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Peace and quiet at work? Here are ten of the best and most far out solutions

Workplace Insight

Any survey that sets out to establish what people believe cuts their productivity and annoys them most about their workplace invariably throws up the same result; the noise and distractions generated by other people. The only downside was the need to pipe oxygen into the contraption to ensure he could survive.

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Sound and vision – Nigel Oseland makes himself heard for the IN magazine profile

Workplace Insight

Firms and their managers are taking a far keener interest in the design and management of the workplace in all its forms. When we do surveys, we often find that business leaders have a different view of how the office is working to other people. It’s back to the cubicle except it’s a Perspex box rather than a partitioned box. “So,

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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Finding Remote Work

On The Job

The key is that an employer connects with you via technology while you do the same work you would as if you were sitting in a cubicle at an office. survey found that more than three-quarters of departing workers wouldn't recommend their employer to others , the worst percentage in five years. A recent Corporate Executive Board Co.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

In a recent survey, Jobvite found that before the recession, more than 60 percent of GenY candidates wanted a higher compensation than offered. They want you ready-formed with skills you can use day one. Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You? Used to be you could "work your way up" in a company.

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Is blogging worth it? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I did a survey last year and one person requested that I increase my posting to five posts a week – because the information was so useful for building her business! Blogging is the new cubicle (you can’t steal it, I’m already writing it!) There’s still posts here that I haven’t read.

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