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Employee was excited for an appraisal, but left jobless instead: 'News was a knife in chest...'A young professional experienced a sudden layoff during an appraisal meeting, a shock after four years of service. His role was eliminated ...
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Drew Barrymore Called 'Cringey' For holding Oprah Winfrey's hands. Here is full story, watch videoNetizens have called Drew Barrymore "cringey" for slowly caressing Oprah Winfrey's hands in Tuesday’s episode of 'The Drew Barrymore Show'....
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Dr. D's column: What to do when Trump grabs your hand?Tales from the ASEAN summit and the traditional East Asian chain-handshake.
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Suits & Sayings: The wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parloursET’s bi-weekly roundup of the wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parlours
Got anonymous threat letter last year: Bangaldeshi writer"The anonymous typed letter... is genderless; it could be either from a man or a woman. But the intention is very clear--to intimidate me,"
Indian men lining up for botox for a faceliftIndian men are lining up around the block to get themselves injected full of the botulinum toxin type A for squarer jaws and manly chins, e...
How to make a flawless office presentationDo you get clammy hands and cold feet at the thought of making an office presentation? Here are the other things you can focus on to make a...
- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg joins protests against US anti-piracy bills
Zuckerberg posted his remarks against the Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on his social networking website's wa...
- Healthy scepticism
Oxymoronic phrases reflect the contradictory nature of society; and at no time does it become more apparent than during a crisis.