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A recent Forbes.com article about bullies in the workplace reads like a primer for Office Space, that fine cult comedy that anyone who's ever set foot in a cube farm can relate to. With that in mind, here are some signs of bullying to watch out for, translated into some of the movie's best-loved...

I have a number of artistically-inclined friends who believe that one man's junk is their own personal treasure trove of art supplies. I've reaped the benefits of this philosophy in my own home: My coffee table boasts a top made of used dice my friend collected during his frequent visits to an...

The blogosphere has become a relatively safe place to rail against your workplace under cover of a user name, to say anonymously what you'd really like to say to your boss's face if it wouldn't get you fired. So it must have come as a pleasant surprise to Wal-Mart buyers when their corporate bosses...

The American worker has a vicious cycle going: Stay late at the office, bring work home, sleep less at night, fall asleep at work, stay late at the office ... you get the picture. It's a cycle experts say is costing U.S. employers tens of billions of dollars a year in lost productivity. The...

This post is part of our series on people, places and things that have found new life in 2008. When I found out last year that The Police was regrouping for a reunion tour, I immediately called my rock concert buddy to make plans to see the show. "I feel like I'm 17 again, " I told her, giddy at...

I don't think this is what Ben Franklin had in mind when he established the American insurance system: 47 million of us in this country are uninsured, and those of us who live in California narrowly escaped criminalization for not being able to afford an HMO, PPO or any other combination of...

I gotta admit to experiencing some Tinseltown schadenfreude during the Writers Guild strike: Unlike my brothers and sisters in print journalism -- whose union can't seem to shield them from endless rounds of layoffs, much less get them more money -- screenwriters hung tough, negotiated hard and...

Praise cheeses, for they can turn a watered-down white into a winning wine. This week I went back to the Wine Lovers Page and Robin Garr's list of wines with the best QPR, or quality-price ratio, to sample the second of two California whites whose price point is $15 or less. Bonterra Vineyards'...

As someone who was born at the end of the Baby Boom and who's been paying into the Social Security system since I got my first McJob as a teenager in 1982, I'm worried that when it comes time for me to get my cut, there'll be nothing left. After all, according to USA Today, I'm one of 80 million...

Never mind that it's beyond cliche: That heart-shaped box of chocolates will likely set you back more than usual this Valentine's Day. The price of cocoa hit a 23-year high this week, bad news for those whose beloveds are expecting at least some of their V-Day kisses to come from...