The Dreaded Work Email Chain
[caption id="attachment_11656" align="alignright" width="170" caption="Kill me."][/caption] A few weeks ago, the crime was committed. Someone had inadvertently "replied all" to the Human Resource email that provided an update on our 401K enrollment, sending out their personal information. One would think that this is not a big deal. You receive the email, read it, realize it is not for your eyes, delete the email, and move on. This is describing the ideal corporate email world. In reality, people read the email, and rather than delete it, continue the chain by replying all. Here is a recap, from my experience, on how quickly things can ...
5 Ways to Reject a Coworker’s Advances
It doesn’t matter if you’re hot or haggard. If you have a job a coworker is going to hit on you. It is one of the fundamental rules of nature. Most of the time, you’re not going to be interested. In fact, you might be oblivious to many of the come-ons. However, once friendly advances (frequent cubicle visits, lunch invites) become more physical (creepy surprise neck massages, awkward side hugs), it’s time to figure out an efficient and painless getaway plan. Here are 5 ways to reject a coworker's advances: 1. Let him or her know you are seeing someone. Pros: This can ...
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 ...
The Great Justin Bieber Cubicle Prank
Cubicle pranks aren't something new. Anytime you go on a long vacation, in the back of your mind, you are thinking about the state of your cubicle when you return. Whether it is funny print-outs, stolen items, or a chair with a missing wheel (always check before you sit), it's nice to spice up the sometimes mundane cubicle life. However, this office prankster takes it to a whole new level. What appeared to be your average cubicle desk is now an over-the-top shrine to Justin Bieber. This isn't a picture or two, it is a full-fledged Bieber gallery, which includes posters, a ...
Employee Passes On Lotto Pool, Cries When Coworkers Win $319 Million
Office lotto pools can be annoying. You know your chances are slim, but if you don't participate, you could be the person who has to continue coming to work while everyone else celebrates their...
Video: Synchronized Japanese Businessmen Music Video
Synchronized Japanese businessmen cruising through the city. If that's not enough to entice you, nothing...
The Dirtiest Piece of Real Estate in the Office
The office desk is a very dirty place. Researchers have found that the average desk contains more than 400 times the bacteria found on a toilet seat. If you have one of those gel wrist...
News From The Cube – March 29, 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...
Undercover Boss Analysis of Bill Massa: CEO of Synagro
In this week's episode of "Undercover Boss", Bill Massa, CEO of Synagro, tackles some of the absolute dirtiest jobs ever, to get a feel of his corporate culture and...
Work Crush
By Selena Coppock What motivates an employee even better than free cookie day or a morning office cheers? Being treated like a human… and having a work crush. To address the former, most companies treat...
400-Year-Old Liquor Store Closing Doors
There’s about a half dozen people in England today waking up unemployed. An obvious case of the Mondays. But where they were just let go from is as sad of a story. Bakers Wine Merchants...
Good Boss / Bad Boss: Charlie Sheen
Despite the seemingly insurmountable catastrophe in Japan, experts are saying the earthquake-tsunami will ultimately improve Japan’s economy. This has me thinking. Could a pop-culture disaster have the same effect for a company? Could human train...
Video: No Eating on the MTA
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: The commuting environment breeds irritability and aggression. You had a rough day at work, your train is running late or traffic is in gridlock, your AC...
The Annual Office Meeting: Bodies Welcome
What do you get when you mix a whole lotta sausage with a whole lotta bullshit? Nope, not a McGriddle sandwich. You get my company’s annual office meeting! Twenty-two dudes and three women – the...
Angry Birds Desk Set
Do you have a color printer in your office? Time to get birding! The Little Plastic Man Blog is offering up these amazing print, cut and fold paper Angry Birds patterns (download instructions here). It’s a...
Toyota Plants In U.S. May Be Hindered By Tsunami
The world has been consumed by two major news stories lately. Obviously major things are going down in Japan and Libya right now. And, yes, those things affect us on the home front. The other...
A Fan Hoarder at the Office
It has been a few years now and my office building still hasn’t figured out the heating and cooling situation. As we start to escape the Winter and enter Spring, there are days when it...
