Group meetings aren't typically something employees look forward to. For one thing, conference rooms can be drab and utterly lack inspiration. But some companies have started to take a new approach to conferencing. Some is the result of advanced video-conferencing systems and the like -- but we're also seeing...

With the tagline of "Living Wages, Healthy Communities," Respect DC is a community of workers, students, parents and organizations all concerned with one common goal -- the quality of life in Washington, D.C., and its surrounding communities. Since they advocate that all D.C. employers provide a decent living...

"Oh, I work for "Insert Big Corporation Name Here" usually conjures up mental pictures of gray cubicle walls, florescent lighting and bosses wearing full suits and power-ties. Fortunately, that's not always the case. We found some big-name companies whose offices embody a much smaller, start-up attitude where...

With the internet as an integral part of nearly every company's workday, more and more employees are being allowed some work-from-home privileges. Still others run businesses out of their homes. But who says working from home has to be boring? We found a collection of home offices that exemplify creativity and...

Mention the words "maximum security prison" to most people and they visualize harsh lighting, orange jumpsuits and strict guards. The Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) in the Philippines is indeed a maximum security facility, but with a twist. CPDRC Director Byron Garcia wanted to...

Today is the twelfth-annual Take Your Dog to Work Day. The event, first created by Pet Sitters International in 1999, "asks pet lovers to celebrate the humane-canine bond and promote pet adoption" by bringing their four-legged friends to work. We scoured the web and found countless photos of people at work...

The Isle of Man is a peculiar part of the United Kingdom. While the U.K. is responsible for the generalities of governance, the island has its' own government and parliament for the day-to-day. What does this mean for the local Isle of Man police force? Much of the island has no speed limits, with great...

Chan C. Intern - AOL Lifestream Howdy. My intern life in the Lifestream team back-end is fun and inspiring. Lifestream, a social network aggregator and publisher, is still a young and very dynamic product of AOL. This gives me, ave been working on many interestingly distinct projects including...

Kristina T. Intern - AOL Corporate Communications Welcome! I'm currently interning with AOL for my third summer in a row with the Corporate Communications team. My main responsibility is writing features, editing articles and taking photos for our internal employee news site, AOL Today. I also dabble...