STRESS RELIEVER 435. Eavesdrop Keep a list of humorous (whether intentionally or unintentionally) things customers, managers, or direct reports say. Submit them to OverheardintheOffice.com. This is one of my favorite examples from the site: 10 AM Situational Ethics: Coworker #1: Can you believe the whole company needs to take an ethics exam? It’s online, but still... Coworker #2: Yeah, it sucks. I heard one department’s doing the whole thing on a conference call together. Coworker #1: But there’s a test... Coworker #2: Yeah, they’re all taking the test together. One person says the answer and everybody enters it on their screen after the first person confirms it’s right. 221
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