editor's blog

Picture this. You’re a dog handler in the British police force. Your newly hired canine coworker is highly trained… but there’s one catch: the dog only speaks Dutch. Yes, this actually happened - after the British police had trouble recruiting suitable German Shepherds in the UK, they found them in Holland. But it seems the old adage about teaching dogs new tricks is true... and rather than sending the dogs to language school, the British dog handlers were taught Dutch instead.

Want Fido to guard your cubicle from ill tempered interns? Looking for an excuse to introduce your boss to Bronco, your beloved Pit-bull? Well, for all you hard working dog lovers, coming on June 23 is National ‘Take Your Dog to Work Day’.

There’s more perks to living in France than fresh baguettes, black berets and really cheap wine. There’s the vacation time. Not only are French workers guaranteed a minimum of 5 weeks vacation, the average worker actually gets more - to the tune of 39 days a year. That’s 2.8 times more vacation than the average U.S. worker, who gets 14 days... and who isn’t legally guaranteed any time off.