Poor quality and desperately worn or defunct office furniture is funny. We want a glimpse of the worst office chairs that Britain’s workplaces have to offer. Send in pictures of your rubbish, shredded, filthy, dysfunctional, slimy, dangerous and depressing office chairs. If there’s story behind the chair, we’d love to hear it. We’ll post […]
Last week, we sent out a marketing email which offended some Scottish, Welsh and Irish customers because it lent its support for England in the World Cup. While not retracting our support, we apologise for seeming to overlook other nations in the British Isles and, in recompense, point Celtic customers in the direction of anyonebutengland.com […]
A brickfilm is a stop-motion animation film involving Lego. Brickfilms.com is a site dedicated to brickfilming and invites amateur Lego filmmakers to share their work. AVI files are available to download and watch at your leisure. The film directory is helpfully divided into genres. “Documentary” is an obvious candidate for funniest, with filmworks on the […]
Impotence is one of the possible health consequences of working beyond the hours you are contracted to, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. As well as taking the lead out of your pencil, working late can also damage your heart and raise your blood pressure. According to the study of […]
An Isreali research team has developed a machine algorithm that can recognise sarcasm. In tests, the Semi-supervised Algorithm for Sarcasm Identification (SASI) has identified sarcastic sentences in online product reviews to some 77% accuracy. The team developed the algorithm by scanning 66,000 Amazon.com reviews with three humans tagging sentences for sarcasm and putting each statement […]
2010 is the gold anniversary of the invention of the laser. In 1960, Theodore H. Maiman constructed the first functioning LASER – that is, Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation – although laser technology had been theorised 43 years earlier by Albert Einstein. In fact, laser-like weapons like death rays existed in the […]
A recent US survey has found that 44 percent of workers have gained weight in their current jobs. According to the CareerBuilder survey, 32 percent of these weight-gaining workers say that work stress contributed to the extra pounds. As causes for weight gain, workers also cited sitting at a desk most of the day (49%), […]
There’s just two days before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa. Between 11 June and 11 July, it will be almost impossible to avoid this global event, even in the workplace. An estimated 38 percent of full-time workers are prepared to miss work to watch England during the competition, according to […]
The UK workforce believes the days of the traditional office block are numbered, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) survey. More than 1,150 workers were questioned about their personal ambitions and their predictions for the workplace in 2020 and a majority believe remote working will spell the end of the office block and that working […]
With time on his hands, former President George W. Bush has joined Facebook. There’s not much info on the man himself, but you can enjoy wall posts like, “Oh man, do I miss Dubya” and “go George.” You’d think that negative comments would get quickly deleted. But, “Hi, thanks for causing pain throughout the world, […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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