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Watch your head next time you enter New Bedford City Hall. Scaffolding has been set up around the entrance to the 158-year-old building, as city workers begin to clean and restore the brownstone exterior. On Wednesday, workers removed the header above the main door, and Mayor Jon Mitchell is pleased with the results thus far...

Before you reach for another cup of coffee, there's an easier way to feel more alert in the late afternoon.

Nobody's perfect, but even the best of us is occasionally going to come up short at the office. But there’s a difference between the occasional missed meeting and a career full of bad work habits that remain unbroken. And that difference could cost you your job.

Some things are better left unsaid, especially if it's at your workplace. For instance, protesting that something isn't your job is a good way to plummet in your co-workers esteem! Asking someone if they're pregnant and will definitely offend a woman if she is not...

We know it’s a shock – not everyone is really feeling under the weather when they call in sick to work.

New research finds that most of the work emails you send and receive are unnecessary or inefficient. To find this, researchers tracked the email habits of seven company executives, and determined that 80-percent of the messages they sent were wasteful...

Telecommuting comes with numerous tangible benefits (no more traffic jams, no more dress code, you can pet your dog whenever you want), but it can be a minefield when it comes to staying productive and keeping your manager happy with your job.

New data compiled by the realty website Movoto.com finds that Seattle is the hardest-working American city. To find this, researchers say they used numerous different statistics, but the top source of data was the Bureau of Labor Statistics' tally of average hours worked per resident...

Do you despise clocking in each day? You’re not alone.

We recently looked at some bad habits workers have that annoy their bosses, reduce productivity and prevent them from advancing up the career ladder. Now it's time to examine how bosses can spoil the workplace environment for their employees.