workplace--part 1

it's monday again ... the start of a new work week. lately a lot (if not most) of the diaries i read have been talking about work and how much their workplaces and co-workers and bosses suck. so this entry (& my next) are for you (hopefully you guys know who you are)!

a friend e-mailed this to me a while back. i think he said it's adapted from a book called worst case scenario: how to survive a bad workplace (?). don't quote me it but it's something like that.

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signs of a troubled workplace:

1) early in the day, people in your office already slouch, pout, have dejected expressions and don't smile or greet anyone.

2) at the end of the day, large numbers of employees leave promptly at quitting time. this could mean a bored, clock watching staff. or conversely large numbers of people work late, meaning an overworked staff with unrealistic deadlines.

3) lack of personal photos on desks--only motivational images of rowers or bears catching salmon.

4) droopy eyelids, obscuring the whites of workers' eyes.

5) multiple partially eaten sandwiches/snacks, and cans of soda or cups of coffee at workstations.

6) employees sleeping, doodling, fistfighting or crying at meetings.

7) employees who look like they've been crying, who have their heads on their desk, or pound their fists on their desk.

8) outdated or no longer manufactured candy in office vending machines.

9) brown water in the office water cooler.

10) fluorescent lights that flicker or hum.

11) music playing through speakers in the ceiling.

12) "hazardous waste" warning signs.

13) groups of workers whispering.

14) individual workers whispering and muttering to themselves.

15) groups of workers silently praying.

16) office layout based on slave ship vs. feng shui

17) carpet stains. could be coffee, could be blood.