Work

Boss reserves half of meeting for discussion of his holiday

A MANAGER has reserved 30 minutes of a meeting to give his team a thorough briefing on his recent fortnight of seven-star luxury in the Dutch Antilles.

Work friend under delusion he is real friend

AN office worker is living in fear of a colleague who believes he is a real friend and not merely a work friend. 

Equestrian, philanthropist, socialite and other jobs that don't exist if you're poor

FANCY being able to call yourself something impressive like ‘tycoon’? Sadly these occupations are not open to the likes of you average income peasants.

Job-related stress higher if you're an idiot who expects work to be pleasurable

PEOPLE who think toil should be enjoyable suffer from higher levels of work-related anxiety, it has been confirmed.

Should you call your boss 'Daddy'? A guide

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and shy Reform UK donor George Cottrell have called other men ‘Daddy’ in professional settings, so should you?

Nobody in office interested in details of boss's charity challenge

THE boss of a company has informed staff of his intention to do an endurance challenge and received no follow-up questions from anyone.

How to tell if your colleague is lying about watching the game live in the pub

CO-WORKER bigging up the thrill of watching last night’s match live in their local when you suspect they only saw the score when they woke up? Catch them out.

Older co-workers making baffling references to Um Bongo

COLLEAGUES in their 50s are making unexplained references to something called Um Bongo triggered by tonight’s England game against DR Congo.

Employee of the month award never celebrated by colleagues

STAFF who will find any excuse to have a few drinks after work strangely never celebrate employee of the month awards, it has emerged.