Workplace
Row Of Asterisks Spices Up Otherwise Ordinary E-Mail
HOUSTON—Seven minds were blown Monday when employees of Houston Seed and Supply opened an e-mail containing a row of asterisks, a groundbreaking textual embellishment ...
Company To Get Head Start On Christmas Layoffs This Year
OAK BROOK, IL—Confirming their intention not to wait until the last minute the way they usually do, executives at Visatex Inc.
Weird Coworker Knows Where Every NFL Player Went To College
PHILADELPHIA—Whether it be a top rookie from last year's draft or an obscure offensive lineman who has been in the league for 14 ...
Health Insurance Costs Shifting To Workers
Employees paid an average of 14 percent more for family health coverage this year, while the amount contributed by their employers fell by 1 percent.
Person With Almost No Responsibility Always Stressed Out
RALEIGH, NC—Friends of local man James Perry, reported Tuesday that the 29-year-old somehow lives in a perpetual state of anxiety and agitation despite of ...
Report: Unemployment High Because People Keep Blowing Their Job Interviews
WASHINGTON—With unemployment at its highest level in decades, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a report Tuesday suggesting the crisis is primarily the ...
Area Man Going To Great Lengths To Conceal His Perfectly Normal Behavior
DENVER—Local account manager Kevin Verhulst turned off his phone, lied to coworkers, and left work early Wednesday in an elaborate ploy to prevent anyone ...
New College Graduates To Be Cryogenically Frozen Until Job Market Improves
WASHINGTON—Sponsors of the initiative said that with the national unemployment rate at just under 10 percent, it only made sense for young job-seekers to ...
Wal-Mart Cuts Over 13,000 Of What It Calls Jobs
BENTONVILLE, AR—"First, we tried cutting what is hard for me in good conscience to even call benefits,” said Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke. "We even ...
Hospital Paperwork Reduces Man's Reading Comprehension To First-Grade Level
HOUSTON—The frustrating paperwork for a routine visit to St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital reduced Kenneth Anderson's reading comprehension to a...
Roommate's Work Schedule Remains Complete And Total Mystery
BOSTON—"I'm not sure exactly what he does, but I think he said he works at this place where he makes these calls to ...
Man Unable To Wear Nice Clothes Without Everyone Asking Questions
MENASHA, WI—Expressing his growing frustration, IT support technician Chris Brennan, 28, told reporters Monday that he is incapable of...
Gunman Thought Coworkers Would Be Back From Lunch By Now
NEW YORK—"Huh, I wonder where everyone is," said the emotionally disturbed publishing professional, bringing the high-powered assault weapon down from eye-level and slowly snapping ...











