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Gift Registry For Divorcées: Brilliant or Baffling?
Divorce requires lots of support from the people who care about the couple who's splitting up, and now friends and family can be even more helpful along the path to starting over. UK department store Debenhams has launched a divorce registry system for ex-Mesdames and Messieurs who need a little assistance in building their new single lives.
The divorce registry is set up exactly like your typical wedding registry.
CareerExcuse.com: Brilliant or Baffling?
It's probably safe to assume that some of us have included a little white lie (or two) on the page in a move to build resumes that impress. That's not to say that we're all liars, but certainly small embellishments make their way onto our resumes and cover letters in an effort to paint our career history in the best light. Still, in light of the economic climate over the past couple of years, more and more applicants are lacking career history altogether, or have lapses of time between positions that must be accounted for on resumes and job applications.
BMI-Based Health Benefits: Brilliant or Baffling?
In a new health benefits program offered by Whole Foods, employees who don't smoke and have a low body mass index (BMI), low blood pressure and cholesterol are about to be rewarded for their good health. On the flip side, that means the new initiative, aimed to promote a healthy lifestyle, will offer fewer rewards and a lower discount to employees who don't meet the company's health criteria.
I'm all for a workplace that recognizes and fosters healthy living, but as Fit points out, the "healthy" requirements employees must meet are a little suspect — not to mention an invasion of privacy.
Employee Fraud Hotline: Brilliant or Baffling?
While some companies are punishing employees for gossiping, it appears others are encouraging it. According to the New York Post, publishing giant Condé Nast is in the process of setting up a "fraud-reporting hotline" to put the kibosh on leaks, theft, and unauthorized perks within the company. The hotline will be anonymous, so employees can report each other without fear of being found out.
Brilliant or Baffling? Decreased Productivity Firefox Add-On
Policies on recreationally surfing the web vary from workplace to workplace, but the truth is that (almost) all of us do it. But that doesn’t mean we want everyone around us to see exactly how much time we’re spending browsing, say, the PopSugar Network, does it? A new Firefox add-on called Decreased Productivity could be the solution.
Fake Receipt Generator: Brilliant or Baffling?
Nobody can have their steak and eat it, too, right? The creators of expenseasteak.com would disagree. The site's ethically questionable Maloney & Porcelli's Expense-a-Steak Headquarters tool allows you to enter any amount of money, and then generates several receipts that add up to your total.
Couple Sets Up PayPal For Wedding Gifts: Brilliant or Baffling?
Most of you were baffled when a broke bride-to-be asked strangers to contribute to her wedding fund via her Help Me Pay For My Wedding! website. But what if the woman was only targeting her family and friends?
Cockney Slang ATMs: Brilliant or Baffling?
Has your ATM ever asked for your Huckleberry Finn before spitting out your sausage and mash? If you were in London it might! For the next three months, a handful of ATMs in London's East End will give users the option of being addressed in Cockney rhyming slang.
Cargo Cruise Ship Vacations: Brilliant or Baffling?
Luxe buffets, planned activities, and live music are what come to mind when I think of cruises, but if you're looking for a vacay on the water that's atypical, you might consider paying a cargo ship to take you on board. Apparently, there are a number of cargo ship companies that make their freighters available for a limited number of guests to have their own rooms, and many come equipped with perks like TV and movies and exercise rooms.
Cruises can run from about nine days to five months, and while the ships tend to dock in industrial ports far from tourist attractions, most will let passengers go sightseeing as long as time permits.
Pay-What-You-Want Taxi Service: Brilliant or Baffling?
The Great Recession has inspired businesses and entrepreneurs to build more creative marketing schemes and business plans. Pay-what-you-want restaurants are no longer a rarity and have generally shown that people will pay a fair price, even when they're not given a bill.
One innovative guy in Vermont took this idea and is driving with it in his Vermont-based part-time business, Recession Ride Taxi.
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