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Desk rage

  • Stressed city worker

    Is it really that bad?

    Before you take out your trivial irritations on Ravi Somaiya, remember what having a bad day really means

  • To-do list

    Efficiency is our mission see?

    We all want to complete the things on our to-do list, but it's too hard, says Ravi Somaiya. That's why we all need to be assigned a helper

  • Barack Obama in Roseburg, Oregon

    Late start for America's new dawn

    Obama has dispensed with Bush's early-rising regime, giving hope to those of us who do our best work later in the day, says Ravi Somaiya

  • The redundancy memo you'll never receive

    Sometimes you just wish your bosses would give it to you straight, says Ravi Somaiya

  • Smug office worker

    Bigger, better, faster, stronger, more

    Is there anything more infuriating than a boasting collague, asks Ravi Somaiya

  • A dog

    Dial a cliché

    Why do people keep relying on hackneyed phrases, especially as so many of them have no bearing in the modern world, wonders Ravi Somaiya

  • An angry man by a computer

    Brought to the boil

    Given the sheer number of workers and their potential for off-days, is it any wonder our offices are teetering on the brink of rage-fuelled disaster, asks Ravi Somaiya

  • Office workers sit at desks outside

    Noises off

    How are we supposed to concentrate in the office given the surrounding aural onslaught, asks Ravi Somaiya

  • Sarah Palin, vice presidential debate

    Welcome to Spin City

    Tempted to cover up your shortcomings with some spin and bluster? Don't do it, says Ravi Somaiya, or you could find yourself Alaska-bound

  • Albert Einstein

    Pulling out the stops

    Putting a halt to procrastination would massively boost our productivity, says Ravi Somaiya, if only we weren't so distracted

  • Playing golf in Kerry, Ireland

    Caught in the network

    It may not be what you know that gets you ahead in business, says Ravi Somaiya, but why do some people have to make so much fuss about who they know?

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