We have some people in our office who try everything they can to drag everyone down. There are more positive than negative people at work, but these guys are just plain mean and do what they can to make things bad. They spread rumors, they encourage people to be angry and they say terrible things [...]
I disagree with what the Worried Worker recently wrote about having a “back-up” plan. My current back-up plan? Pray to the job-god I don’t get laid off in the next few weeks!
I am constantly worried about losing my job. I catch myself daydreaming about losing my health insurance, I have nightmares about my 401k and I [...]
GET THE STEAM OUT OF YOUR PIPES
Things are tough all over - tough economy, tough housing market, tough job environment. All the stress you feel can not only put you in a bad mood, but puts tension on your body and threatens your health as well. Try these quick tips to help improve your mood [...]
I’m in my mid fifties and think I’m better than ever in my job. I compete like crazy with the younger employees because I have to and they’re really not that good. They’re lazy, entitled, they can’t even use the English language properly and whatever you do, don’t question them about the work they complete [...]
To hell with GM, let’s focus on the jobs.
Don’t think about the big letters – GM. If the big letters fail, about 2.5 million jobs go right away and after those another 8 to 10 million overall. We can’t afford it. So, should they go bankrupt, should we bail them out with taxpayer money?
If taxpayers [...]
Sometimes the talk in the office is pretty bad. Someone will talk about something on TV, or a movie, then there’s a joke, then bad language, then it gets personal, louder, it’s like a competition or something where the people have to have a better story than the next person. The topics are not appropriate. [...]
First thing I did when I got my promotion was buy a BMW. The monthly payments for the loan and insurance are more than what I actually net with my salary increase, and I know it wasn’t the best move, but I have no regrets. I love the car. I love it more with lower [...]
I’m a commercial diver in Louisiana. My office suit is a wetsuit. To keep warm in the water, we have a diesel powered industrial water heater that pumps heated water down to the diver through a garden hose, which is taped to the air hose.
I take the hose and stuff it down the back of [...]
I went into our bathroom the other day and heard some noise in the handicapped stall. I pretty much ignored it but the sounds kept going until I flushed the urinal. The sounds stopped right away. I thought it was weird so when I went to the sink to wash my hands I leaned over [...]
