Marry Up
on Nov 4, 2009 in Words @ Work Marry Up – /mar ee uhp/ (v) to attach one or more ideas or tangible items to one another to group together Sentence: “Let’s marry up the orders and ship them together.” Note: This is not the same “marry up” as...

The Good Stuff
on Nov 3, 2009 in Daily Grind yummy Today I went down to the cafeteria as I always do to grab some lunch in between meetings. I got my usual, and got in line to pay.  I was next in line and the guy in front of me was waiting for his credit card receipt.  As the cashier handed him the...

Office Etiquette Tip #2: Email CC
on Oct 8, 2009 in Training & Development email etiquette quick tip If you’re like most in the working world, the amount of emails you get is ridiculous.  At my previous job I was receiving upwards of about 150 emails every day.  The sad thing about that is there were probably about 15% of those that I didn&#...

Office Etiquette Tip #1: Your Crackberry
on Oct 6, 2009 in Randomness etiquette quick tip We all know ‘em and love ‘em so much that we almost hate them… our Blackberries. The cell phone was invented and all of a sudden everyone was reachable no matter where they were.  The Blackberry (aka The Crackberry due to it’...

Office Etiquette Week!
on Oct 5, 2009 in Randomness etiquette It’s Office Etiquette Week here at PCI! I know you’re all excited!  Get ready for some great tips & feel free to share your own! Share/Save...

5 Tips for Eating in the Office
on Oct 2, 2009 in Friday Five yummy Since we’re in the office for most of our waking hours, it’s inevitable that eating will be taking place there.  Here are some tips to eat and co-exist peacefully with your other colleagues: Do not burn your popcorn — Even popcorn...

The Afternoon Crash
on Sep 21, 2009 in Analyze This Share/Save...

5 Reasons You Should Get To Work Early
on Sep 18, 2009 in Friday Five At my Former Company, the rules for getting to the office in the morning were pretty laid back.  If you made it to work before 9:45, you were OK.  I never made a huge effort to get there before 9.  Here at Present Company, it’s a little bit...

Speaker Phone Seth
on Sep 14, 2009 in CubeLand Cronies It is my belief that the only people who should have a speaker-feature on their desk phone are the people who have an actual office… that can be shut off to the rest of the building with a door. In past years, I think people in the office used...

Lesson Learned in Procrastination
on Sep 11, 2009 in Daily Grind Training & Development lessons learned Today was a gorgeous day – the high probably didn’t even break the 90-degree point.  I had another great, productive day and was looking forward to attending a fashion show this evening with some girlfriends.  I planned to leave work at...