Putting business speak in your office's swear jar

 

Meaningless phrases regularly slip into the wider lexicon through office culture. You know, yawners like, “I’m looking for everyone to give a hundred-and-ten-percent. We need team players who work hard, have good attention to detail…”

Business etiquette from a New York Times grumpster

The New York Times knows a thing or two about style, etiquette and manners. As one of the world’s most prestigious news sources, it has its fair share of pedantic readers itching to spot an error in style or tone. Its letters pages are always full of such immaculate fussiness, and it even calls itself the world's most authoritative newspaper.

Top 5 most annoying office habits

The boss of Yahoo recently banned employees from working from home. This means a reluctant return to the Yahoo office for some of internet giant’s more elusive colleagues. Besides the obvious irony of an a web firm banning working from home when we used to think the internet would enable us all to do just that, it poses the question of what was so bad about office work in the first place. Besides the daily commute, which will figure in most white collar workers’ pet hates, it’s often our co-workers who make the office so unbearable. So if you care enough about your colleagues to make life a little more bearable for them, you can start by not doing any of this stuff.

Google's wacky new office in Israel

Google’s offices more than make up for their site’s minimalist design, as we can see from their new fun factory in Tel Aviv, Israel. Google HQ in Israel occupies seven floors of one of the country’s tallest skyscrapers, Electra Tower, and is fitted out with orange trees, slides that connect the floors, pinball machines, epic murals and even an artificial beach. And as we’ve come to expect, Google’s new pad also contains plenty of bean bags, as well as deck chairs and other places to sit besides plain old chairs. Bar stools, for example, as well as arm chairs, sofas, benches and pretty much everything – all in a variety of designs, from the classical to the fluorescent – fill the building.

How to avoid and treat Repetitive Strain Injuries

Bad backs, stiff necks, creaking joints, painful arms – these aren’t just the occupational hazards of working in an office. They’re symptoms of repetitive strain injuries (RSI), or occupational overuse syndrome. Here is a quick guide to the blights of desk-work, and how to avoid and alleviate them.

Is your office like The Office?

The Office USA is one of our all time favourite shows on television, even with the departure of Steve Carell, the humour and characters leave us rolling around the floor in tears of happiness. And while some of the gags and storylines are really "out there" - sometimes, just sometimes we get a peek of something that reminds us of our 9-5 alter ego. Having said that - have a look yourself and let us know who, if any, reminds you of someone at your office.

Some great office gadgets for Secret Santa

Every year offices all over the UK partake in the long held tradition of Secret Santa. Now, this can be a stressful time, what if you get that guy who never speaks to you? Or your boss?? Well here at Office Stuff we think you can never go wrong with some office gadgets. So here is our top 5 list:

iPad Mini: More of the Same – But That’s Not a Problem

The iPad Mini was announced earlier this month by Apple. Naturally, people were pretty excited about the features that would be included in the product. Apple have pretty much always delivered with innovation and small touches that make a big difference.

So, the iPad Mini came out, and everyone was pretty sure that it was just a smaller version of the iPad 2, which was released last year. To be honest, they were right, but why is this a problem?

Great Halloween Activities in Office

Halloween has quickly become the second most popular holiday in America. It’s rubbing off on people in the UK too, who are keen to get in on all of the Halloween traditions the season offers.

Decorations, costumes and sweets are the main staples of the time and, although Halloween is only one day, the few weeks leading up to the night can be just as fun as going out on All Hallows Eve itself.

This year the day falls on a Wednesday, right in the middle of the working week. Chances are parties will be held the weekend before, or after – to coincide with Guy Fawkes night – but there’s no reason not to celebrate it at work. Several ideas you can implement are:

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The Importance of Ergonomics

Most of you out there will be reading this at a computer screen, slouched in some form with one hand on your mouse and the other propping up your head. It’s comfy, right? It’s not great for you though.

Work stations have always been a problem since the traditional ‘desktop’ layout came to be commonplace. The fact is, the work stations that we use just aren’t designed around us and our bodies needs. Give it long enough and you’ll start feeling some tweaks and aches in your lower back and wrists. Leave it too long, it could develop into full blown musculoskeletal disorders. Not a great thing.