Swimsuit season is right around the corner and for many people that means one thing: dieting. In an office setting, though, cutting back on calories and finding time to exercise can seem like an impassable hurdle, as a recent CareerBuilder.com survey reports that 45 percent of workers have gained weight at their current jobs, similar to last year’s findings. The survey was conducted from February 11 through March 13, 2008 among 7,688 workers.

Twenty-six percent of employees report they have gained more than ten pounds and 12 percent say they gained more than 20 pounds while in their present positions. Comparing genders, women are more likely (50 percent) than men (42 percent) to say they have gained weight at their current jobs.
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ISLAND LAKE, IL–(Marketwire) - Having a hard time keeping your desk at the home or office organized to achieve optimum work space? Leather desk sets from LeatherTree.com, a leading online supplier of leather products, can help maintain a hectic workspace while adding classic flair and sophistication.

“More and more executives are purchasing leather desk sets to stay organized while displaying an air of authority in their cubicle or office,” said Jacqueline Berger, president of LeatherTree.com. “We can even deboss your leather desk set with your company logo or initials for an even more influential look.”
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Picture a petit woodland glen on your coffee table with moss, ferns and ivy nestled around a pine cone. Or a tiny beach retreat in your office cubicle featuring sand, shells, a sliver of driftwood and an air plant. For those who don’t have the time or space for a garden outdoors, a terrarium is a way to enjoy nature with minimal work.

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Terrariums - indoor gardening on a small scale - Baltimore Sun

Chris Hinkle knows first-hand how easy it is to kill someone in the workplace without even going postal.

The deadly character assassination usually starts with catty comments and malicious gossip from a boss or co-worker and escalates into a team sport that divides workplaces along loyalty lines and costs employers big time by destroying morale, productivity and often lives.

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Odd man out is recipe for a toxic office - Toronto Star

I’ve been told I’m paranoid, but only by those determined to destroy me. Still, I tend to notice and catalogue incidents of aggression in the office workplace, and there are three basic degrees: passive aggression, naked aggression, and scantily clad aggression. To illustrate my point, let’s go over some typical scenarios.

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Frank Mulligan: An office guide to anger mismanagement - Enterprise

Katie Krueger dreamed for years of starting her own grant writing business. She loved the idea of being her own boss, choosing her own projects and scheduling her own time. “I wished I could be courageous enough to do it, but at the end of every school year I’d say to myself, ‘Oh, I’ll stay another year,’” she says.

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It May Be Time Now To Start Your Own Business - Forbes

More Than Three-in-Ten End Up Marrying Co-Workers They Dated

CHICAGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ — With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, cupid’s arrows have started to fly — and may be landing in a cubicle or office near you. Four-in-ten (40 percent) workers reveal they have dated a co-worker at some time during their careers, with 18 percent admitting to doing it twice or more, according to CareerBuilder.com’s annual office romance survey of more than 8,000 workers. More than three-in-ten (31 percent) said they went on to marry the person they dated at work.
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I know everyone swears that office dating is a recipe for disaster, but according to recent studies cited in Fortune and GQ magazines, somewhere between 22 and 50 percent of office romances lead to marriage. So someone’s doing something right. Possibly in the cubicle right next to yours!

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How not to date a coworker - CNN

A controversy is buzzing online about the ethical dilemma of parents pushing co-workers to buy Girl Scout cookies from their daughters. While some parents trot their princesses around the office hawking their confections from cubicle to cubicle, others act as grown-up Girl Scouts, passing around the sign-in sheet in the conference room, hoping a sprinkle of guilt will get their colleagues to commit to a few boxes.

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Grown Up Girl Scouts Are Selling Cookies - Momlogic.com

This past Saturday, I was working out in the gym, watching CNN on the TV in front of the elliptical trainer I was using. The CNN program “Your $$$$$”, with co-hosts Christine Roman and Ali Veshi, was on. Close-captioning was on, so I was able to read the transcript as I did my workout. On the show was Robin Bond, an employment attorney.

As they spoke, their ridiculous suggestions and ideas appeared rapid-fire in close caption, and I suddenly realized that my elliptical trainer was about to become airborne if I didn’t slow down. Here is the ACTUAL, unedited transcript from the show, with only my snarky comments added. Enjoy!!

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CNN and Employment EXPERTS - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs