workplace

I manage 15 people in a middle-manager role for a smallish public agency. Over the past 5-6 years of management experience (and about another 8 as line staff) I have seen the increasing trend toward flexible working hours and its results on the workplace. I should say at the outset that I am...

A situation has come up where I work, where a co-worker has been asked to pay for a mistake made when computing the charges that a customer was to pay. The determination of the charges, in the cases this concerns, are based on input from cashiers, and subject to misunderstandings. The input...

Religion continues to pervade US society, and the workplace is now the target according to this report.

Oh boy, when can I get one? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6777784 Workplace analysts report that a growing number of American companies are hiring chaplains to minister to their employees, offering counseling services and helping with family crises. Joyce Russell of Iowa...

I work for a large shipping company that specializes in "express" shipping. I'm concerned that my workplace is being fooled by a long ago debunked irrational fear. Recently they have been implementing new company policies to stop workplace violence. This includes everyone having to watch...

I work in a small place with a bunch of good god fearing Christains. We have this little Xmass tree and maybe a pointsetta here n there. We got to talking about how our organiztaion dosent have any rules when it comes to holiday decore (although the Xmas party has morphed into the "holiday...

This is something interesting I just learned about the company I work for. I was under the impression that we had 18 stores, numbered from 1-18. Well, I recently learned that the number 13 is skipped so we really have 17 stores. I assume it is because of the unlucky 13 superstition. Anyone...