http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:10:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If it's dark enough that you need the headlights on, it might be a good idea to take your sunglasses off. It seems counter-productive... just sayin'. http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2010/02/quick-tip-nice-headlights/ Marry Up - /mar ee uhp/ (v) to attach one or more ideas or tangible items to one another to group together Sentence: "Let's marry up the orders and ship them together." Note: This is not the same "marry up" as the action of marrying a person with a higher social status, income, education, or ... http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2009/11/marry-up/ Today I went down to the cafeteria as I always do to grab some lunch in between meetings. I got my usual, and got in line to pay.  I was next in line and the guy in front of me was waiting for his credit card receipt.  As the cashier handed ... http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2009/11/the-good-stuff/ If you're like most in the working world, the amount of emails you get is ridiculous.  At my previous job I was receiving upwards of about 150 emails every day.  The sad thing about that is there were probably about 15% of those that I didn't even need to receive ... http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2009/10/office-etiquette-tip-2-email-cc/ We all know 'em and love 'em so much that we almost hate them... our Blackberries. The cell phone was invented and all of a sudden everyone was reachable no matter where they were.  The Blackberry (aka The Crackberry due to it's addictive nature) took that concept and multiplied it ... http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2009/10/office-etiquette-tip-1-your-crackberry/ Since we're in the office for most of our waking hours, it's inevitable that eating will be taking place there.  Here are some tips to eat and co-exist peacefully with your other colleagues: Do not burn your popcorn -- Even popcorn that isn't burnt will leave a lingering smell around the ... http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2009/10/5-tips-for-eating-in-the-office/ http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2009/09/the-afternoon-crash/ At my Former Company, the rules for getting to the office in the morning were pretty laid back.  If you made it to work before 9:45, you were OK.  I never made a huge effort to get there before 9.  Here at Present Company, it's a little bit different.  They ... http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2009/09/5-reasons-you-should-get-to-work-early/ It is my belief that the only people who should have a speaker-feature on their desk phone are the people who have an actual office... that can be shut off to the rest of the building with a door. In past years, I think people in the office used the speaker ... http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2009/09/speaker-phone-seth/ Today was a gorgeous day - the high probably didn't even break the 90-degree point.  I had another great, productive day and was looking forward to attending a fashion show this evening with some girlfriends.  I planned to leave work at 5, but there was that *one last thing* to ... http://www.presentcompanyincluded.com/2009/09/lesson-learned-in-procrastination/