Office Humor

Have you ever received a poorly timed personal call at work? You're about to close a deal, when your child's principal calls, informing you that a photo of your daughter, scantily clad, is circulating around middle school? You're getting a disastrous job-performance review, when your hubby calls to say that...

By Anna Codrea-Rado, Quartz The cardinals who are gathered at the Vatican take a very important daily pause during their deliberations to choose a new pope. "There's a coffee break for about 30 minutes at a special buffet area in the front part of the audience hall," the Rev. Thomas Rosica told CNN. "Cardinals...

Not everyone has taken to the Harlem Shake, the convulsive groove that's swept the globe, to the tune of 4,000 YouTube videos a day. In Egypt and Tunisia, the meme has become a protest anthem of many young people, enraging conservative Muslims. And in the U.S., an airplane-based shake triggered a federal...

Lots of baristas are disaffected, quietly cursing persnickety customers, and sneaking caffeine or full-fat milk into those patrons' drinks. But if they want to keep a career in customer service, they would be wise to keep their gripes off the Internet. A Seattle coffee shop worker has just been fired after...

By Luke Roney, CareerBliss Each day, workers around the U.S. are faced with a crucial decision: what to have for lunch. For some, however, the "lunch" in their lunch break is a mere suggestion. And their midday hour away from the office has little to do with eating.

Since "30 Rock" is having its finale Thursday, we thought we would republish this article about creator Tina Fey. Take a look, and then share with us the career lessons you've learned from watching the NBC hit show or reading Fey's memoir. By Anthony Balderrama Celebrities don't always make the best role...

The federal government's grandest experiment in democracy -- the online WhiteHouse.gov petitions -- have brought the people together on such causes as deporting Piers Morgan, creating a Death Star, mandating state Pokemon, and the secession of a dozen of our union's states. The upcoming Super Bowl has prompted...

By Julia La Roche and Joe Weisenthal Sometimes we get forwarded applications for summer internships on Wall Street that are extremely embarrassing because the applicant is totally full of themselves or completely clueless. What happens is the letters go viral and the Street passes them around in long email...

When kids are asked what they want to do when they grow up, they usually have answers like teacher, fireman or chef. But of course, life sometimes throws a curve, and people can end up in careers that they never would have dreamed of. And then there are people who end up in jobs with titles that either make...