Jobless Claims At 16-Year High
The number of new applicants for unemployment benefits jumped to 542,000, the highest since 1992. What do you think?
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Potential Employers Check Social Networking Sites
A recent survey found that one in five employers checked out job applicants on networking sites like Facebook before hiring them. What do you...
Struggling Americans Forced To Work Extra-Dimensional 4th Shift
CINCINNATI—"Having every atom in my body split in another dimension just to make a few extra bucks is hard, but my family has to ...
Superintendent Draws Up 'Dream School Board' Of All-Time Greats
BROWNSVILLE, IN—Peter Geyer passed on legend Frank Caldwell, saying his reputation was more based on mystique when his plane crashed after only one year ...
World's Worst Person Decides To Go Into Marketing
NEW YORK—Twenty-three-year-old Louis Deenan, undeniably the most detestable, loathsome individual ever to walk the earth, willfully decided...
Study: Not Being An Asshole Boss May Boost Employee Morale
[media:83607]WAUKEGAN, IL—In what is being called a breakthrough discovery in worker-administrator relations, a study released Monday in the...
Study Finds Young People Remain Apathetic About Office Politics
Organizations hope to make youth see importance of getting prime parking spaces or a new desk lamp.
Courageous E-mail To Boss In Drafts Folder Since December
COLUMBUS, OH—Brent Quigley considered sending the e-mail, clicking and holding his mouse arrow over the "Send" icon, but ultimately dragged it away.
Man Fishes For Legendary, Elusive Compliment
[media:61183]SYRACUSE, NY—Junior sales associate James Kilmartin, 32, announced Monday that he is prepared to angle for the oft-fabled,...
Report: Women Increasingly Choosing Dead-End Careers Over Dead-End Relationships
COLLEGE PARK, MD—"I may date a series of emotionally distant men one day, but for right now, I want to focus on carving out ...
Potential Employee Uprising Quelled With Free Pizza
NEW YORK—Besides suppressing office acrimony, the pizza appeared to subdue frustrated employees on a physical level, leaving many full and slightly fatigued.
NASA Intern Hoping To Go On Space Walk Before He Leaves In June
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—"I'm already a fixture around here, and I get along great with everybody," said the eager 20-year-old cultural anthropology major.
Family Feud Pollster Tired Of Asking Strangers To Name A Fruit Typically Served With Breakfast
HOLLYWOOD, CA—Though he has only questioned 22 of the 100 people needed to complete his survey, veteran Family Feud pollster Rick...
Botanists Vow Not To Discuss Botany During After-Work Drinks
AMHERST, MA—After years of promising not to discuss work after hours but always failing, botanists at Hampshire College's Agricultural Studies...
Frito-Lay Family Of Products Leaned On During Difficult Time
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA—Thirty-nine-year-old Dwayne Keener, whose marriage and job both recently ended, told reporters Monday that the Frito-Lay...
