Chit-Chat Biggest Time Waster at Work
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It’s not Facebook that reduces productivity at work. It’s the office water-cooler and those annoying software updates and computer glitches that are behind the loss of productivity in the workplace, acc…
A City of Saudi Women: Segregation Setback or More Women in the Workplace?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(EASTERN PROVINCE, Saudi Arabia) — Separate has never meant equal in Saudi Arabia. Yet a new women-only development in Saudi’s Eastern Province is aimed at moving women forward, easing more women into the workplace.The new …
Five Ways to Stay Warm in a Cold Office
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It’s hot out. It’s one of the hottest summers in quite a while. But while it’s melting outside, you may be freezing inside. Of course, getting the office and your co-workers to agree on the ideal inside temperature i…
Men’s Offices Germier Than Women’s, Says Study
Ciaran Griffin/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Men’s offices harbor significantly more bacteria than women’s, according to a new study published in the online journal PLoS ONE.The types of bacteria are the same, and come mostly from the skin, nose,…
Workers Can’t Seem to Get It Done at Work
Christopher Robbins/Photodisc(NEW YORK) — Much to supervisors’ dismay the workplace isn’t all too conducive to getting things done, a survey by the professional social networking site LinkedIn reveals.In fact, nearly nine of ten professionals in…
Working Women: What Happens as They Age?
JupiterImages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As women get older, many want to – or have to – continue to work, just as many men do. Still, a new report from the advocacy group OWL indicates that middle-aged and older women may have a tougher…
Workers Are Mad for The ‘Don Draper Effect’
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The TV hit Mad Men may take place at a fictional ad agency during the 1960s but some of its workplace dynamics are still applicable today. At least, according to a survey conducted by recruitment company …
You Called Out of Work… But Are You Really Sick?
Pixland/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — People really aren’t feeling well when they call in sick to work — or at least, most of them, according to research by the career website theFIT.In a survey of 5,000 people who recently used a sick day, 84 percent said …
Poll: 31% of Workers with Office Romances Married Their Co-Worker
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Love is in the office air. A new Valentine’s Day survey commissioned by CareerBuilder.com finds 31 percent of employees say their office romance led to marriage. The survey also found 38 percent of…
Boredom, Constant Cheer, Cynicism and Other Job Hazards
Christopher Robbins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Paul Spector was never as bored as the summer he spent after high school working in a contact lens factory. His job was cutting each contact lens out of a sheet of plastic.Now a professor studying industria…
Who Does Your Boss Remind You Of?
Hulton Archive/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — While there undoubtedly are workers out there who wish their boss had never been born, a new survey found that one in five employees say their boss is so nice, he or she reminds them of George Bailey from the…
Volkswagen Gives Workers a Break from BlackBerry Email
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WOLFSBURG, Germany) — When the BlackBerry appeared, people said the best thing about it was that you could take the office with you wherever you went — and the worst thing about it was that you had to take the office with you…