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A "Smelly" Career Problem

On The Job

It's not that there is anything wrong with any of these scents, but they can become a problem in the workplace where not everyone shares your love of Dragon Noir perfume or the smell of popcorn at 8 a.m. Your smelly lunches may so secretly annoy a cubicle mate that she doesn't warn you that you've got a mistake in a report.

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Could March Madness Be the Secret to Better Workplace Relationships?

On The Job

Read this latest story I did for Gannett/USA Today on "March Madness" in the workplace. It's often anyone's guess who will take home the basketball crown, but trying to guess who it might be is one of the ways that the workplace becomes a little more lively this time of the year. This isn't a be-all and end-all thing," Philippe says.