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Aug30
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Wow. I just read the craziest deal. It’s from July so I don’t know how I missed this gem but it turns out that people assume firing someone with an IM and an emoticon is perfectly sane.  Look out office worker friends, that friendly email may not be so friendly after all. According to a (I’m fairly certain) unscientific report on MSNBC 14% of men think that firing someone with an emoticon laden IM is good. 11% of women said the same.
I’m a little stunned by this news because over 40,000 folks did the survey so that's a lot of not very smart or nice people out there to deal with. Seriously, can you imagine: Here are some ideas: - Yo, dude; you are soooo fired
 - Sorry man, but here’s your pink slip
 - I regret
 to inform you that your services are no longer required at such and such company - See ya, wouldn’t want to be ya
On an off topic article note; fewer individuals than the percentages above said they would break up with someone in this way which shows just how not valued professionalism is. What do you think? I’d NEVER do this. Would you?
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Aug29
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Seriously folks, no more whining about how work is hard to find. While Miss Teen Colorado actually made off with the Miss Teen USA 2007 crown the third-runner-up, Miss Teen South Carolina is the one making waves. If she...
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Aug28
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Thanks to a head's up from a good blogging pal Julie at She Plays Music, I can now let you in on Hewlett Packard's new star approach to advertising. Office Stuffer has been a long-time fan of HP (love the...
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Aug27
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You may not be able to stop someone from becoming violent but you can certainly try. Rule number one: Don’t forget about when you should NOT try to de-escalate someone. Remember, sometimes there’s nothing you can do that’s going...
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Ok, we took a Post-It Note break and now we’re back on track with our workplace violence prevention week. In my earlier post, What Can the Juanita Bynum Assault Teach Office Workers I mentioned that office workers can learn...
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Aug26
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If all this talk about the Juanita Bynum assault and workplace violence is bringing you down, I’ve got the perfect Sunday solution. Post-It Note fun. For those of you alive in the 80s (most of you right) I found...
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As noted in my previous post, What Can the Juanita Bynum Assault Teach Office Workers I’ll be offering some tips for workplace violence. However, what I realized is that even for office workers there are different levels of workplace...
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Aug25
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You've likely heard about the recent assault of televangelist and best-selling author Juanita Bynum. If you haven’t the basics include Bynum, an Atlanta hotel parking lot, and Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III (her estranged husband). Weeks attacked Bynum leaving her...
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Aug22
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What are you doing on October 15th 2007? Are you blogging for change? You could be. On 10-15-07 bloggers from all over the world are coming together to make a difference. You can too.Blog Action Day was born of a...
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Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Change all light bulbs to the energy saving versions. Buy recycled office paper, ink cartridges, envelopes, and any other goods that come in both new versions and recycled versions (why...
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Aug21
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I recently mentioned the “paperless office” in a post I did about the need for office computer printer ink. I've seriously considered a paperless (or at least less paper filled) office before but now a super great post, Paperless...
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Aug20
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CNET is reporting on just about the coolest thing ever – the biodegradable laptop. According to CNET this new laptop, the Fujitsu LifeBook has a biodegradable chassis. The good: Toss this chassis, made from a plastic made from cornstarch...
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Aug19
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You know what’s spendy? INK! Printer ink that is. As far as personal office supplies go, inkjet cartridges for my printer are likely where the bulk of my supply money goes. When I’ve worked in-house I know that the...
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Aug18
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As you may remember I decided to try and find out if the Freecycle Network is a good way to get office supplies. As you might also recall, I had to sign up for an account before I could...
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Aug17
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Stop what you're doing right now! Take a look around your office. Do you like what you see? Are you doing what you love? I hope you said yes. I adore a good story of someone who loves their job....
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Aug16
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All I've been hearing about lately is the Freecycle Network. Freecycle this, Freecycle that. Does Freecycle really live up to the hype? You can supposedly find anything you need with Freecycle. So, what about office supplies? Free office supplies...
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Aug15
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A new survey posted in Canadian Business reports that most employees value a boss with a good sense of humor; 65% in fact.I'm inclined to agree. But then again, I like funny. Funny is usually a much better time than...
