Texting

"Hi QT. Hope ur hvn a GR8 day! RU coming out 2nite? TML so we can goss. TTYL!" While you might be scratching your head trying to decode that sentence, it's an example of what a typical text message written by a teenager might look like. Texting has become the main form of communication for many teens, ...

By Fennit Nirappil SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Looks may not kill, but they can get you fired. That's what a Northern California yoga instructor found after leading sessions at Facebook Inc.'s Menlo Park campus. The instructor, Alice Van Ness, said she got fired after she glared at a Facebook employee who ...

Rank this one right up there on the short list of things you should never to say to a customer: "Burn in hell." But it was precisely that phrase, reportedly uttered by a customer service representative at Telenor, Norway's largest cellular phone company, to a teenage customer that has resulted in the ...

By Seth Fiegerman Every office has that co-worker who chews gum too loudly or dresses inappropriately -- just make sure it isn't you. No matter how hard a worker you may be, if you annoy other people in the office, it will come back to haunt you. "The way you move up the corporate ladder is by making people ...

Recent research finds that the activities that many Americans engage in before going to bed, may disrupt your sleep. Do you find yourself feeling groggy at work? Do you have a hard time staying alert and getting started in the morning, almost doze off during your commute, start to lag early in the afternoon ...

How would you feel if your boss received a copy of every text message you sent from your work-issued cell phone? It might make you think twice before hitting that send button. It's an issue with such huge implications that the Supreme Court recently announced it will hear a case on the topic. It stems from a ...