Archive for August, 2008

Steven Gaffney on NBC4 - Honest Communication

Steven Gaffney, expert on honest communication talks with NBC4 about honesty in the workplace. Are people honest at work? Find out….SE Asia Travel Photos
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If my job is causing me too much stress, should I quit?

I am under a lot of stress at my job and also in my personal life. I already have a problem with high blood pressure, but lately it has been really high all the time caused from the stress that I am under. Should I find another job?SE Asia Travel Photos
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Ear piercing and religion and workplace?

I’ve been thinking about getting my ear pierced for a while now. I guess when I was little I thought it would make me cool. Now that I’m older, I’ve tried out a magnetic one and thought that it looked pretty nice on me. At the same time, since I’m older I’ve become more religious, [...]

Re: Sexual Harassment: Workplace Issues

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How do you stay emo-stable at a job?

How do you guys stay emotially stable at a job? I mean I don’t smoke or drink and I know some co-workers use caffeen to re-align themselves at the workplace, me? I have anxiety issues but I don’t drink or smoke anymore and I find it difficult to be even median. I’ll either be very [...]

is it ok to go on medical leave from one job for stress and still be working another job?

I have a job that is very stressful so i took a medical leave from my therapist from that job, but i am working a different job that isnt stressful. i am not getting state disability for the stressful leave, but i am receiving my earned sick pay. does anyone know if there is anything [...]

Are you aware of the proposed Healthy Workplace Act coming up for this November 2007 election?

I have recently written a book entitled, “Bullying In The Workplace” which includes true stories of people who were actually traumatized by being bullied on the job. The purpose of my book is to bring out the issue to the public’s attention and help change the laws that govern being bullied or harassed on [...]

UK/US workplace communication differences?

I have a question on UK/European/US Workplace cultural differences in communication: how things are perceived differently, and what is considered positive in one can be negative in another.
(I don’t mean superficial stuff, language or buzzword differences. No cheap insults please or generalities. And it helps if you’ve worked in several of these.)
Originally I was only [...]

Can stress on the job cause increased illness?

I’ve got a pretty stressful job and I have noticed lately I have had a lot of sickness - viruses and such.
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The New System of Things - Thing 2 (supp. video)

Pack of Croutons / Parsley Bunch - supplemental video.
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