Nov 22, 2009 -
This week's anonymous confession comes from the TrèsSugar Community group Confession Booth. This confessor finds herself worried about her boyfriend's co-worker. She explains:
"Before we started dating my boyfriend slept with someone he still works with.
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Oct 16, 2009 -
You don't have to be a late night comedian like David Letterman or Jimmy Kimmel to have an affair at work. Office romances are so prevalent these days that companies are asking in-office couples to sign "love contracts" to protect themselves and the company from lawsuits should something go wrong.
So how many people are finding love at work?
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Oct 06, 2009 -
Thanks to a reader with an issue (sorry, reader!), we have an awkward scenario requiring your advice. (Have some awkward tales of your own? Join our Awkward!
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Jul 14, 2009 -
Your answer, it turns out, could make you richer or poorer than your female colleagues.
In an Essex University study called Does It Pay to Be Nice?, researcher Guido Heineck found that women who exhibited so-called "masculine" traits (aggressiveness or assertiveness, I imagine) earned about four percent more than their nicer or more passive colleagues over the course of their lives. To put a number on it, these Alpha Females earned about 40,000 pounds (or $65,224) more in their lifetime.
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Jul 01, 2009 -
You know how they say you shouldn't drink too much at work gatherings? After hearing this following story from a friend, I've decided I may stick to Perrier at my next official work party out of contact paranoia!
So this woman took her fun boyfriend to a work party, and after a couple beers, the guy (who apparently has no filter even when sober) started telling off-color jokes — to her conservative boss!
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May 21, 2009 -
Research conducted over six years shows that far from bosses and colleagues always being suspicious of a working mother, the opposite is becoming true: it is the childless woman who is regarded as cold and odd.
An outspoken mother and former boss writes in the Daily Mail that she simply cannot understand why a healthy woman would choose not to have kids. She says that women who chose to focus on their careers, instead of starting a family, make employers question their "essential humanity."
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Mar 20, 2009 -
If you watch The Office, you know that the employees of Dunder Mifflin are always up to no good, which is usually orchestrated by their boss, Michael. Sometimes their antics are endearing and promote team building, but mostly they're just wasting time and energy. While I'm pretty confident that no other workplace is anywhere near as ridiculous, I'm curious to know if you participate in any wild, funny, or just plain silly activities while on the clock.
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Mar 02, 2009 -
I've been out of college for four years. I have a bachelor's degree in marketing, and have been employed at a well-known advertising firm ever since I graduated. I have an amazing salary, great benefits, and a prestigious job title, but the problem is I'm not happy with what I'm doing.
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Feb 19, 2009 -
We all have bad days, and I'm sure it's also safe to say that we've all taken our aggression out on people that didn't deserve it. When that happens, it's usually just the anger talking, but it's sometimes hard to decipher logic from feelings. However, Emily Post says:
Don't automatically take it personally.
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