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How To Deal With Annoying, Stupid, Smelly Coworkers

The New York Times has one of the best articles I've ever seen about how to deal with coworkers that annoy or distract you. This has always been a problem for me, because I'm not good with confrontation and seem to get…
Two Faced: Separate Facebooks for Work and Play

Facebook has evolved from collegiate social outlet to legit business tool—or perhaps that was degenerating. Either way, most companies these days have Facebook fan pages, which inadvertently encourage employees from t…
Is Your Job Your World?

Caution: More philosophizing coming from The Office ahead. I've noticed that shows like The Office tend to make work seem kind of like high school or college—it's your world, where the vast majority of friends, enem…
Are YOU the Annoying Co-Worker?

Cnn.com and Careerbuilder posed a question today that I think everyone needs to stop and ask themselves at some point: Are you the annoying co-worker? There's always That Guy or That Girl in an office or workplace,. Yo…
That's Not My Job: Redux

My recent That's Not My Job post received a couple of interesting comments I thought were worthy of front page attention. To review: In my original post, I wrote about how it's important in the working world to under…
That's Not My Job

When you hear someone say "That's not my job," it might sound like they're being lazy or not a team player, but I think it's important when you're working to understand the tasks that are and are not your responsibili…
Mixing Business with Pleasure — Camaraderie at Work

I might have mentioned previously that I've never had a real job, but the internships and activities I've participated in have often involved office environments, which qualifies me to make the following observation:…
The 5 Worst Traits of Coworkers

This post comes from our friends at mancouch... In my last post I wrote that I would outline the top five criteria for punching a coworker; then I realized I am not a violent person. The only time I can advocate any so…
Office Romances: Either Really Good or Really Bad

Image Source CNN reported yesterday on a new survey about relationships among coworkers. After polling 8,000 people, CareerBuilder found that 40 percent of responders had engaged in an office romance, and 31 percent…
You Might Be a Bad Coworker If...

Image Source U.S. News & World Report published a funny list of the top five attributes that make up a bad coworker. Read on: You delegate... late. Whether you're a boss or just another cubicler, nobody likes to…