By Heidi Schwartz, on May 25, 2006, at 7:15 am This excerpt by Michael Warshaw comes from the April 1998 of Fast Company.
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. That’s the message from Blaine Pardoe, author of Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Strategies for Today’s Hypercompetitive Workplace (Prima Publishing, 1997). Need a feel-bad antidote to our feel-good talk about the upside of office politics? Then look no further than this book.
“Politics is a necessary evil,” Pardoe says, “and often it’s just plain evil. Unfortunately, it’s also how things get done.” Pardoe, 35, is an unlikely candidate for such tough talk. He is director of
Continue reading From the Fast Company archives: The Bad Guy’s (And Gal’s) Guide to Office Politics
By Heidi Schwartz, on May 25, 2006, at 6:35 am
On Friday, November 18, 2005, FacilityBlog announced MIT’s intention to create a $100 laptop for students and teachers around the world. The original description says,
The $100 laptop, first announced by [Nicholas Negroponte, chairman and co-founder of the Media Lab at MIT] at the World Economic Forum in January 2005, is an ultra-low-cost, full-featured computer designed to enhance children’s primary and secondary education worldwide. It is a joint project of the Media Lab and the nonprofit One Laptop per Child (OLPC) association, which aims to equip the world’s school children and their teachers with a personal, portable,
Continue reading See it to believe it: $100 laptop; $150 PC
By Heidi Schwartz, on May 24, 2006, at 6:49 am
While early reports suspect chemicals triggered the huge blaze, authorities are unsure of what caused a fire in the cargo section of Istanbul’s Ataturk International airport today. Air traffic in the area has been blocked, and thousands of people have been evacuated from the facility and the surrounding environs.
A short circuit may also be the source of the fire, which began in the cargo section where fuel depots are located.
Benjamin Harvey of the Associated Press reports,
A firefighter atop a tall ladder poured a stream of water on the fire, and a plane flew overhead, dropping
Continue reading Huge fire at Istanbul airport
By Heidi Schwartz, on May 24, 2006, at 6:43 am The most recent twist in the immigration debate will take a direct hit on employers, that according to a the vote in the Senate on Tuesday (May 23). According to the pending legislation, employers will be fined up to $20,000 per unauthorized employee, should the bill pass.
This explanation comes from Associated Press, by way of CNN.
Employers would have to check Social Security numbers and the immigration status of all new hires within 18 months after money is provided to the Homeland Security Department to expand the electronic system for screening workers. The amendment passed 58-40. Opponents said
Continue reading Employer fines increased for those who hire illegals
By Heidi Schwartz, on May 24, 2006, at 6:37 am This selection comes from Bob Rosner of ABC News. I once ran an online contest asking a very simple question — what is your biggest complaint about work? The responses flooded into the Web site and were not at all what I’d expected.
I was totally prepared for a ton of responses about low pay, disrespect, poor working conditions, etc. But actually, more than half of the responses all touched on the same topic — people who steal food from the company refrigerator. I couldn’t make this up. At first I thought that they’d all come from the same
Continue reading Working Wounded Blog: Biggest Job Complaints
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