Friday Funny

One company, fed up with its stale hold music, used humor to turn wasted time into potential opportunity.

Check out this collection of allegedly true frustrating phone calls between clueless customers and those attempting to assist them with their technical difficulties. Some people are just beyond help, it seems....

Duracell will be giving away its new products to the facility manager who reveals his or her most humorous professional portable power deficit anecdote. Stories must be posted 6/30/11 in order to be considered.

An Acton, CA property owner is in court this week to defend his 20,000 square foot home improvement project.

New survey results suggest that having a fully stocked kitchen, with food, coffee, and amenities, can lead to more content and productive employees.

While most workers are getting used to downsized perks, some companies refuse to lose the employee extras. When asked about their best job perks, this is what employees revealed.

Comprehensive data exists on western clothing insulation values, but little research exists on non-western. Having information on attire like saris could influence the design of ventilation and air-conditioning systems to provide the best thermal comfort for occupants.

a song about OSHA safety training is also well on its way to becoming a viral YouTube hit. Marshall Carroll of Winnipeg has taken it upon himself to come up with a song about OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HAZCOM).

When children enter a world that is typically inhabited by adults, there is always the chance some "memorable" interaction might occur.

Tax returns are due in a few days (Monday, April 18, to be precise), and fewer workers plan to use their tax refunds to pay off bills and more plan to put the money into savings, reflecting a more stable economy.

There's a new game in town along the same lines as Farmville, but with a twist; this multimedia experience was developed as an "engaging and information plant simulation that puts you right in the shoes of the plant manager."

So what kinds of pranks have you witnessed on the job? And did you trick or get tricked? Either way, happy April Fool's day to all.

Food can be everywhere with culinary inspired furnishings.

Office pools are a common sight in the office, with 20% saying they have participated in March Madness pools at work, according to CareerBuilder’s annual survey.

Engineers are great at putting things together and taking them apart. Put a paper clip in the hands of an engineer, and it can...

Due to its ability to turn abstract concepts into concrete images, PowerPoint has become a staple in the world of business and education. Skilled...

When an unusual outbreak of Whac-A-Mole malfunctions forced amusement park operators to start making service request, did anyone think much of it? Well, yes, and no.

A new nationwide CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,400 hiring managers reveals the outrageous and common mistakes that some candidates have made in job interviews.

What happens when Chicken Little comes home to roost in a municipal building? Ask members of the San Antonio Dangerous Structure Determination Board, and they will indeed say the sky is falling....and it's not pretty.

In honor of the Super Bowl, this Friday Funny article salutes an innovation that may literally shake up the way stadiums, restaurants, and other high volume brew purveyors serve their customers forever...but without the foam!