There are blue collar workers included in this story at Mother Jones, but this was interesting to me because I had thought that reducing the hours residents could work would make patients safer. But those hours just got passed on to the attendings. We're making medicine a pretty unattractive field to go into, aren't we? Not to mention endangering ( Read more... )

This came up in response to a previous comment--why do we give adult employees more protections from a potentially hostile work environment than we give children in the schools we send them to all day every day? Adults have far greater ability to defend themselves, seek other jobs, negotiate with employers and supervisors, and cope with stress than ( Read more... )

Girl Quits Job on Dry Erase Board

In a series of witty dry erase board comments, photographed and emailed to all employees, Spencer's assistant quits her job and leaves us all in no doubt as to why. For everyone who has ever had a jerk for a boss--all of us, I'd bet.

ETA: It was an amusing hoax. A lot of fun, though, and I hope it inspires some ( Read more... )

How To Keep Someone With You Forever.

Everything you need to know about the strategy behind sick relationships or sick workplaces. Brilliantly written!

What kinds of things do you use to personalize your office space? How free do you feel to do so? What about symbols of your faith--do you feel free to have something of that nature at your office? Are there any written or unwritten policies on this ( Read more... )