Articles by brooke


Keep an eye out for flying sausages! By Brooke / 18 February 2010 / Tags: health & safety 0 Comments During a sales demonstration at a woodworking trade show, the presenter showed the crowd how both an ordinary saw and one with a saw stopping safety device might work when it hit an operator's finger. To simulate a finger, he used a sausage. Intrigued, a curious spectator stepped up for a closer look, only to be struck in the eye by a flying piece of debris. Read Full Post
Office Grumps – worst of the worst? By Brooke / 10 February 2010 / Tags: office grumps, workplace annoyance, workplace backstabbing 1 Comments My computer was acting up yesterday. Despite rebooting it three times over the course of the day, it was still slow and unreliable. Needless to say, I was annoyed. Read Full Post
The most depressing time of the year (so far) By Brooke / 27 January 2010 / Tags: depression, SAD 1 Comments Has this week seemed especially dark and dreadful to you? There’s a psychological explanation for that…. Read Full Post
The Great Chocolate Taste Test By Brooke / 19 January 2010 / Tags: smallbix, cadbury's, Kraft, American chocolate 0 Comments For weeks now British chocolate maker Cadbury has been rebuffing approaches from Kraft – the American company perhaps most famous for its cheese products – only to finally accept a whopping £11.9 billion buyout offer this week. Big news in the business world, to be sure. But the burning question on every chocolate lover’s mind is: Will the taste of our beloved Cadbury’s chocolate change? Read Full Post
Snow and small businesses: the real nitty gritty By Brooke / 14 January 2010 / Tags: snow absenteeism, snow problems, snow affecting small businesses 3 Comments Many of us woke up to even more snow this morning and faced a long and difficult commute to work – again. You’d think everyone would have figured out how to deal by now. But no – the airports are still closing, trains are still delayed and children are still delighting in school cancellations. But is all of this really an excuse for not making it to work? Read Full Post
Many small business owners sacrificing health for wealth By Brooke / 08 January 2010 / Tags: Small business life, overworking, overtime 1 Comments More than a quarter of small business owners are risking their health by putting their work first – a move that could be detrimental to their well-being AND their business. Read Full Post
Father Christmas sure does get around By Brooke / 23 December 2009 / Tags: Santa Claus has a great job, Santa's milleage, Santa's carbon footprint 1 Comments On the surface, it may appear that Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) has one of the best jobs in the world. He only has to work one day a year (let’s face it, his elves do most of the real work in the off season), he gets to eat loads of free mince pies and he’s single handedly responsible for making millions and millions of children (and adults) happy. Read Full Post
Home is where the (energy efficient) heart is By Brooke / 22 December 2009 / Tags: environment, energy efficiency 0 Comments Just how much are we doing to counteract climate change and lead greener lives? Not enough, apparently. With green issues at the centre of the world’s attention recently, most of us are keen to do our part and help the planet. Read Full Post
Pet names aren’t for the office, love. By Brooke / 26 November 2009 / Tags: pet names, office etiquette 3 Comments The widespread use of pet names in this country has always puzzled me. You just don’t hear Americans calling each other ‘babe’ and ‘dearie’ – outside of Texas or a seedy bar, that is. Read Full Post
Best to watch your #!&@*$% mouth! By Brooke / 19 November 2009 / Tags: office manners, swearing at work, using slang at work 0 Comments It seems more and more company directors are letting office formalities slide when it comes to appropriate and inappropriate language. But they might want to watch their mouths – and have a quiet word with others who might speak before they think. Read Full Post

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