Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

There is a tranquil minority walking among us who stress less, but live more. They say no to cubicle lunches, four-minute book summaries, “multitasking” (whatever the heck that means) and monochrome, microwave dinners. Or, you can opt out. In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honore. These are the advocates of the slow movement.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

I'm glad to say the interview went off without a hitch, and this is the column I did for Gannett/USA Today: You may think that your complaining boss or whining co-workers — or even the gloomy cubicle where you labor — are the reasons why you're not happy at work.

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On The Job

AUGUST 5, 2011

Faced with the stress of layoffs and the anxiety of constantly being asked to produce results, bosses with nitpicky tendencies sometimes have become full-blown micromanagers. Those who were micromanagers before the recession may have evolved into micromanaging Godzillas, wreaking havoc among the cubicles. Avoid going overboard.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

Currently there is a clerical staff person, sitting in a cubicle right across from me who has made my daily work experience miserable. She has been here a little over 1 1/2 years and has recently been promoted to an Administrative Assistant. Lifes too short to stress out! Dont drive yourself nuts about these things.

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On The Job

AUGUST 12, 2011

But then the promotion we worked so hard to achieve — the one that we knew should be ours — goes to someone else. The green-eyed monster now rears itself not on the playground, but in the cubicle. Could it be that he or she did a better job of promoting their hard work or connecting with the right people? she says. "Do

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On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Those who help the company become more innovative or strategic will make themselves key players – and those are the people a company is more likely to retain and promote. They may feel they have even less time for a personal life, which compounds the stress. Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You? Get more training.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

This sounds to me more like ‘sugar-cubicles’ motivation, rather than a mature man discipline. 50 Stress-Relievers That Take 5 Minutes Or Less Reply 15 Vlad Dolezal October 2, 2010 at 1:24 am You’re right Steven, I muddled up the reptilian and emotional brains into one, for the sake of clarity and flow of the post.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

He’s also currently working as a promoter and a waiter to pay the bills. But what is scarier to me is spending my life sitting in a cubicle. And don’t be like those miserable people who work cubicle jobs. It’s often the cubicle-people who enable your dreams to succeed. Sure, my cubicle job sucks at times.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

Marketing has increased, my time spent creating has increased, my stress levels have decreased significantly. I was spending more time writing, uploading, formatting, sending, replying to comments and promoting than I was with *my own kids*. Blogging is the new cubicle (you can’t steal it, I’m already writing it!)

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