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Aug14
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Today was a mighty fine day. Got my fresh new copy of Consumer Reports -- always a good deal. I love CR. They always have great office minded (and other) reviews and they add a dash of almost cynical humor....
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Xerox Corporation is the name in office equipment like business copy, printers, and document management technology. We all know Xerox; most of us have gone so far as to make it a household name for basic copy making. Now there's yet...
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Aug13
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Clarian Health Partners, an Indiana hospital chain has decided to start penailizing employees who don't stay in shape. In 2009 Clarian will dock each of their 26,000 employees paychecks; $5 if you smoke, $10 if you're overweight, and $5 for high...
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Aug12
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As promised I took a jaunt around the internet looking for some different style office supplies. It's Sunday, so some office fun is necessary anyhow. One great place to find unusual office supplies, including furniture is at Oddpodz. Their items...
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So, I'm reading the news today, looking for some juicy office info to bring you when I see this headline, "Rebel Office Supplies...." There was more but my brain stopped when I heard "rebel office supplies." This is an office...
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Aug11
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Steelcase just released a report highlighting the results of a study they conducted on office communication. To be exact, they looked at the way that news travels through all the different channels in a work environment and how effective it...
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Aug 9
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Ah yes, another good reason to use that vacation time. A recent study conducted by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center reports that when unemployment rates are low, hospitals see a higher admission rate for blunt trauma; "Physical...
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Aug 8
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Just out scouring the web, as I love to do, and I noticed some posts of note that office minded readers might enjoy.Lifehacker has a great post up about the Top 10 Free Wallpaper, Fonts and Icon Sources on the...
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All this talk of the 2007 NFL season is making me jealous. People are really excited. As noted, I'm not so excited. Maybe some of you aren't either. I think something extra cool and exciting is called for to drown...
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Aug 7
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If you like football. I however, will never understand why people get paid so much to throw around a ball and body slam each other like there's no tomorrow. I'd rather go shopping for the tiny pink pencil erasers than...
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Wouldn't it be nice to know how long you're really spending on each project? Do you know off the top of your head? You cannot work more efficiently if you don't know how much time you spend doing specific tasks....
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Aug 5
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Think Geek has the specs on a very cool office gadget posted; The Power Strip Space Saver, from Philips. We all use items at the office that have to be plugged in. There is usually a ton of headaches involved,...
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If you like the Saarinen Tulip chairs, this year would be a good time to pick some up for the office. Besides sale pricing at various vendors, Knoll is affixing a special 50th anniversary nameplate to all the special edition...
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I have two questions for you:What do you think of when you think of your office vending machine? QUICK! Did you think of something? Good, next question...What do you think of when you think of socks? Now, what do you...
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Aug 3
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Maybe not the worst, a quill and feather, for instance, is quite a bit of trouble. Still, I did find some pens recently that are pretty bad.A while back I got 2 or 3 packs of the Pentel R.S.V.P fine...
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I know, it seems like I'm obsessed with breasts. I promise no more breast talk for at least a week after this. Still, I did want to mention that it is World Breastfeeding Week. It's a worldwide huge event and...
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Aug 2
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This month anyway.I get so many magazines; it's not even funny. I get magazines related to all the areas I write about, which is considerable, but I don't tend to read them all and I usually don't plug them but...
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This morning Steelcase Inc., a global office environments manufacturer, introduced Clarity. Not Clarity of thought for the office as some of us might be hoping for but the new Clarity wood finish for office furniture. Clarity is an earth friendly water-borne...
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Aug 1
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That's an office standard for many; but it may not be for too much longer. You may instead be hitting cyber space each morning with your cup o' joe. Rupert Murdoc's stunning take over of The Wall Street Journal has...
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First, sorry about the lack of posts yesterday folks; summer allergies are kicking my butt. But I got some allergy medicine and all kinds of great office news. Starting with boobs. That's right. Breasts in the office. Which frankly, was...
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Look out office worker friends, that friendly email may not be so friendly after all. According to a (I’m fairly certain) unscientific report on MSNBC 14% of men think that firing someone with an emoticon laden IM is good. 11% of women said the same. 
