Famous Villains And Their Infamous Desks
Have you ever wondered what the stories were behind famous office furniture in films and TV? Let’s have a look at some venomous desks for evil villains. Don Corleone …
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History
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Stationery
It's World Stationery Day today, so we've found some intriguing facts about pens, paper, pencils and the written word 1. Why are so many pencils yellow? Because in 1847 a high-grade…
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How To Ask For A Pay Rise
It's never easy to demand a pay rise, but there are ways of persuading your boss to give you the salary you want. Check out these clever tips to get…
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Write On: International Women’s Day
It's International Women's Day, a time to remind ourselves of the achievements of women down the ages - their determination, inventiveness and creative talent. So we've decided to pay homage…
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Happy Birthday, Oxford English Dictionary
You're 132 years old today, and still in tune with the changing English language. You chose 'emoji' as the 2015 word of the year out of all the new words…
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Happy New Year From Euroffice
As 2016's banner begins to unfurl, ushering in new opportunities, challenges and 366* new dawns, we'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year. But you can't say goodbye…
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Why Is Santa Claus Red?
Santa Claus isn’t the man you think he is – and we can thank a soft drinks company for that. We've come to recognise Santa for his hallmark red, rather…
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Why Is Black Friday A Thing In The UK?
Black Friday is getting bigger in UK – but where did it start and how did it make it over here? As a general rule, I think people in the…
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Office Fashion Through The Decades
If you want to trace the history of fashion in the office, look at the way women's outfits have changed over the years. Men do have a dress sense –…
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How To Deal With Conflict At Work
Conflict is a part of work, just as it is a part of life. But with some simple tips and clear thinking, you might be able to turn that argument…
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Weird Workplace Accidents
Ever thought about safety in the office? We've found a few examples of the unusual dangers that lurk round the corner. Put it down to acts of God, inventiveness or…
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Hooray, It’s National Cherry Day
Here at Euroffice we love cherries. They’re not only in our logo, they're in our hearts, because we want to be fun and offer you the pick of the bunch.…
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Who Makes Wimbledon’s Umpire Chairs?
Right now, some of the most famous sportsmen and women in the world are taking instructions from someone in a high chair. I normally think of high chairs as objects…
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INKedin Nature
While we were Finding Nemo, we stumbled into the wonderful world of ink in nature. There are a lot of Pixar fans in the office and in way-too-early anticipation of…
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The Best Places To Picnic In London
Wondering where you can go for lunch in London on International Picnic Day? There's only one word you need to know to make your choice: Royalparks. (OK, that's two words…
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The Top Ten Weirdest and Worst Typos
Everybody slips up when typing now and then. Just make sure you don’t leave a typo as bad as these…. You Want Me To What? Published in 1631 by the…
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Start Smiling And Make The Office A Happier Place
Flash your co-workers to make them happier. (Flash them a smile, that is.) Today is Smile Power Day (SPD). Until someone told me about it, I didn’t even know it…
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10 of The Most Powerful Printed Images in the World
We’ve scoured newspapers and magazines, libraries and archives to bring you some of the most powerful printed images in the world, from 1980s New York to 15th Century Germany. Around…
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The History and Evolution of The Printer
We’re strolling down memory lane again today, taking a look at the history of the printer. Where it began and some of the people involved. The Gutenberg Press The first…
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The Creation and Evolution of The Job Interview
While there have always been jobs, for most of human history we never had job interviews. Why? Let’s take a peek into the past. In The Beginning Think back 12,000…
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File In For International Museum Day
Since 1977 the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has been encouraging the world to celebrate International Museum Day. International Museum Day isn’t there simply to get people to visit their…
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It’s Eat What You Want Day
It's #EatWhatYouWantDay. Ignore the diet, pick up the ice-cream and treat yourself. First, a Story: A family friend has been poorly over the last few months. She's been diagnosed with…
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Spring Cleaning: A History
It’s that time of year again, the distant memories of Christmas wrapping paper and turkey have long been replaced with Valentine’s Day flowers and chocolates and shortly daffodils and Easter…
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Will You Get Chomping For Chip Week?
Yes, you’ll have salt and vinegar with that. When we heard it was #ChipWeek, instead of thinking about food we somehow stumbled into a philosophical conversation. Well, sort of. The…
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White Rabbits And Shredded Paper
It’s the first of February and I do hope that the first words you uttered when you woke up this morning was ‘white rabbits’. Why? Because, according to folklore –…
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Lighting Up The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree
For the last 60 years, the people of Oslo have sent the UK a lovely Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square. The gift is a symbol of friendship and thanks for our…
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The Top Ten Euroffice Top10s
Over the past few months we've been compiling a list of #Top10's on all sorts of subjects. Today we're giving that list a bit of spit and polish and have…
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Get Involved With World Aids Day
How are you going to help support World Aids Day? It's World Aids Day. Because we've come such a long way from the hard-hitting adverts and public health campaigns of…
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15 Things You Didn’t Know About Euroffice
On the eve of #Euroffice's 15th Birthday, we thought we'd share some fun facts about our company. 1. Euroffice was first called Euroffice Express. Maybe if we start using drone…
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Happy 45th Birthday Sesame Street
The happiest and kindest street in the world is 45 years old today. Here's to many more celebrations on #SesameStreet! Sesame Street is a wonderful TV show that reaches 156 million…
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