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Workers Behaving Badly: Why Our Stress May be Bringing Out the Worst in Us

On The Job

It was a horrible, stressful time, but it seemed to bring out the best in us. We see empty chairs at work, evidence of the people who have taken early retirement or other buyout packages. Gossiping, backbiting and negative campaigning dominate the airwaves, and we seem to mimic that behavior at work.

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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. This way of thinking stifles our abilities, promotes more stress, and causes animosity. The script was about the friendship of women.