In the business world, knowing how to justify your actions is crucial because you will inadvertently screw things up, sooner or later. But some people panic and give some utterly stupid excuses for why they acted the way they did. And what entry-level workers usually don’t realize is that the (...)

When I gave my notice that I’d be leaving my padded cell (I mean cubicle), I assumed that the next couple weeks would be pretty dull, possibly downright boring. I had lined up all my favorite blogs and news sites for daily reading, and had even calculated how much walking (...)

A couple weeks ago, my wife had a very busy day. She was all set to be interviewed for a job on the East Coast, and had decided to fly out, conduct the interview, and fly back all on the same day. That meant waking up at 2 a.m., flying out (...)

Everyday of my college career seemed to conclude with a series of long meetings, each one more trivial and ineffective than the next. Water-cooler gossip delayed the start, while side-discussions and tangents drew us away from our goals. Everything eventually dissolved into free-for-all bashings of Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, or (...)

There’s little doubt that one of the most evil of all office creations is bright fluorescent lighting. The harsh glare is so intense that even a passing gaze into a bare bulb carries the same danger as staring at the sun itself for over 40 minutes. The reason offices insist (...)