Listen you all… this is important. Emails are hard-copied versions of words that once sent, cannot be taken back. This is critical to remember, whenever you send an email. However, it is super critical when the email is work related or sent from your employer’s email account. Many employers have become paranoid about how their employees use email. Therefore, whether they are open about it or not, they are often watching you and your email account. Yes, it may sound like a scary big brother episode. Still, look at it from the company’s perspective. If you send an email out … Continue reading →

Like it or not, most offices are full of some type of politics. Even non-traditional offices like a school for example, still require that you play the diplomat in political ‘games’. In my opinion, office politics is a rather disdainful term for savvy networking. When you play the “game” you are essentially learning the culture in which you’re working. I had fully intended to begin a series on how to handle sticky situations at work and happened across a game that teaches you how to play. . .office politics. It is a social dilemma game used by human resources departments … Continue reading →

One complaint I’ve heard from several friends recently revolves around the dreaded office cubicle. Between lack of privacy and the feeling that you do not have your own personal space at work, cubicles can create a cramped and uncomfortable workday. We all know that unless you have four walls that actually touch the ceiling and a door that you can shut, you really don’t have much privacy. I’ve heard people complain about overhearing conversations that they really shouldn’t have been privy to, such as heated domestic quarrels and calls made to a doctor to explain some weird symptom that just … Continue reading →