Google recently released the top searched of the past 13 years that began with the words “how to…” We interpreted that as a list of the essential life skills that people didn’t know how to do. (I covered that story for Pursuit.ca.) One of the top ten on that list was, “How to make money…” …
A new study from the software company Adobe has determined exactly which phrases are annoying people the most in their work emails. While the results could be used as a cautionary guide of which expressions to avoid, I think the findings go deeper than that. The real message is that a lot of folks are …
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Facebook wants to monitor your facial expressions with forward facing cameras, watch you sleep, and monitor your weekly routine. These describe just two of the “thousands” of patent applications filed by the social media company since it went public in 2012. Surprised? Of course you’re not. Creeped out? Of course you are. The New York …
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If you’ve worked in an office, you’ve probably experienced the politics and power struggles of food. From lunches stolen from the fridge to complaints over smelly foods eaten at desks, I’ve seen it all. At one previous workplace, we actually had a company-wide ban on bringing in any fish for lunch, because one employee was …
People are shaming their coworkers’ lunches on Facebook, and it’s hilarious Read More »