Wasting Time at Work

"Americans while away 2.09 hours in every eight-hour shift on nonwork activities - and that doesn't count lunch or snack breaks - according to research by America Online and Salary.com.  This is twice as much time as human resources managers queried by Salary.com expected and represents an estimated $759 billion a year in wasted salaries."

Hey, You! Back to Work
by Vickie Elmer
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1369150.html

Do Salespeople Make Too Much Money?

"Be happy when your salespeople make money; it means you are making money."

http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/do-salespeople-make-too-much-money/?ex=1297051200&en=17d58fcff2de76c4&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=NYT-E-I-NYT-E-AT-0811-L10

What Is Vacation Good For?

"They found that in all three cases, the respondents were least happy about the vacation while they were taking it. Beforehand, they looked forward to it with eager anticipation, and within a few days of returning, they remembered it fondly. But while on it, they found themselves bogged down by the disappointments and logistical headaches of actually going somewhere and doing something, and the pressure they felt to be enjoying themselves. A recent Dutch study had a more striking finding. Looking not at vacation memories, but measuring general happiness level through a simple three-question questionnaire, the researchers found that going on vacation gave a notable boost to pre-vacation mood but had hardly any effect on post-vacation feelings. Anticipation, it seems, can be a more powerful force than memory."

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/06/what-is-vacation-good-for.html

Working Overtime is Bad for the Heart

http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_heart_overtime.html

The Secret to Happy Employees

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/109063/the-secret-to-having-happy-employees?mod=career-leadership