

Communications Director Fired For Not Using “Robust” in Press Release

Gena McPherson, who had been the PR and communications manager at Minneapolis-based Calfalex for 12 years, was relieved of her duties last week due...

“Drucker” – Starring Carson Clemmons – Makes it Three Hits in a Row for Nimble

On the heels of “Potscrubbers” and “Cincinnati Sprinkles,” the just-launched “Drucker” looks like another success for streaming service Nimble.  The show stars Carson Clemmons,...