Office Relationships

Anyone who has has held a few jobs knows what a hostile work environment feels like. It goes like this: the angry co-worker who sits next to you, or a group of glass-half-empty naysayers, or, worse, your naturally moody and suspicious boss, has made you dread coming into work in the morning. At first, you think...

Many studies over the past few years have shown that workplace friendships increase productivity, team morale and workers' overall job satisfaction; and since friends provide us with support, comic relief and a sense of belonging, it seems only natural that having friends at the office makes work more pleasant....

Reel life and real life collide for Oscar-winning couple Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford this week when their new movie, Love Ranch, opens in limited release. It's the first time they've worked together since meeting in 1985 when he directed her in the espionage thriller White Knights.

Rachel Farrell, CareerBuilder.com writer Whether you think so or not, you're annoying. Maybe not all the time -- maybe not even some of the time -- but at least once in your life, you've annoyed someone. Probably your boss. We asked bosses to tell us what their employees do to irritate them on a daily...

Don't be so quick to write off that dour curmudgeon sitting next to you in the office -- he could be doing better work than you are, according to a new study done by an Australian behavioral expert. Professor Joe Forgas claims that grumpy people think more clearly, are better at decision-making and are less...

By Lisa Johnson Mandell It's easy to be resentful when you have to take orders from someone who is younger than you. You might be more experienced, better educated, more knowledgeable and have seniority, but still, you're forced to submit to someone who might have been entering kindergarten when you were...

You're speaking to a co-worker in the break room, venting frustration about a meeting you just left with your boss, throwing in a few not-so-nice comments about him for good measure, when you feel someone standing behind you. You turn around and see that it's him. Don't you hate when that happens?

Despite the abundance of advice in the blogosphere suggesting that having an office romance is career suicide, 40 percent of people surveyed admit to being involved in an office romance at some point in their careers. Whether the romances are fueled by intrigue over the well-publicized office affairs of people...

Whether you love or hate your boss, there's a site up where you can post your kudos and complaints -- and you can do it anonymously. It's called EBossWatch.com, and although you can use it to sing your boss's praises, the horror stories get a lot more attention. According to EBossWatch.com, a recent nationwide...