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Gunman Dead After Killing 2 in St. Louis Workplace

UPDATED

Jan 7, 2010 11:56 AM CST

Gunman Dead After Killing 2 in St. Louis Workplace

At least three shot, one dead at ABB Power building

(Newser) - The gunman in a workplace shooting spree in St. Louis this morning was an employee who is presumed dead, police say. Timothy Hendron, 51, who killed two and wounded five, was suing ABB Power and its pension review committee, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. He used an assault rifle and...

Holiday Gifts
Not to Get
Your Boss

good career advice

Nov 29, 2009 2:45 PM CST

Holiday Gifts Not to Get Your Boss

To get ahead, steer clear of religion, politics, and 'The Office'

(Newser) - A thoughtful holiday gift for your boss can smooth out your workday and even help your career. But not all gifts are created equal. David Seaman of The Street lists some to avoid:

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: A self-help or management book "implies that you don't

...

Go Ahead, Scream at
Your Boss

Nov 24, 2009 12:14 PM CST

Go Ahead, Scream at Your Boss

Suffering in silence is bad for your health, study shows

(Newser) - The next time your boss makes you want to scream, go ahead and do it—sort of. A Swedish study shows that people who suffer in silence at work have twice the risk of a heart attack or heart disease compared to those who vent their anger. So-called "covert...

College Ups
Supervision of
Letterman Interns

Oct 13, 2009 2:12 AM CDT

College Ups Supervision of Letterman Interns

Quinnipiac vows to keep students out of 'harm's way'

(Newser) - A Connecticut university supplying interns to the David Letterman show has initiated stepped-up measures to "diligently" oversee the program to "ensure that our interns are out of harm's way." The precautions follow leaks indicating that the randy talk-show host bedded at least one NYU intern among the...

Smoke Breaks Bad for Health, Good for Business

OPINION

Sep 29, 2009 8:00 AM CDT

Smoke Breaks Bad for Health, Good for Business

(Newser) - It’s a good thing that smokers have been banished to huddle outside or in special smoking rooms at work, writes Michael Skapinker of the Financial Times. Not just because it keeps their second-hand smoke away from the rest of us, but because it brings them closer together. Sure, it's...

Americans
Are Addicted
to Work We Hate

OPINION

Aug 27, 2009 6:06 AM CDT

Americans Are Addicted to Work We Hate

(Newser) - We job-obsessed Americans like to say we work like dogs, but over in Russia they call it "working like Americans," notes Stephen Marche in Esquire, where he probes the "insane" American addiction to work. It's a habit we may finally break, but only thanks to soaring unemployment....

Enough With the
Skimpy Office Attire

OPINION

Jul 20, 2009 10:52 AM CDT

Enough With the Skimpy Office Attire

(Newser) - It’s all well and good that women in the workplace have dropped the power suit for more feminine attire, but does it have to come with "yards of cleavage," micro-minis, and peekaboo bra straps? Relaxed attire has wandered way into bimbo territory, and it's a big mistake,...

How to Stage a Vacation Coup

Jul 10, 2009 1:05 PM CDT

How to Stage a Vacation Coup

It can be done, with help from the expert

(Newser) - Planning a summer vacation? It may be harder than you think to get away from your needy colleagues, but with “aggressive, simultaneous upward and downward management,” it can be done, writes Stanley Bing in Fortune:

First, get the boss’s permission and make sure your subordinates know you’

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Surfing on Company Time
Boosts Productivity

Apr 2, 2009 12:20 PM CDT

Surfing on Company Time Boosts Productivity

May we suggest Newser.com?

(Newser) - If your boss catches you reading this article, don’t sweat it. A little recreational internet use on the job makes for more productive employees, according to a new Australian study. The study surveyed 300 people, 70% of whom engaged in a little WILB—“workplace Internet leisure browsing.”...

NC Gunman's Wife Worked
at Rampage Scene

Mar 30, 2009 2:23 PM CDT

NC Gunman's Wife Worked at Rampage Scene

(Newser) - The wife of the man charged with killing 8 yesterday worked at the North Carolina nursing home he chose for his murderous rampage, the New York Times reports. Local police said gunman Robert Stewart was likely separated from Wanda Luck, but declined to say if she was in the building...