01. Lunch hour - lazy or livewire?
The lunch hour looms. What to do? Should you stay stuck at your desk with a mound of work with coffee and a greasy pie from the trolley, or should you be more adventurous?
Read02. Feeling out of sorts at work?
You look at your watch, after what feels like a century has passed, and it is 9 minutes later. You feel nauseous, lightheaded and you are sure you have a temperature.
Read 03. 10 new job questions
So the job has been offered to you and you’re feeling unsure whether you should accept it or not? Are you feeling emotionally insecure whether you’re making the right decision?
Read 04. Dealing with sexual harassment
The remarks Jenny's boss keep passing, make her feel highly uncomfortable. She doesn't really know what to do, but she doesn't want to lose her job. What now?
Read 05. Getting that job at 50
When the world tells you that parents subconsciously let their children decide which cars they should buy, what hope can there possibly be for an elder person to get a new job?
Read 06. First day on the job
Starting a new job is one of the most stressful things you can do. What to wear? Who's the boss? Where's the coffee? Where's the loo? Will I cope?
Read 07. Bullied at work?
It is 3 a.m. and you are tossing and turning. Work scenarios – nightmarish ones – are being played off in your head and the office bully features in every single one.
Read 08. Staying calm at work
If you end each day with a sore neck, itchy a nervous tic, it could be that you need a holiday. It could also be that you simply need to apply these relaxation techniques.
Read 09. Travelling tips for commuters
Gone are the days when the majority of people worked within walking distance of their homes. These days most people's working lives also entail a fair share of travelling time.
Read 10. Does your desk make you sick?
New research shows what workers have known for years: combining long hours, poor posture and clutter can make you sick.
Read 11. You and public speaking
At least one in every five people reading this has a deadly fear of public speaking. But you might have no choice. Here's how to master the art.
Read 12. Avoid office gossip
The old saying about a secret being something that you tell one person at a time applies as much to the workplace as any other aspect of life.
Read 13. Do you look the part?
Speak to most professional people and they'll tell you that at some stage of their working lives they felt as if they were fakes.
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14. Open-plan office pest?
It should be a basic human right – your own office. But in our downsized, open-plan, multitasked, working world, you’re likely to share workspace. You can hate it or thrive.
Read 15. Screensaver or eyesaver?
You know the feeling: you spend your day staring at a computer monitor and by mid-afternoon your eyes feel gritty and sore. But there’s hope.
Read 16. Love the job you have!
The reality of most of our lives is that we have to work. Nine-to-five, or nine-to-nine in some cases. Grind, grind, grind – and we're not speaking of coffee here. So what now?
Read 17. Toxic boss?
Shouting, screaming, swearing. Oh yes, and then there are the impossible deadlines and the blame-shifting. Is he the boss from hell?
Read 18. Are you a problem employee?
We all have them – really bad days at work. But do you rock the boat more than you should? Do you recognise yourself in the following scenarios?
Read 19. Back health in the office
From the minor but persistent twinge to the white-hot sort that lances up your spine, defying description and limiting movement, we’ve all had back pain.
Read 20. How to hire the right staff
Make the wrong call on choosing a new staff member and you could be creating future nightmares. How does one make the right choices? Here are are seven questions to ask.
Read 21. Conflict at work making you ill?
It is Sunday night and you simply cannot face the coming working week. You feel nervous, irritable, tired and agitated.
Read 22. How to defuse workplace conflict
You’re allowed to wear a hat with a propeller on it. The one thing you’re not allowed to do in the 21st century workplace is be rude.
Read 23. Back-to-work blues?
Unless you have the in-laws to stay or have recently had twins, you would get to structure your holiday time and activities according to your needs and interests.
Read 24. 10 workplace stressors
Your mood was fine until you got to work. Then Ms Malloy turns up the radio. Suddenly, for just a second, you understand how murder is possible.
Read 25. The hazards of work
Thomas Carlyle said "blessed is he who has found his work - let him ask no other blessedness!".
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