WITH THE case of a former council worker releasing rats into the offices of his former workplace to settle a score against ex-colleagues, there has been renewed interest into people researching ways to claim revenge against coworkers for any all and perceived slights. WWN has compiled all the reasonable ways to settle scores and pursue… Read more »
EVERYBODY loves the weekend, but waiting for Friday night for a few pints can be an arduous task! Luckily, pubs are open every night of the week, so all you have to do is make the decision to head for a few pints on a work night and away you go! There are, of course,… Read more »
TENS of thousands of Irish workers are currently trying to convince themselves that it’s nice to have a bit of ‘me time’ to listen to podcasts or just stare out the window of a stationary bus, car or train, following their return to the office for the first time in 18 months. “I forgot how… Read more »
THE staffing crisis affecting Ireland has continued to cause chaos for employers across the country, to the point where even the company making ‘help wanted’ signs for windows have admitted that they cannot grow their workforce enough to meet the new demand. “All of a sudden, every pub, restaurant, supermarket and retailer needs a sign… Read more »
“YOU’RE really putting me in an awkward position here, we’re already short two for the afternoon ‘cus Jack and Ellen are selfishly off getting their vaccines,” snarled retail business owner Alan Fannon down the phone to a former employee recently deceased from Covid complications. “C’mon, you owe me one, remember when you rang me from… Read more »
SO YOU’RE vaccinated and the only side effect is the smug sense of superiority you feel over everyone and anyone expressing an opinion counter to your own. But now some of your younger employees or co-workers are still humming and hawing over getting theirs? WWN has put together this handy guide to guilt tripping those… Read more »
THE idea of a four-day working week held great appeal to many workers up until very recently, when it turned out that most employers are okay with testing the notion on a trial basis; a sure sign to many that working conditions are about to get worse, not better. “I don’t like it, sarge” said… Read more »
TRYING to nip any talk of a 4-day working week from employees in the bud after news of government support for a pilot scheme, the boss at Hartigan Business Solutions has confirmed he would rather see his elderly parents make their way through the Kama Sutra than submit to such a thing. “I’m onto these… Read more »
HOMEOWNERS desperate for paint jobs, attic conversions and various other ‘few little bits’ jobs done around the house are parting with eye-watering amounts of money on the black market, according to a new report that suggests that a tradesman with the ability to tile could fetch as much as 1.4 million to do a downstairs… Read more »
“AMID the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic, there is life. There is growth” our guide tells us, as he leads us deeper and deeper into what was once the accounts wing of an office that served some long-forgotten task. “Over here we see a succulent plant, which pre-pandemic would have doubtlessly been killed by, let… Read more »