Work, fun? That’ll be the day…
It feels like every day is now ‘National Something Day’ or ‘International Something Else Day’. I’m getting a bit sick of them all, truth be told. Japan in particular is notorious for these days. We’ve not long missed Japan’s Strawberry Day (January 15th), so named because 1 (ichi) and 5 (g0) together in Japanese sound […]
The Xmas party survival guide: 2015 edition
Dreading this year’s office Christmas party? Fear not. I’m here to help you emerge from the imminent colleague cringe-fest with your dignity and tinsel pom-poms intact. Start preparations before the date of the party’s been decided. Showing up to work clutching an eggnog latte will show your coworkers that your Christmas is serious business. They […]
Women, humour & work: A literature review
With International Women’s Day fast approaching this weekend we are excited that the results of our collaboration with the University of East London is coming to fruition. It doesn’t feel like a year ago that we were celebrating with the charity Womankind Worldwide with a very special panel event where we discussed ‘The place of […]
