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Tension in the office? Talk of layoffs? Merger? Hostile takeover? Well, it’s rough for everyone, but when things at work heat up, supervisors tend to take it out on submissive employees without many friends. This comes via a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. Researchers gathered … Read More
The Black Market for Dinosaurs – The New Yorker “Facing a possible seventeen years in prison, Prokopi started talking. In the seventeen months since he pleaded guilty, he has helped to widen the U.S. investigation into fossil smuggling, providing details about specific specimens, dates, and locations. “There is probably not … Read More
A U.S. software programmer successfully outsourced his six-figure job to a third-party contractor in China for a fraction of his salary. “Bob” would then spend his workdays however he pleased while reaping the benefits of a grossly imbalanced global economy. [US programmer outsourced own job to China, spent workdays on … Read More
Sponsored by RBC Advice Centre Christians have Lent, Jews have Yom Kippur, and Muslims Ramadan. For all three holidays, followers give up food as a form of penitence and spiritual purification. But what if your transgression happens to be overspending the almighty dollar? According to recent figures from Statistics Canada, … Read More
In terms of mental acuity, a 10-minute power nap may be better than a coffee break. Now if you’ll excuse us, we’re putting up hammocks in our boss’s office. [Learn how to nap from Mental Floss] Image by Digital Vision.
