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Archive for the ‘Humor’ Category

January 3rd, 2008

15 Signs that You’ll be Fired

You see your position being advertised on JobStreet.com or the newspaper classifieds.
Your coworkers keep asking you “If, theoretically, you’ll resign or be fired for whatever reason, may I have your cubicle/chair/lamp/pencil holder?”
The IRS or the FBI come to your company building looking for you.
For some reason, your coworkers have stopped inviting you to staff meetings.
The […]

By Celine -- 2 comments

December 27th, 2007

Cartoon Thursdays: Reducing stress

 
From Carol Simpson Productions’ workplace cartoons.
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By Celine -- 3 comments

December 20th, 2007

Cartoon Thursdays: Improving morale

From Dilbert by Scott Adams.
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By Celine -- 0 comments

December 13th, 2007

Cartoon Thursdays: do more with less

Do More with Less from Savage Chickens by Doug Savage
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By Celine -- 0 comments

November 30th, 2007

Are you successful? Find out now! (Part 1)

*Cartoon by Andy Singer
Success. It means many things to different people.
A man lives in a small farmhouse with his wife and two kids. He spends his days on the field, and his nights reading to his kids. Is he successful?
How about a young stockbroker with a six-figure income who doesn’t have savings […]

By Celine -- 2 comments

November 16th, 2007

Top 7 ways to make your boss hate you

1. Be obvious that you’re after her job. The best way to do this is to go to work very early in the morning and sit in the boss’ chair. When she arrives, she’ll be surprised to find you there. Tell her you’re merely “practicing” for when you get her job. […]

By Celine -- 1 comment

November 1st, 2007

Work Music: “Stress” by Jim’s Big Ego

I can’t believe I’ve been blogging at Pimp Your Work for a full month and I never ever mentioned “Stress” by my favorite band in the world - Jim’s Big Ego.  It’s a very funny song and it’s one of the most played songs I have on my computer.   But before I forget…
Watch the Flash […]

By Celine -- 0 comments

October 31st, 2007

How to make your team fall apart

Bob Turek of Project Management 411 made an excellent post about working together.  Naturally, this inspired me to write my own post about how NOT to work together.
 Keep everything to yourself.  You want to know why?  Because everyone will steal your super genius ideas.  Dont’ share anything.  If you’re making a group presentation, just tell […]

By Celine -- 3 comments

October 7th, 2007

Symptoms of productivity phobia

Spiders, rats, vampires, seeing your grandmother naked - these are all valid phobias. However, there’s also such a thing as fear of productivity. Yes, it’s entirely possible that you have it even if you’re reading a blog like this. If you want to get your own diagnosis, here is a list of […]

By Celine -- 4 comments

July 13th, 2007

And it all started with a :)

We all use emoticons in IM and other electronic conversations.  They’ve just become a part of how we express additional feelings.  How did they start?  Who was the first … here’s your answer:
That originated in a conversation posted to a CMU message thread dated September 16, 1982. Fahlman suggested the sequence :-) as a way […]

By Tris Hussey -- 0 comments

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