Political conversations at work have been considered a no-no in the past, but Lisa Belkin of The New York Times says that mind-set is "so last election." In fact, she adds, "These days, you would think that political talk was a job requirement."
According to several office workers Lisa spoke with, this election has everyone buzzing and voters are finding it's more acceptable to engage in political banter at the office.
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About 40 percent of you say you make judgments about your co-workers' food choices, but do you pay attention to their tardiness?
A friend of mine recently confided that she's been tracking when her co-worker arrives in the office after she noticed he shows up nearly an hour late each day.
Apparently, he stays at the office late and is paid on salary, but his tardiness bothers her because she too works hard and still arrives on (or before) the expected hour.
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Spending hours surrounded by co-workers every day and sharing space means we only have a certain amount of privacy at work. Sometimes people will nosily look over your shoulder to get a glimpse of the action on your screen, and I've found that often co-workers are more guilty of this than bosses. Do you feel like your colleagues respect your privacy?
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The ideal job hunting situation is when you're currently employed and looking for a new gig, not only for the obvious financial reasons, but because sudden job loss can render us panicked and decision-impaired. Frantically searching for a new job could sabotage what you've set out to achieve, and you could be back on the market for another position in no time.
Career coach Deborah Brown-Volkman explains why it's important to have a plan when you're job searching and says, "You don't want to walk into someone else's nightmare.
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Munchausen is a psychological disorder in which people seek attention for themselves by making up an illness or inducing sickness. Business professor Nathan Bennett coined the term "Munchausen at work" to describe people who fabricate problems to make themselves look better when they solve the issues they created in the first place.
For example, Bennett says the behavior was at work in the case of a manager who made up layoff rumors so he could be the hero a few weeks later and tell workers he'd saved their jobs.
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Mitsui & Co., one of Japan's largest companies, is revising the common conception of a work-life balance by reintroducing its old tradition of supplying dorms for unmarried employees. In Tokyo, the company's six dorms for men and two for women cost about $185 a month and provide private bedrooms but a shared cafeteria and bathhouse.
According to The Wall Street Journal, employee dorms were originally introduced in the 1950s and 60s to help establish a company culture of family.
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Salary isn't a topic that typically comes up among co-workers and most of you would like to keep it that way. But if you discovered someone was being paid much more for doing a similar job, you may actually be happy the topic finally surfaced.
It's rumored that Tori Spelling, aka Donna Martin, has backed away from reprising her role on the new 90210 because she found out that Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth's contracts were paying them more.
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You've been at your new job for about three months now. You love the work, the hours, even the people, but there's one co-worker who doesn't know how to respect your personal space. You're currently working directly together on your first major project, and every time you meet to discuss, he's up in your face — it's official, he's a close talker!
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A recent CareerBuilder survey found that 82 percent of employees go to happy hours to bond with co-workers, while 11 percent go to spend quality time with the boss. Which is a stronger factor in driving you to office happy hours?
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