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Christmas-themed cups have officially been spotted on November 3rd. Is that early? Find out!

Everyone has had that one bad email incident that they have learned from. Most revolve around say, sending an invitation and forgetting to bcc everyone on it. Or worse, sending the wrong email about your boss to your boss’ assistant Sarah instead of your best friend Sarah. But NO ONE, NO ONE has had a worse email blooper than John X ...

According to a UK study, over a third of administrative assistants surveyed (okay, okay, they say "secretaries") reported being asked to do tasks that were not in their job description. From the article: "One secretary had to bathe her boss's elderly mother, another was asked to make curtains and one respondent said she had to hold her boss's hand on a ...

Admins, we know it can be hard to remember exactly when to use an apostrophe, that's why we love this adorable illustrated flow chart. Check it out!

I have heard of some pretty damn stupid reasons for getting fired, but this one is up there on the top ten list. A German secretary, 59-year-old Magdalene, was charged with putting together a buffet of food for her boss and some of his guests. After setting up, she ate a frikadelle (a kind of German meatball, apparently) and two halves ...

AdminSecret created the Weird Vocabulary IQ quiz to test how much you know about the weirdest words in the English language. Here's the answers! h4. Don't cheat! If you haven't taken the Weird Vocabulary IQ quiz and we hope you had fun!

Remember the character Milton from Office Space? He was the guy who was laid off, but didn’t know it and kept working at the company even when they corrected a clerical error that kept paying him? A story from New Jersey is basically the opposite of that. Anthony Armatys accepted a job at a telecom company called Avaya in 2002, then ...

As part of Sesame's 40th anniversary, we have a 5-week poll in which Sesame Street fans can vote for their all-time favorite segment over the past 40 years. Choose your favorite!

Does your job uniform include fishnet stockings? For this month anyway, they've become a required part of the dress code for a wide spectrum of professions: police officers, firefighters, airline pilots, construction workers, nurses and even plumbers. A quick glance at the latest Halloween garb reveals that almost every imaginable profession is being fetishized. It's like an erotic game of Mad ...

Sarah Palin will appear on Oprah November 16 to promote Going Rogue, and she may need the exposure — her months out of the limelight haven't been good for her poll numbers. Are YOU going to watch?

Are you in shock? I certainly was when I read my Training magazine September issue. It says, “A company with 100 employees can expect to lose approximately $450,000 a year, or more, because of e-mail blunders, inefficiencies, and misunderstandings, according to The Top 10 E-mail Blunders That Cost Companies Money, a free special report from Creative Communications & Training." (Maybe you ...

Ever been desperate for money? Ever been so desperate for money that you applied for a job at a fast food place? Well, one man was that desperate - and then some. A man in Haverstraw, New York went into a Taco Bell, intending to hold the place up. He pulled a gun on the clerk and demanded money. So far ...

[photo:47167] Not sure if it's "news" since it's from 1963, but it's still interesting to see how much things have changed.This is a letter written by an Australian government employee in 1963 to the Director of Trade Commissioner Services, arguing against hiring women, including such arguments as "A spinster lady can, and very often does, turn into something of a battleaxe ...

  An excellent example of this strategy in action, albeit on an accelerated basis, is provided by the way in which Rupert Murdoch handled the printers of Fleet Street. He quietly set about building an entirely new operation in Wapping, some distance away.  When it was ready to be occupied and made operational, he informed the employees in the old operation ...

During her eight-month jobless stint, Amy Tinsley of Houston may well have been the happiest unemployed woman in America. Tinsley, a former marketing director for a local law firm, was laid off in December. It was the first time since age 16 that she'd been without a job. Unlike most of America's unemployed, however, Tinsley wasn't fretting about her down time. ...

You feel it. I feel it. In this economy, it’s hard to ignore those sneaking feelings of doubt and fear that creep into our everyday lives. Will I be able to keep my job? Is my retirement account big enough? Are my savings slowly disappearing? These questions are valid and obviously should be addressed if you feel REAL concerns and have ...

The intern who arrives at an interview in a tank top and flip-flops. The colleague who shows too much cleavage. Another who comes to the office looking like she's ready for a night of clubbing rather than client meetings. The supervisor whose clothes are too tight and/or too short. Charlotte may be a bastion of prim and preppy Southern pride, but ...

Retail gas prices are spiking to levels last seen in the heat of summer driving season, raising fears that consumers could cut back on holiday spending. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose for the 13th straight day, adding sixth-tenths of a cent overnight to $2.671, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. ...

Bright, eager—and unwanted. While unemployment is ravaging just about every part of the global workforce, the most enduring harm is being done to young people who can't grab onto the first rung of the career ladder. ... For people just starting their careers, the damage may be deep and long-lasting, potentially creating a kind of "lost generation." Studies suggest that an ...

We created the Health Care Reform Debate IQ quiz to test how much you know about the current debate about health care reform. Here's the answers! h4. Don't cheat! If you haven't taken the Health Care Reform Debate IQ quiz yet, go take it first! See answers on the next page... [page] 1) To be eligible for Medicare, you have to ...