Is your job making you sick? Dr. Hafeez shares 7 work related anxiety triggers that may be stressing you out in the workplace and how to overcome them.
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Just How Nasty is Your Keyboard at Work + How to Properly Clean It
Just how nasty is your keyboard at work? You’d be surprised. Learn how it’s one of the nastiest surfaces in the office and how you can keep yours germ-free.
Continue Reading3 Ways to Avoid a Social Media Disaster in the Workplace
Social media can be tricky when it comes to coworkers. Guest blogger, Yolonda, is giving tips on how to avoid a social media disaster in the workplace.
Continue ReadingCubicle Confessions: My Coworker Stinks
In the latest Cubicle Confessions, I tackle a problem that a reader has. Her email starts off with my coworker stinks, and she wants advice on what to do.
Continue ReadingCubicle Confessions: I Work Harder Than My Coworkers Because I’m Not a Mom
This week’s post addresses a woman who feels that since she is unmarried & childless, she has to work harder. Are working parents given a pass?
Continue ReadingWorkplace Matters: How Flexible Is Your Workplace?
The flexibility of the workplace is a hot button topic and causes a lot of discussion amongst employees. Flexibility practices in the workplace can go a long way for employee morale, retention, and attendance. So why isn’t every company making sure that their workplace is indeed “not static”?
Continue ReadingStaying Productive Throughout the Holiday Season at the Workplace
November and December can be two of the toughest months to stay focused during work. With the holiday season in full force as well as days off during the week due to Thanksgiving and Christmas, it can be difficult to keep everything together personal wise while working.
Continue ReadingTo Wear (or not wear) Halloween Costumes at Work
An issue that usually plagues my profession during this time of year is whether or not to celebrate Halloween at work and allow employees to wear costumes.
Continue ReadingIs Looking Too Beautiful In The Office A Hindrance?
Most of you have heard about the woman who lost her job because she felt she looked too good and caused too much of a stir with the males at the bank she was employed with. As silly as this may sound (and shallow as well), this does happen in the workplace. As a former
Continue ReadingStop Taking Your Work From The Office Home With You
We have all been guilty—there is a pressing assignment or task that needs to be completed and five o’clock comes and you still are not done, so you take the work home with you. After cooking dinner, spending time with family, and other items that must be done when you are home, you find yourself
Continue ReadingDo Employers Look Down On Women With Children?
As many of you are aware, I have entered the rat race of looking for a full-time opportunity in my field. My background has been in human resources, hiring, management, etc. I have recently gone on several interviews for key positions in my field, and the questions that I have found myself answering have been
Continue ReadingSo & So Was Fired, Will I Be Next? — The Instability of The Workplace
Let’s face it guys. The economy and the job market have been in the crapper the last couple of years. Employers were laying off people left and right to control costs, but according to the latest unemployment figures, there may be relief on the horizon. Even still, layoffs are commonplace in many offices. Most upper
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