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San Francisco Restaurant Workers Want Mandatory 25 Percent Tip

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:00:05 +0000

Restaurant workers in San Francisco are trying to change the equation on tipping. Instead of the customer deciding how much to leave — and restaurant patrons typically tip between 15 and 20 percent — they are seeking to make mandatory a 25 percent service charge which would come with every bill. Proponents of the change cite the difficult [...]

Which Cities Have the Best — and Worst — Commute Times?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:00:07 +0000

If you’re fed up with your long commute to work, you may want to consider a move to Great Falls, Montana.

While a new report from the Census Bureau shows the average US commute is about 25 minutes, those in Great Falls only have a 14-minute travel time, the shortest in the country.

Working In an Office Makes People Less Productive

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:11:09 +0000

The communal offices that were introduced during the ’50s to boast creativity and problem solving are actually reducing productivity, according to new research.

Neuroscientist Dr. Jack Lewis conducted brain scans on office workers and found that those who work in spaces with few walls are plagued by intense bursts of distraction.

Worst Ever Day At Work

Marcie Pink — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:12:20 +0000

It’s Monday — to make matters worse it is Monday after a long weekend. Our day is going pretty well here at the station — but trust us we’ve had days where we felt totally like the kid in the picture with projects taking a nose dive and crappin’ out on us. We thought if [...]