101 Hilarious Ways to Get Fired

101 Hilarious Ways to Get Fired

By HR World Editors

If you want to leave your crummy old job with a bang, you've come to the right place; this collection of tactics will have you relieved of your duties in record time. Just don't come crying when you're arrested or committed to a nuthouse.


Pranks
Pull these pranks, and it won't be long before you're called in for a discussion with and HR representative.

1. Office-Item eBay Auction: When someone asks to borrow your stapler, just let them know they'll have to participate in the auction just like everyone else.
2. Wildly Overblown Résumé Drop: Give yourself a high-ranking position, list one of your duties as "pimping" and leave copies all around the office.
3. The Fort: Turn your office space into a fort and require everyone who enters to give the "password."
4. Linux Switch: Switch all of your office's computers to the least user-friendly version of Linux you can find.
5. Copy Machine: Mess with the copy machine's settings. For instance, set it to 200 percent reduction for 15 copies.

101 Ways To Celebrate People

101 Ways To Celebrate People

In tight financial times, ongoing, meaningful rewards and recognition provide an effective, low cost way of raising morale and encouraging higher levels of performance. Here are 101 ideas to help you embed employee recognition into your everyday work.

1. Create a Hall of Fame wall with photos of outstanding employees.
2. Give employees time off to give blood.
3. Arrange for a team to present the results of its efforts to upper management.
4. Encourage, enable and empower staff to excel.
5. Plan a surprise picnic.

101 Ways Your Smartphone Can Make You Smarter

If you own a smartphone, chances are you're already well-versed in the ability of your device to make you smarter than ever, but there's so much more that you can do. From add-ons to hacks, there are many ways you can make your smartphone even more flexible than the manufacturers intended, so read these tips to make you and your smartphone both smarter and better.


Communication
Turn your smartphone into an even better communication tool with these tools and hacks.

1. Make cheap calls: Connect your smartphone to Jajah's Mobile Web, and you'll be able to save some money on international calls.
2. Broadcast text messages: Sign up with TextMarks, and you'll be able to send out messages to a large group, or just let people see what you're up to.
3. SMS conversations: Don't shy away from your SMS in favor of email -- many smartphones will show you a thread of your messages.
4. Upgrade your messaging: Use Aglie Mobile to get feature-rich instant messaging, photo, video, and voice.
5. Store your contacts: Back up all of your contact data with Zyb.