The modern office girl: Out with low-cut tops and showing leg, in with ‘understated glamour’ Women think that dressing provocatively is a workplace faux pas, according to a poll commissioned by fashion site Very.co.uk. Accordingly, they prefer a more understated look with Holly Willoughby and Emma Watson serving as officewear role models. Showing too much […]
A recent poll has revealed some of our pet hates when it comes to email communication. According to the Staples UK/OnePoll survey, office workers are singularly unimpressed with spelling and grammatical errors, with 65 percent saying they would see such errors as ‘shoddy’ and ‘have no faith’ in the sender. Fifty-eight percent said they felt […]
How did the 1971 executive, displaced somewhat by computers, do to fill his work hours? He [Sic – “she” executives were rare at this point in history] played with his executive toys, of course. This gently satirical Tomorrow’s World piece showcases some of the executive toys on offer in the early ’70s, including the ‘Newton’s […]
The prices of original paintings by Shanti are expected to go up in value after it emerged the Czech artist has lost interest in art. Shanti, a female Asian elephant resident at Prague Zoo, had been an enthusiastic practitioner of painting after being introduced to it by her keeper Veronika Struplova Veronika taught her how […]
BuzzFeed has an inspirational post on using foldback clips – or ‘binder clips’ on the other side of the pond – in ways you never imagined. Applications in 54 Uses For Binder Clips That Will Change Your Life include foldback clips reimagined as cable catchers, beer organisers, money clips and emergency cufflinks. As the author […]
Best practice Despite office jargon being something that has long irritated us, it’s a workplace sin that a lot of us indulge in. That’s according to recent poll of 1,014 people commissioned by loan company wonga.com. One in five workers (19%) admits to being an ‘office waffler’. Sixteen percent think that using vacuous idioms like […]
Are Jaffa Cakes biscuits or are they actual cakes? As far as the taxman is concerned they are cakes rather than biscuits and it’s an important distinction. Because value added tax (VAT) is payable on chocolate-covered biscuits which are regarded as ‘luxury items’ but not on chocolate-covered cakes. And in 1991 McVities, the makers of […]
Paperstone, your favourite office supplies dealer, was eight years old last month but somehow this event was buried under a flurry of other news. Officially, we celebrate our birthday on 25th August when, in 2004, Paperstone was formally incorporated as a private limited company. A fully functional ecommerce website emerged the following April. A lot […]
If you’re worried about an imminent comedown after a summer full of celebration, joy and benign national pride, you needn’t be – because an new national event is upon us to ease us into Autumn. Yes, September is Computer Cleaning Month, an initiative by Durable to draw your attention to the filth magnet that is […]
It’s the clothing in which to be seen, but in a health and safety rather than a fashionable sense. Since its emergence in this country in 1964 on the Scottish railways, high visibility clothing has proliferated apace, becoming an icon of the outdoor workplace. Recently, the BBC’s Jon Kelly even suggested that hi-vis clothing symbolises […]
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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