Engineering Wellness

Its Not Easy Being Green!

March 17, 2011 ♦

Michele ♦

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Can we really Green up our cube? Did you know that NASA recommends plants for cleaning the air? There are two socially accepted plants for today's workplace based on NASA studies; Bamboo and Spiderplants. This may surprise you but I'm going to recommend having one or two dead plants in…

Innovation Incubation

March 11, 2011 ♦

Michele ♦

Innovation

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You're smart! You therefore feel an Einsteinish-entitled need to innovate or invent. Superhero you can save the economy with your innovations; you change the USA from a nation of consumers to a nation of inventors. Wow Google gives their engineering department a % of their salaried time dedicated to INNOVATION. …

BBB: Beware of Bagel Belly

March 4, 2011 ♦

Michele ♦

Free Food

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Back in the day when "fat free" foods were all the rage...those of us who were dieters thought that bagels were "free" because they had no fat. What we didn't know then was about gluten and the possible allergic affects of anaphalytic shock associated with gluten allergies...you can google high…

Looking Upward!

February 27, 2011 ♦

Michele ♦

Tiny Changes

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One of our esteemed engineering colleagues sent me this fantastic-but-too-true-to-be-funny link (like most good Dilberts) and I've been pondering solutions on your behalf......click on title here: Is the Internet Killing Empathy? What is my cost effective solution for you to prevent the loss of empathy? GO OUTSIDE AND LOOK AT…

Please Pay for your Balls

February 19, 2011 ♦

Michele ♦

Parable

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Got balls? Not every company has a PA system, and when they do it can be a belly fat producing stress hormone generating tradgedy, or not-so-often, a source of great amusement. I worked at a telecom company that had personal trainers and group exercise classes, free clothing and lots of…

Valentine’s Day; here comes the low quality chocolate

February 18, 2011 ♦

Michele ♦

Free Food

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Monday is Valentine's Day. You don't care because you have to work. You're gonna come into the office on Monday to do your job, and what you don't know is that everyone's kids did their valentine's day party on Friday...or perhaps it was a function at church or something on…

Honey I Shrunk Your Cube!

February 9, 2011 ♦

Michele ♦

NerdNotes for Engineers

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Are you feeling like you ate too much and now you're cube is smaller? http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/08/youre-not-imagining-it-your-cubicle-is-getting-smaller/ Want to Know More? michele@michelethetrainer.com www.michelethetrainer.com www.michelethespeaker.com 877-409-1758

Presenteeism; Adults go to Work when they are Sick…duh

January 27, 2011 ♦

Michele ♦

Environment

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Presenteeism; Adults go to Work when they are Sick...duh Presenteeism is/means coming to work when you're sick. Well why would you stay home and burn a vacation day if you can get paid for being sick? Far too true to be amusing....and even grosser if you ponder that nobody really…