By Heidi Schwartz, on April 28, 2006, at 7:37 am For professionals and amateurs alike, Google SketchUp has two great things going for it…it’s FREE and it’s supported online by Google. So if you want to build a model in 3D, reconfigure workstations, or even create your own version of the Freedom Tower, this tool can do it all.
From the Web site: Google SketchUp (free) is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program whose few simple tools enable you to create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects —even space ships. You can add details, textures and glass to your models, design with dimensional accuracy, and place
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By Heidi Schwartz, on April 28, 2006, at 7:33 am This post comes from Jill Bremer, AICI, CIP of Bremer Communications. For more etiquette tips, visit her Web site.
Is your current workspace a cubicle? Is a move into a cubicle in your near future? Life in a cube presents certain challenges. And if you’re being moved out of an office into a cube farm, the change can be emotional, as well. Working in a cubicle does have some upsides, such as developing an open and connected staff and creating a feeling of camaraderie. However, studies show that most workers are not thrilled with the idea of working in
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By Heidi Schwartz, on April 28, 2006, at 7:19 am Last month, Fortune magazine posted an interesting retrospective on life in the cube farm. It looks at how a good concept like the cubicle has been abused by cost cutters and the backlash it has created.
Popular culture—comic strips (Dilbert), films (Office Space), and television (The Office)—has made the cube farm the cornerstone of their anti-establishment statements. Isn’t it time for future generations of facility professionals to come up with a better mousetrap?
By Heidi Schwartz, on April 28, 2006, at 7:16 am Short but sweet, just like your latte. Follow this link (and remember to keep tongue firmly in cheek)…
And then there’s this “Perfect” clip art example, also from Office Pirates.
By Heidi Schwartz, on April 27, 2006, at 7:25 am Albuquerque, NM became only the fourth city in the country to enact a citywide minimum wage law higher than the state or federal level, as the city council approved a $7.50 minimum wage. The federal and state minimum wage is $5.15 an hour.
“This is a great day for the 43,000 families in our city who will benefit from this increase and be closer to lifting themselves out of poverty,” says William Kyser of ACORN, the campaign’s lead organizer. “After all, a job should keep you out of poverty, not keep you in it.”
The Albuquerque Living Wage Campaign
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