Fortune reports that make-up seller Avon, may be getting rid of its North American business, including “Avon Ladies” who sell make-up door-to-door. 3 Jobs We Suggest For Former Door-To-Door Make-Up Sales People 1. Door-to-door farm animal make-up salesperson. Because if… Read More ›
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Japan Introduces Legislation To Force Employees To Take Holidays
The Associated Press reports that the Japanese government is set to introduce a law that makes taking holidays mandatory, in a country where many people work long hours and don’t take the vacation days owed to them. 3 Vacation Destinations… Read More ›
Man Fired After Not Showing Up For Work For 24 Years
Reuters reports that a government employee in India was fired after not showing up for work for 24 years. Apparently, the man was found guilty of “wilful absence of duty” about 22 years ago. Also, apparently, it is very, very… Read More ›
Stop Reading This And Pay Attention To Your Work, Especially If You Waited Until Monday To Read This
Five Thirty Eight reports that a recent study indicates that Mondays are the most likely day to get a non-fatal injury at work. 3 Solutions We Propose To This Problem 1. Not showing up for work still drunk from NFL… Read More ›
Expert Suggests Gossiping At Work, But Doesn’t Seem To Understand What Gossip Is
Yahoo reports that an employment law expert advises that gossip in the workplace is a good idea. From the article: “The key…is avoiding petty gossip, like ‘Did you hear the IT guy dumped his girlfriend?’ and instead focus on the… Read More ›
Man Jumps Out Bus Window To Avoid Being Late For Work
Yahoo reports that a man in China was in danger of being late for work, while riding a pubic bus. He asked the driver to open the doors when the vehicle had stopped, but the driver refused to break the… Read More ›
3 More Vice-President Titles We Propose For Goldman Sachs’ 10,000+ Vice-Presidents
Yesterday, we wrote about how Goldman Sachs argued in Court that “Vice-President” is a “courtesy title” it gives to about a third of its employees. Since it must be hard to come up with names to differentiate all of those… Read More ›
WWE Says It Will Cut Workforce By 7%
Bloomberg reports that World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., which reported a quarterly loss today, says it will cut its workforce by 7%. And the question on our minds is “What jobs can you possibly cut, WWE?” Does this mean a Royal Rumble… Read More ›
Swedish Employee’s Pay Docked For Six Years For Using Facebook For Like Five Minutes (Yes This Is Hyperbole)
The Local (Sweden’s News In English) reports that an employee of an insurance agency called “Försäkringskassan” has been docked 15 days’ pay for spending over 40 hours of company time using social media. Multiple employees were docked pay for allegedly visiting… Read More ›
America’s Top CEOs Make $300,000 less than Derek Jeter. Good Or Bad? You Be The Judge!
Bloomberg reports that a recent study reports that the average CEO of an S&P 500 company earns 331 times more than an average employee per year. Specifically, according to the article: “Chief executives of companies in the Standard & Poor’s… Read More ›
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