News - Powered by Yahoo NewsJustice Department May Be in the Next Cubicl
The Justice Department appears to have learned a lesson in the 10 years since it indicted Arthur Andersen LLP for alleged improprieties in the firm?s Enron bookkeeping. By 2005, when the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously vacated a conviction in the case, the accounting firm had collapsed, and all but a handful of the 85,000 employees worldwide lost their jobs.
Tue, 22 May 2012 16:35:49 -0700 -
AdVoice: When Does It Make Sense to Kill the Cubicle
Cubicle farms continue to live long and prosper and have become the de facto method to organize millions of corporate employees. But in a world where transparency and social collaboration dictates how we work and play why does the curmudgeonly cubicle still make sense? Sometimes it doesn't as companies like (my current employer) are finding ...
Thu, 03 May 2012 12:05:08 -0700 -
Writer?s Block: Cubicle game
The other day while sitting in my cubicle, a certain odor washed over my area. Didn?t know what it was, but let?s just say I had a rather odd reaction.
Wed, 02 May 2012 15:28:28 -0700 -
Going swimmingl
It gets kind of lonely in that fluorescent-lit cubicle, doesn?t it? Bet you could use some company from the animal kingdom. Options are limited, though ? a puppy probably isn?t going to cut it, and even a hamster can make a racket, not to mention unnerve rodent-phobic colleagues. A...
Sun, 20 May 2012 20:42:27 -0700 -
This Cute Cubicle is the Ultimate Home Office [Desired
# desired This is the Kororodesku , a diorama-like workspace designed by Tokyo-based Torafu Architects , that is one part desk, one part office cubicle, and entirely charming. Its plywood frame can be purchased with an interior polyester veneer in any one of over 1,000 different colors, making the Kororo desk an irresistible addition to just about any home office decorating scheme. [ Inhabitat ...
Wed, 16 May 2012 19:16:16 -0700 -
How can I get my cubicle neighbour to shut up
The noise is driving me crazy, my work is suffering and I?m at my wit?s end
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:22:46 -0700 -
Snap in judgment earns jail tim
A MARRIED Toowoomba man held his phone camera over the top of a women's toilet cubicle in a drunken attempt to film a 21-year-old woman using the facilities.
Fri, 04 May 2012 14:39:05 -0700 -
Firefighters free person trapped in a King?s Lynn toilet cubicl
A person trapped in a toilet cubicle had to be rescued by firefighters today.
Tue, 08 May 2012 10:21:29 -0700 -
'Headphones are the new wall'
Open floor plans were designed to foster teamwork. But some say it means workers can't hear themselves think.
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:45:16 -0700 -
Sheriff's, Probation officials join forces to monitor probationer
Probation Officer Marc Garcia's desk is still a little bare after six weeks at the San Bernardino County Sheriff's station. There are a few pictures posted in his cubicle, but he's been a little too busy to worry about making his work area more personal. Garcia is one of several...
Thu, 10 May 2012 08:52:13 -0700 -