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Following the white rabbit all the way to the office may lead to job loss, according to a recent case in New York. Former Detective Anthony Chiofalo was suspended after a routine blood test found marijuana in his system.

Detective Chiofalo's weed-wielding wife, Catherine Chiofalo, has since come forward, admitting that she doped her husband's normally cannabis-free food to taint his next work blood test (in the hopes of helping him to retire early).

Tattoo frenzy has hit the mainstream, but what does that mean for the cobra tattoo peaking out of your suit jacket? Although more widely accepted than ever, tattoos still remain a taboo in many workplaces as employees struggle to express their individuality while adhering to workplace anti-ink policies.

Forty percent of people aged 26 to 40 have at least one tattoo, according 2006 Pew Research Center survey in the United States. That means that over 100 million tattoo-bearing working-age ladies and gents are sporting their tattoos at the workplace.

A selection of Santa Clauses's corporate-themed favorites, from the fun lovin' crew at Happy Worker. Try out these water-cooler carols in your workplace to spread J-O-B joy at Christmas.

Grab a copy of some mp3's of our inaugural caroling session... musical "talent" squeezed from the vocal cords of the Happy Worker Holiday Singers, fueled solely by chocolate and raw happy passion . Please don't blame us for ruining your hearing... (p.s. actual talent and practicing is for wimps, right??)

We've managed far and wide to research bosses and how they operate. And so we present bosses by the brass tacks - our favorite surveys of boss related behaviors.

Worst Bossy Traits

The dark side of the management force includes such bossy skills as:
- belittling people in public (41%)
- lying (34%)
- being demeaning or condescending (32%)
- humiliating and embarrassing others (24%)
- micromanaging and generally being picky (22%)

Boss Quotes

Our crack team of middle-manager research monkeys have uncovered their favorite pearls of management wisdom delivered in quick & convenient 1 sentence sound bites. (psst... If you know of any good sayings we've missed, send us a note)

"By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day."
- Robert Frost

"The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does."
- Anonymous

Boss Day - celebrated on October 16, 2008

• National Boss Day created in 1958 by Patricia Haroski, a secretary at State Farm Insurance Company
• Patricia started Boss Day to pay tribute to bosses
• Official date (October 16) is Patricia’s father’s birthday

How Many Bosses are Out There?

BossMan wants YOU to celebrate Boss Day

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Mama, Nana, Madre or Mother, no matter how you spell it or say it moms everywhere are the masters of kissing our boo-boos… even when we’re all grown up and it’s really, really embarrassing. According to the calendar moms only get one day when we all pickup the phone, buy some pretty flowers, pick out a sweetly written card, and take her out for a big fancy meal. So we darn well better make the most of it! To help get you in the Mother’s Day mood we’ve selected some neato stuff about the big day you can share with your mommy.

Workplace perks have been known to include access to the company fitness centre or perhaps storage room office supplies, but hooking-up with a coworker may be the most bodacious bonus of them all.

Statistics note that at least half of all married couples meet at work, and that office antics in the form of sexy shirking may be more common than we think.