A man for whom online professional networking is apparently a new and mystifying innovation has been thanking people who invite him to connect on LinkedIn. The latest flub occurred last Thursday when Henrick Keller received just such an invitation from Anna Lakatos. “Hello Anna, many thanks for your invitation to connect here in LinkedIn-land,” Keller […]
‘Honored,’ ‘humbled,’ and other words that are used and abused on LinkedIn
At best, LinkedIn is a land of false modesty, hyperbole, and pretense. At worst, it’s an Orwellian hellscape where words like “humbled” mean precisely the opposite and where everyone is proud, honored, and delighted – all the time. Which words are among the most used and abused? Honored Not too long ago, if someone described […]
Weird but true: this employee is motivated
A company in Kirchberg has reported that among its many normal, discontent staff members is one who is actually motivated to work. Because Omar Cortez has been with AGL Software for five years, experts say his motivation is not the result of being new on the job and that it is rooted in some deeper […]
This company said it had innovation in its DNA, but in fact it was a genetic disorder called phenylketonuria
A Luxembourg IT company that for more than ten years has boasted about having innovation in its DNA has discovered that what it actually has encoded in its genetic sequence is a disorder called phenylketonuria. The discovery was made after the company, which specializes in fund management and monitoring software, sent a sample of its […]
Office one sharp word away from total collapse
A Luxembourg company that employs more than 120 people is facing certain ruin if even a single sharp word is said within its building, it has been revealed. The precariousness is due to end-of-the-year pressure, a sickening lack of sunlight, and seasonal malaise suffered by nearly all of the employees of Luxlo Services, say local […]
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