5 Simple Signs You’re Over Caffeinated
We’ve all been there. It is 3 p.m. Your appetite for food and blondes is only surpassed by Rosie O’Donnell’s, so you unwisely decided to eat nine slices of extra-cheese pizza at the restaurant down the street with the hot blonde waitress. She was unimpressed, but not as unimpressed as your boss will be if you do not stop falling asleep at your cubicle. You have fallen victim to a well-studied medical phenomenon: The Food Coma. You reach for your quick-fix: the ubiquitous energy-booster of choice — caffeine. It’s the most frequently used psychostimulant in the world. In the medical profession, this ...
10 Advanced Google Search Tricks the Pro’s Use
Google. It's arguably the best search engine on Earth. Whether you need to find a new job, or a lawyer to sue your old company for letting you go, Google's got the answer. Because we bet you use it daily (probably multiple times a day even), we've handpicked a selection of search tips to make your searches faster, more efficient, and even more informative. Read on to discover some of the advanced Google search tricks the professionals use. Search within a site. [singlepic id=326 w=320 h=240 float=center] If you already know a specific site to search, you can use the "site: sitename" parameter in ...
4 Ways to Handle Your Boss – Wrestling Style
The allotted 40 hours I'm paid for each week often doesn't cover the amount of work assigned to me. You know the feeling. Overworked, underpaid — oft forgotten about. How many times a day do we just want to unleash hell? I hope it's not that bad for you. But how many times a day do we wish we could do/say what's REALLY on our minds? I think about that all the time. What if I could handle situations the way professional wrestlers do? Could you imagine? So we've thought of four ways we all wish we could handle our bosses at work. 1 Blatant ...
What If The GOP Field Became CEOs?
[caption id="attachment_17817" align="alignright" width="170" caption="The cast."][/caption] Did you know who Herman Cain was in 2008? We didn't. We didn't even know what Godfather's Pizza was in 2008. Now everyone knows who Herman Cain is. He's the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza and was very recently making a highly publicized run at the Republican seat for the 2012 presidential election. Former CEO of a pizza joint running for president? Impressive. Well, it's more impressive on paper than it is in person. Despite his experience near pizza ovens, Herman Cain couldn't handle the heat. But there's a trove of GOP hopefuls that seem to debate every 45 ...
Infographic: ‘Tis The Season To Work
Did you check your work email at all during the holidays? Yeah, neither did we. Interestingly enough, according to XOBNI’s infographic below, NOT everyone hates taking care of business during these precious few vacation days....
Auditorium – A Game to Help Get You Through January 2, 2012
If you are one of the unfortunate few that are working today, we recommend giving Auditorium a try. The majority of people are not working on January 2, 2012 (considering all banks are shut down),...
The ReGift That Keeps On Giving – WWED
One of my coworkers "regifted" a set of horribly tacky porcelain figurines to me this year for Christmas. She proudly tells me that her friend was throwing these figurines away but thought I...
Video: Workers Can’t Stop Concrete Buffer Gone Wild!
Construction workers typically worry about safety issues such as electrical, trip, and fall hazards. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has pages and pages of information on these...
Picture: Eye Contact
A good primer on the appropriate uses of eye...
Infographic: 10 Hot Recession Proof Careers
You’re unemployed. You’re career didn’t quite pan out the way you had hoped. You’ve got to think quick and get back in the game. Where should you look? Try these 10 hot recession proof careers:...
UPS Driver Flips Off Security Camera and Throws Package
We get it. Delivering packages each and everyday (or is it just Mon-Fri now?) has got to be tedious, especially around the holidays. Still, what reason could this particular UPS driver have to not only...
Video: Cubicle Christmas Light Show
What’s that? You want to see a good Christmas light show? Wait, what’s? It’s in your cubicle? AWESOME. We actually are curious as to what company this is, that employees have this sort of free...
Picture: Cancel All My Meetings
Gotta love the...
Professor Fired After Giving James Franco a D
Actor James Franco is someone who isn’t shy about wearing a lot of hats. His latest resume bullet: Occupational hazard. That’s right. The “127 Hours” star’s name is coming up a lot recently in relation...
Brilliant Resumes on Craigslist – December 21, 2011
We’ve been providing our readers with a sneak peak of some of our favorite resumes found on Craigslist. After those long days of job hunting, sometimes we all need a good laugh. If we can...
2011 Office Gift Guide: Common Mistakes
Examples: Lotions, soaps, fruit cakes (even though I personally find them delicious), picture frames, candles, etc. I am definitely guilty here. When I am stuck on gift ideas, my laziness chimes in with, “Oh, you...
News From The Cube – December 20, 2011
In addition to the community we’ve built here on The Collared Sheep, there’s a fun group of folks on Twitter who make the work day easier by broadcasting live from their cubicles and offices. We...




