Category Archives: 9 to 5 Culture
A Very Bad Career Choice
What are some of the the worst careers you can think of? Ditch digger? No. You get to be outside. Guard at a prison for the criminally insane? Maybe. At least the pay is pretty good. Assembly line worker? Definitely possible. Long hours of doing the same thing over and over again. That’s pretty bad. [...]
5 Ways to Deal With Nosy Co-workers
There are many mornings when I just want to be left alone at work. I may be tired, stressed out, busy, or just plain not happy to be in the office. What ever my reasoning may be, it does not make me happy when co-workers come up to me and invade my personal space with [...]
Sneaky Resume Tips for the “Unemployable”
So, you really need that job, huh? Despite the nature of this website as being, shall we say, “anti-job” I’m only too aware of the need we sometimes have to take the plunge into the 9-t0-5 world. Perhaps you just need some part-time income while pursuing your real entrepreneurial dreams. Or maybe you recently got [...]
Dress Codes at Work
At the end of every weekday, providing it is warm enough outside, I hastily tear off my “business-casual” attire and happily throw on some shorts and a t-shirt. The button-down collared shirt, khaki pants and work shoes are so restrictive during the day that often I cannot breathe. Sometimes it is so bad that I’ll [...]
Better Sleep Tips for 9-to-5ers
It’s hard enough getting cramming a good night’s sleep into 8 hours when you spend more time than that behind a desk, counter, or in a cube. It’s even more challenging if you suffer from insomnia, general sleeplessness, or you are just a natural night person. The hours of today’s working world are not generally [...]
Escape the Office Before It’s Too Late
9-to-5ers, your life is ticking away. I have this theory about the office world. If we spend too much of our lives in it, there is no turning back. We are forever scarred by the experience in various ways, and we no longer have the power to get out (except through retirement.) While nobody can [...]
Signs that You Are About to be Fired
As much as you may hate your job, you still need to make a living. As much as you are working to escape the office you still have bills to pay. So, how can you gauge how stable your job is? Perhaps you have this gut feeling that you may be fired soon. Or maybe, [...]
Office Small Talk (Part 2)
Click Here for Office Small Talk: Part 1 The Problem We’ve all experienced this at work. A co-worker drones on and on about his or her latest “adventure”, oblivious to your tiredness, business or need for space. I’ve noticed that most “office small talk” isn’t even “real” conversation, like true small talk can be. It’s [...]
Office Small Talk (Part 1)
Tuesday Morning, 8:43 AM You’ve just arrived at the office after almost dying on a major interstate highway when a semi pulled in front of you without looking. 34 minutes later, you are overtired, scared and barely awake. Fumbling for the “on” switch on your computer, you begin plotting how you’ll survive this day when [...]
Staggered Work Hours
Who came up with the brilliant notion that there is a standard set of business hours from which we should all operate? 9 to 5. Everyone works from 9 to 5 (at least in the commercial sector, this is when most businesses are open.) But this is also the case with many companies that could [...]
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