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Got a work headache? Blame that sunny day


August 31, 2010 by Shane Borer
Posted in: Healthcare, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side

As long as the temperatures stay high, so does the likelihood that you’re going to suffer a crippling in-office migraine.

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The Great Typo Hunt: Taking the ‘n’ out of ‘dinning’


August 25, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side

Have you ever noticed a typo on a public sign that was so embarrassing you felt compelled to do something about it? That’s exactly how these two gentlemen spent an entire summer.

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Who’s screwing around the most at work (literally)?


August 20, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Benchmarking, Efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side

When it comes to workplace intimacy, this industry is leading the pack.

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IRS visits man at work, demands 4 cents in taxes


August 13, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: IRS, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side

When IRS agents make the effort to come all the way to your workplace, chances are you owe them a significant amount of money. Unless your name is Aaron Zeff.

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How Mozart is helping this sewage plant cut costs


August 4, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Cost cutters, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side

Companies of all stripes are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to cost-cutting. But this firm may have the strangest savings tactic of them all.

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When common sense fails, just sue Google


July 23, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side, Technology

This frivolous lawsuit against the tech giant led one expert to ask, “If Google told you to jump off a cliff, would you?”

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Woman on quest to reach 1000 lbs insists she’s ‘very healthy’


July 13, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Healthcare, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side

Employers that worry about the health of their workforce should be happy this woman isn’t on their health plan.

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When corporate fun and firewalking collide


July 6, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side

There are plenty of unique ways to motivate your workers but, unless they’re all skilled, practicing mystics, walking across a bed of hot coals shouldn’t be one of them.

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The $18M typo and 7 other expensive runners-up


July 2, 2010 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Lighter-side, Special Report

Yes, you’re red-faced when that report or e-mail you sent has a typo in it. But that blunder probably didn’t land your company in the red. Some of these may have.

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Product warnings: Are these 6 really necessary?


July 1, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side

In today’s corporate world, businesses often have to provide painfully detailed warnings about their products and services to ensure that they don’t end up on the wrong end of a lawsuit.

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