norway

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Toilet Break Surveillance and Other Workplace Nightmares

Norwegian insurance company DNB has found itself on the receiving end of some bad publicity after its draconian crackdown on toilet breaks made worldwide news. DNB installed a surveillance system to track call center employees. If an employee spent over 8 minutes in a day on personal breaks, including time spent in the toilets, a flashing light went off to alert management to the slack employee. Continue reading

Scandinavians Do It Better: Lamps

Hello chickadees.  Are you excited over Spring’s arrival? LaZiguezon certainly is and spent the greater part of the week basking in glorious sunshine.  This got me thinking about the properties of light, which led me to ponder over the development of modern lighting.  So, dear Crasstalkers, today’s post will be about the illuminating qualities of Scandinavian design as it pertains to floor lamps, table lamps, and pendant lamps. Oh my! Continue reading