Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace. – The Washington Post: This is a great article about the “open air” cubicle farm for workers. Or “fish bowl” for employees. Telecommuting would help this work better. If someone has a real deadline and real work that needs to be done, they could…
Patent office workers bilked the government of millions by playing hooky, watchdog finds – The Washington Post: The USPTO wins, hands down. They have implemented 101 of the all time worst management practices, all at one time. It may be worthy of a method patent application since no one has ever considered implementing all know…
Sadly, 2015 was really hot. Record hot. And it set a record for breaking the record (set last year in 2014). Ouch, ouch and double ouch!. This was a wicked El Nino year. Only an El Nino year last century competes with the hottest 14 years this century. Apparently, the follow through from El Nino…
Mercedes or Ford, a Car Costs a Lot More Than You Think – WSJ.com: Here’s the breakdown of a car expenses is about $9,000 per year: Pretty Car Chart illustration 39% is depreciation 35% is associated with the miles driven: fuel, oil, tires, etc. That’s 3/4 of the cost of a car, if you are…
Why Won’t Yahoo! Let Employees Work From Home? – Businessweek: Boy Mayer is gonna cause a lot of shake here with the everyone-has-to-travel-to-work policy. Apparently (Today Show) she now as a nursery set up next door to her office for her new convenience. That helps new parents, maybe, but not the ones with kids in…
Why Won’t Yahoo! Let Employees Work From Home? – Businessweek: Oh boy, Mayer is gonna cause a lot of shake up here with her everyone-has-to-travel-to-work policy. Apparently (Today Show) she now as a nursery set up next door to her office for her new convenience. That helps new parents, maybe, but not the ones with…
