Relax & Reclaim

Let's be honest. There's a coworker in every office. They complain about everything , they are the office gossip, constantly disappearing when the real work needs to be done, or they act like they are always in a competition with someone. If you've been frustrated by these types of people at work, then this is for you. You don't need to change them to have a better day. In my previous article The Workplace Choir, I wrote about how you should focus on your "part" instead of what others are doing wrong. That still holds true, but here is some advice that might help you as well. Don't Take Everything Personally People can come into the workplace with all kinds of burdens to bare. Things could have gone bad at home, they could be stressed about money, not enough sleep or even poor health. Whatever the reason is, it doesn't change the fact that they are rude to you. It helps to put things in perspective because sometimes an unpleasant cow...

Do you work remotely from home? We've asked this question before.... To answer that question for The Blog Squad : " Yes, we do ." And more personally, I do.. Anyway, somewhere around year three of remote and hybrid work becoming a permanent fixture instead of a pandemic footnote , a question started showing up in my inbox on repeat: " how do I stay in shape and stop eating everything in my kitchen when my kitchen is also my office? " Fair question.  Your commute used to be the one guaranteed chunk of movement in your day, and now it's a hallway. Your break room snacks used to be stale office donuts you could reasonably ignore; now they're your own pantry, fully stocked, fully judgment-free, fully available at 10 a.m. Good news: you can absolutely stay healthy working from home. It just takes a little more intention. It just takes a little more intention than it did when a building full of coworkers and a boss who could see your screen ...