8 Most Epic Abuses of Work Email Ever
As they say, never email anything you wouldn’t want on the front page of the newspapers. So if you’re considering using your work email to send military secrets, a character assassination or even an erotic proposition, then think again – the end result could cost you your job, as well as your dignity. These chumps learnt the hard way. 8. “I haven’t swallowed in years.” “Yours was yum…” When is a compliment not a compliment? Perhaps the following might qualify – back in 2000 Claire Swire, an employee of a large internet provider, found herself involved with…
Related Posts
When you are using email to job search it’s important to send your messages the right way – or they won’t get opened, let alone read. I’ve received emails with no subject lines (the chances of me opening them are slim), emails applying for jobs that I’m not hiring for and never heard of, and emails written in...
When you are using email to job search , it’s important that all your communications are as professional as they would be if you were writing an old-fashioned paper letter. Your email messages need to be properly formatted, you need to spell correctly, and it’s important write in paragraphs. Even though it’s email (or a...
Getting the very best (or most) from employees has become the holy grail of business. Millions of dollars are spent to determine how to achieve a state where workers function at high levels of productivity and, supposedly, satisfaction. Every employee survey I’ve seen over the past 30 years shows the same results as this, conducted in 2007...
Share No dream has been chased by more people in the 2000’s than the “Internet lifestyle.” Broadly defined as earning money online from home, the Internet lifestyle has become a fixation of dissatisfied employees, stay-at-home parents, college students and even senior citizens. Unfortunately, the undeniably fun and exciting aspects...
Judging from the number of Twitter direct messages I receive, my knee-jerk reaction to the question was “Absolutely.” But the correct answer is “No.” In fact, a Nielsen study shows that active social media mavens use email more . It makes sense because Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others receive a steady barrage of messages...
Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy with their obs, according to a new survey that found only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their work. That was the lowest level ever recorded by the Conference Board research group in more than 22 years of studying the issue. In 2008, 49 percent...
Many of you are looking for work these days. And for many of us, job interviews are something we haven’t done in quite some time. You may have been in a career for 20+ years and now you’re out looking for work again. I found myself in a similar situation several years ago and wanted to share some tips on how
Read More →
So you want to make a great impression at work, this article offers you five great ways to do so. However, this article is not only about making a great impression; it’s also about embodying that impression. By simultaneously using the five keys below, you will not only get noticed as a top-notch employee, but you will actually become a better...
Hiring doesn’t happen fast during the holidays. Many companies slow down for the holiday season, with some closing or working with a skeleton crew for the last two weeks of the year. There have been messages posted in the Job Search Discussion Forum about what to do when you haven’t heard after an interview . I’ve received...
We’ve all got one, we get it out occasionally, and we’re sure these ones make yours look small and rather insignificant. We’re talking about your CVs, dirty minded people… 10. Rambo Previous Employment US Army Green Berets, Nutjob Mercenary, Snake Seller, Jungle Tour Guide. Reason for Leaving Previous Job Apparently my...
Related Tweets from Twitter
Related News from Digg
-
How Men And Women Argue [Flowchart]
[People]
Men and women have very different ways of arguing. So, in a better effort to help couples understand each other, we decided to break down the thought process of both a man and woman, during an argument.
5478 Diggs, 469 Comments
-
Blogger Mistakes Onion Parody for Real 'Macbook Wheel' [PIC]
[Apple]
A testament to The Onion's parodying skills, a blogger thought that their humorous report on the fictional Macbook Wheel to be real and reblogged the report. The article has been taken down but here's an image of the original.
6937 Diggs, 561 Comments
-
What Guys Really Think About in Class
[Comedy]
To shoot this, CollegeHumor hooked up cameras to your brain.
7803 Diggs, 541 Comments
-
Please Only Read Lines 1, 3 and 5....
[Comedy]
A personal ad with some humor.
6975 Diggs, 287 Comments
-
[humor] Google.com designed for Google
[Design]
What would Google.com look like if it had to be designed for Search Engine Optimization In Google...
4917 Diggs, 172 Comments