Nine to Thrive http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/ en Copyright 2009 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:55:12 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://marketplace.nwsource.com/jobs/art/goodman_timespromo.gif http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/Nine to Thrive The upside of office gossip http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/11/the_upside_of_office_gossip.html http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/11/the_upside_of_office_gossip.html November 4, 2009 Recession ethics: Has the definition of honesty changed? http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/11/recession_ethics_has_the_defin.html http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/11/recession_ethics_has_the_defin.html November 1, 2009 Dressing up for Halloween at the office -- yea or nay? http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/10/dressing_up_for_halloween_at_t.html http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/10/dressing_up_for_halloween_at_t.html October 29, 2009 Do coworkers, social media, and election politics mix? I know many of you are swapping your Seattle mayoral picks and your thoughts on I-1033 and Ref. 71 around the office water cooler. But how about on Facebook and Twitter where many of your officemates and customers lurk? When I've written about talking election politics at the office in years past, the expert advice has been to play it safe and stay mum. If you can't resist swapping election picks at work, the legal and career experts would warn, do so on a lunch or coffee break, steer clear... http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/10/do_coworkers_social_media_and.html http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/10/do_coworkers_social_media_and.html October 26, 2009 How to tell your office you're gravely ill With today's cost-cutting employers keeping close tabs on worker productivity, no one wants to look like they're operating at less than 200 percent. Of course all this goes out the window if your body throws you a curve ball. Suddenly, recovering from an accident, treating a life-threatening illness, or otherwise regaining your health becomes your primary concern. So how you tell your employer you have to spend the next eight weeks in the hospital recuperating? How do break the news that you won't be in on Fridays for the rest... http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/10/how_to_tell_your_office_youre.html http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/10/how_to_tell_your_office_youre.html October 25, 2009