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The 5 Worst Ways to Get Noticed at Work
We’re trying to help you get promoted and on the right track by finding great ways to get noticed at work, but there’s a flip side to this coin.
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6 Very Easy Ways to Stop Being a Workaholic
Did the janitor give you his keys so you can lock up after he goes home? Do you dream in spread sheets? Have you missed your kid scoring the game-winning goal because you were checking email on your phone?
Then, congratulations -- you may be a workaholic.
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Stressed At Work? You Might Need To Hit The Reset Button
January 30, 2013 Stress, anxiety and pressure are obviously not conducive to a productive work day. The next time you're feeling stressed at work you might need to hit the refresher. It involves listening to music (which I believe is the answer to all our problems). Here's how to reset when feeling stressed, according to an article in Fast Company:
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Nice Guys Get Paid Less, Do Worse in Salary Negotiations
If you’re a man with a pleasant personality, you’re probably not going to get paid as a much as a man with a less agreeable personality.
Researchers from University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business were able to determine, using information gleamed from three large scale longitudinal studies, that men who have agreeable personality types — meaning they test high for warmth, kindness and cooperation — make 18 percent less per year than men with disagreeable personality types.
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Can Wasting Time Online Improve Employee Productivity?
In a study that anyone who works in an office will heartily embrace, researchers found that spending small parts of the day wasting time on the Internet makes workers more productive because it acts to mentally refresh them.
“Browsing the Internet serves an important restorative function,” concludes the report from the National University of Singapore.