Workplace awards list for service anniversaries
American Express gives Lenox crystal glasses a Cross pen set a wallet or desk clock for five years. Intel offers a watch while Nike provides a kaleidoscope or crystal pyramid at lunch. Six years grants a four week sabbatical at Lotus. Ten years features a CEO letter at New York Life and Pfizer gifts a Tiffany crystal or metal keepsake. Fifteen years include a Mallorca pearl necklace and a crest clock from Maytag. IBM and 3M mark 25 years with a luncheon and gifts while New York Life publishes glad tidings.
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American Express
Lenox
Black Cross
Intel
Nike
Lotus Development Corp
New York Life Insurance
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Tiffany
Winchester
St. Paul, Minn
IBM
Neanderthals at Work examined as office rivals and politics
Rozen and Bernstein explore workplace dynamics through Julie a 30 year old buyer and others who label rivals as competitors. They advise emulation not hatred urging respect for schmoozing and visibility while noting women more often scorn office politics in pursuit of advancement.
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Julie
Animal Kingdom
Sydney Craft Rozen
Albert J Bernstein
John Wiley & Sons
Germer
Business One
Irwin
Workplace Control and Office Psychology Tips
The authors advise staying friendly but guarded at work to avoid sharing too much. Don’t give colleagues ammunition for jokes and avoid office dating. Address undermining or negative talk calmly, stating problems while avoiding anger. If issues persist, set boundaries and request quieter work conditions.
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Germer
ATM safety tips and reader letters on etiquette
Advice on using ATMs safely urges choosing well lit visible machines and avoiding late night use. Readers share experiences about unsolicited street flyers and polite refusals, with Dr Paula Bera advising against accepting pushy handouts and noting readers write in from Denver and DC.
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Dr. Bern
S.M
Denver
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