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Ryan Paugh Do you ever drink with your boss or business partners? I drank Scotch with Penelope once when we used to work out of Ryan Healy and my crappy apartment. It was hilarious. I don't think that everyone out there could get away with the kind of craziness that we got away with because my one business partner is my fraternity brother and the other one is ... well ... Penelope. So how do you handle booze around people who you want to trust you?

94 weeks ago from Beer, Wine and The Boss-Employee Relationship1 more

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Sean Masters: I should add that this was true of my previous employer, and the organization before that as well!
93 weeks ago
Chris Paugh: Throughout my career, every one of my employers took us all out for lunches or dinners and it always included drinks. I always followed my bosses ...MoreThroughout my career, every one of my employers took us all out for lunches or dinners and it always included drinks. I always followed my bosses lead. It was always nice to see people loosen up. And besides that, who knows you better than yourself, in how much you can handle!
93 weeks ago
 
Cassie Viau @michellepc RT @sabera: Would you like to write a guest post for my food blog OneLifeToEat? http://onelifetoeat.com #in #brazen

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Ryan Paugh Hey guys -- I've been activity creating Twitter Lists for Brazen members in cities around the country and now it's Boston's turn. Leave your Twitter ID as a reply below and we'll add you to the list over here >> http://twitter.com/#/list/BrazenCareerist/brazen-in-boston I'm hoping that by doing this more of you guys will get the opportunity to connect locally and help each other out. Let help bring our community together on a local level!

99 weeks ago from Beantown Bloggers, Boston and Boston University Alumni and Students1 more

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Rebecca Thorman To smoke or not to smoke? For me, never. Smoking has been banished and ostracized from nearly every workplace in America. This is a funny article about how smoking affects productivity (http://bit.ly/8YhEFa). "I'm not paying you to smoke. I'm paying you to work," says one manager, who figured each break took about 15 min, including the time to get down to the sidewalk from the company's 11th-floor office in the elevator. Who inhales? Do others at your office take smoke breaks?

106 weeks ago from Productivity & Time-Management and Dress Code Personal Style

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Elysa Rice: We have a pretty large percentage of people in my company that are smokers and take breaks during the day. This was actually addressed in a ...MoreWe have a pretty large percentage of people in my company that are smokers and take breaks during the day. This was actually addressed in a company meeting yesterday that smokers are to take no more than 2 smoke breaks during a work day.
105 weeks ago
Jennifer Koren: I am a casual smoker and do smoke occasionally at work or over drinks. I agree that smoking is not a smart thing to do but also agree w/ ...MoreI am a casual smoker and do smoke occasionally at work or over drinks. I agree that smoking is not a smart thing to do but also agree w/ @paulmacp that there are plenty of other unhealthy choices that we can all be disgusted with that can affect our productivity.

It would be like me calling all of the obese people at my job morons and unintelligent. Why do they continue to stuff their face if their Dr tells them it's going to kill them? If we all did what we were supposed to do to be healthy then I'm sure the world would be a happier place...but we'll have to stick to what we have right now and hopefully work on improving our health as time goes on.

@ty - I understand your hurt and disgust. My best friends Mother (who was also a Mother to me) died at a young age from cancer that was attributed to smoking...but I still don't judge people because of that.

From a work perspective, my staff is allowed 1 hour for lunch and 2 fifteen minute breaks. I don't care what any of them do on their breaks and sometimes have to push them out of their seat to walk around so that they can get some movement into their body.

If I am engrossed in what I am doing I won't move my butt from where I am sitting. If I get up or go out for lunch...or a smoke..I definitely lose a little concentration so I usually work through my breaks and get up when I have completed my project. So when I come back to my desk I am ready to start on something new.
105 weeks ago
 
Cassie Viau After graduating from undergrad, I also had to move back home. I'm actually living in my husband's parents' home while he attends grad school. We went in knowing it would be a temp. 2 year thing, and that has made it easier to deal with. It has also allowed us to save enough money to pay for a wedding and a house down payment, so we're grateful. (But still beyond ready for our own place!)

128 weeks ago from Still living at home?

 
Cassie Viau So far, I've jumped from publishing, to banking, to marketing. And I'm only 23. It's been interesting, to say the least.

128 weeks ago from JobSTART 101