Interesting Facts

According to an article in the Times, a "thank you" from your boss is worth the equivalent of £1,600 a year. (That seems like a very expensive thank you. I'd rather have the £1,600 and a thank you.  Saying thank you for working, is just good manners.)

According to a poll commissioned by UK law firm Slater & Gordon, 60% of women have had to ward off an unwanted advance from a colleague. (Almost a quarter of female workers have had a more senior member of staff make a pass at them, but only 27 per cent of victims have reported the matter to their boss. The most common places for harassment are at the desk when working a late shift, in a lift or staff corridor, and of course at the office party. In my case it was my boss, at the office party.  I won't tell you what I did, but he didn't do it again.  That said soon after I left the company.)