Everyone Hates the Office Suck-Up

Children aren’t the only ones who harbor resentment toward a teacher’s pet. Overachievers, it seems, are resented in the workplace too, according to a group of studies conducted by Washington State University. Through a battery of experiments, researchers found that despite a worker’s willingness to go above and beyond the call ... Continue Reading

Career Couch: Avoiding Collisions of Church and the Workplace

Q. You want to take time off for a religious observance that does not occur on your day off or on a paid holiday. Should you tell your manager the reason, or just take it as personal time and leave it at that? Chris Reed A. Although some companies give employees paid ... Continue Reading

Preoccupations: The Urban Lands of Opportunity

WHEN I was growing up, there was a strict line between work and life. Every morning, my dad downed a bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee and drove his Chevy Impala from our home in North Arlington, N.J., to the eyeglass factory in the Ironbound section of Newark, ... Continue Reading

Survey: U.S. Workers Feel More Job Stability

U.S. workers are feeling more stability in the workplace, according to a survey conducted by Adecco Group North America, a ision of global staffing and recruitment agency The Adecco Group. Of all workers surveyed, 78% said that they are unconcerned about their job security if they vacation this summer. Only 37% ... Continue Reading

Will the World Cup Kill Productivity?

There is no doubt that the World Cup 2010, which kicked off today, is inspiring workers across the globe to be less productive. Of course, just how lackadaisical the tournament is making employees varies from country to country.   Concerns over workplace productivity in the host country of South Africa seem ... Continue Reading

How to cope in a negative workplace

Here are a few tips to cope with being in a negative workplace: *Separate Work from Home Life Sometimes when you work in a highly frustrating environment due to negativity, it is often difficult to leave those issues at work when you go home. Many people who are irritated over work issues ... Continue Reading

Preoccupations: Texting in Meetings: It Means ‘I Don’t Care’

AS technological devices have become more portable and more popular, they’ve enhanced our connectedness at work. But they have also led to a greater degree of incivility — a trend that is damaging our workplace relationships. Sean Kelly For more than a decade, my colleagues and I have gathered data on incivility ... Continue Reading

Should I throw the kitchen sink at my messy business partner?

That sinking feeling: how do you persuade a co-worker to wash up? Photograph: Alamy Work ethics is a fortnightly feature in Guardian Work where a reader submits a workplace dilemma and asks for your help. A selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday’s paper … Read the original article at ... Continue Reading

Career Couch: How to Help a Troubled Office Colleague

Q. One of your co-workers has been acting strangely for a while, and you’re beginning to suspect that something may be seriously wrong — perhaps problems at home, mental health issues or substance abuse. What kind of behavior could point to a problem like this? Chris Reed A. Any sustained change in ... Continue Reading

If you only do one thing this week … know your workplace rights

Hot office: Employers should keep working environments between 16C and 25C. Photograph: Roger Tooth If you are huddled in three mohair cardigans at your desk peering through the gloom at a computer screen then you need to bookmark this page; if your knuckles clash with your neighbour’s whenever you swivel your ... Continue Reading

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