The thousands of nurses in Luxembourg who are now regarded as heroes say that while they appreciate the kind words from strangers and baskets of fruit, what they’d really like is some booze. “The thank-you card those kids gave me was very touching,” said Silvie, a 29-year-old nurse who works at the CHL. “But what […]
Panic as colleague goes for the cheek kiss
Chaos broke out at a small office in Bertrange on Tuesday when a French employee who had returned from a two-week vacation in Italy attempted to deliver cheek kisses to his female colleagues. “Salut,” said Yves Bourgy when he entered the office and, following a years-long custom, began the tour of kisses. Within seconds, word […]
Getting a bit drunk at work in morning okay if ‘for a birthday’
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — In response to concerns from newcomers about colleagues offering them alcohol at work in the morning, integration officials have confirmed that it’s fine to get a good buzz at the start of the day as long as it’s “for someone’s birthday.” “If you’re new here, it might seem absurd to be called to […]
Small business owner has nightmare in which he’s forced to give everyone a raise
PETANGE — A brasserie owner woke up visibly shaken in the early hours of Tuesday after having what he described as “a terrible nightmare” in which he was forced to give everyone on his staff a salary increase of 2.5 percent. “No, no, I won’t do it,” the man shouted while burying his head under […]
When they learned the new guy would be alone on Christmas, the whole office joined together to avoid him
CAPELLEN — Proving that Christmas magic can happen but just not this year, when the employees of a software company found out the new guy would be alone on Christmas, they decided to something special: totally avoid him until at least the 27th. On Thursday morning, communication officer Francesca Loreto was the first to learn […]
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