editor's blog

Sitting at a computer all day can help any office worker pack on the pounds.  Nerd diet formulas will help logically minded workers swallow the burden of dieting for good. 

Geeks carry the burden of pulling programming all-nighters and require food that’s at arms length from the workstation.  As a result, the term ‘geek food’ was developed to describe the typically high fat, caffeinated, microwavable food consumed and enjoyed by computer nerds globally.

While clean machines weren’t the stars of last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, sanitation was on the minds of attendees.  A healthy hand-washing isn’t enough, say geeks, when it comes to staying germ-free at trade shows.

Although his resignation from Microsoft has been rumored for some time, Bill Gates computing days may have come to an end, at least within in the Microsoft machine.  The speculation suggesting that Bill may be ready to jump the Microsoft ship begs the question: what will he do afterwards? 

Expect tumbleweed in your office this year, as telecommuting threatens to turn your workplace into a ghost town. Telecommuting, or the act of working from home with the aid of e-links to the office, is becoming a popular tool for offices looking to make their workers happy. 

As energy prices continue to skyrocket, is it possible employees may be hired simply for their latent body heat? Two recent examples where people make good heating investments - a Swedish office building heated by human bodies and a body fueled British funeral chapel – may be just the beginning of a future body heat wave.

If dodging responsibility sums up your office fitness plan, then creating your own employment exercise program is good strategy. The boss may not appreciate your idea of installing a chin-up bar in your cubicle, but these Top 10 Employment Exercises will help you stay fit as you desk-sit.

Loose lips in the workplace may be the foreman’s flaw, as stats reveal that poor managerial communication leads to increased office gossip.

37 year old window cleaner Alcides Moreno survived a 47-storey fall  last month, but has little to recall about the fall. Mr. Moreno met the ground after traveling 500 feet (150 meters) through the New York City skyline, and suffered painful major injuries to his spine, brain, legs, arm and hips.

Ah, work and politics. Many people think they go together like oil and water. But recent surveys say the opposite… and some say they harmonize like pepperoni and pizza.

A recent survey from Vault.com revealed that 35% of bosses let their staff know what their political stripes are; 30% of employees have had a coworker try to change their vote, and almost half of workers have seen an argument break out at the office because of politics. (The survey didn’t say if cases of enfranchised fisticuffs actually broke out.)