Office Life

Halloween Office Decorations (And The Cutest Thing In the World)

Get into the #Halloween spirit with these funky decorations, and bring them to life with office supplies lying around your desk. Perfect for an #OfficeParty and creating a bit of…

Are You Wearing It Pink Today?

Charity / Office Fashion / Office Life / Recommend / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 24 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Today is Wear It Pink Day, charity Breast Cancer Campaign’s biggest fundraising event. Are you taking part? As you can tell by the name, #WearItPink day is all about getting…

How to Stay Calm During A Crisis

Office Life / Office Politics / SME / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 23 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Has something gone wrong at work? Don’t panic. Use these tips to stay calm during a #crisis. Offices are full of booby traps, things waiting to go wrong at just…

Business Start-Up Stationery Essentials

Essentials / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Pens / Recommend / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 22 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Got a new business? Then get yourself kitted out with these stationery essentials. You've done all the strategic planning, but there are a thousand and one things to think about when…

Top 10 Coolest Offices In The UK

Business News / Future of Office / Office Art / Office Life / Office Politics / Recommend / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 21 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Here are some of the coolest offices in the UK. Would you be happy working in them? If there's one thing I've learned while researching these offices, it's that #OfficeArt is…

How To Clean Your Virtual Desktop

Essentials / Office Art / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Tips/Tricks 20 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

It's Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day! A fine celebration. In my opinion, the nicest desktop is an empty one. In the bad old days, computers didn't even have colour monitors, let…

Dear Office Diary – I Lost My Pen

Diary of an Office Guy / Office Fashion / Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens 17 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Dear Office Diary, The other day, I lost my pen. It’s a Parker ballpoint, blue ink, refillable, sleek but none too flashy, the sophisticated-but-wouldn't-stand-out-in-a-crowd kind of pen. I use my…

Romance at the Office and Awkwardness at the Christmas Party

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Recommend / SME / Stuck in the Office / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 17 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Romance at the office is a tricky business. Here are some things you might want to consider before trying to kindle one. Just to be clear, we're not coming out…

How To Be Nice To Your Boss

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Recommend / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 16 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Today is #BossDay, which is a day when staff are supposed to say thanks to their employers. That's a neat idea, but here's a neater idea – why not make…

Top 10 Useful Websites

Office Life / Office Product Expert / Recommend / SME / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks 14 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

It's #Top10Tuesday and today we're looking at #UsefulWebsites. See anything you might, er, use? With eleventy-billion websites in existence - a rough estimate - it's hard to stumble across ones…

Dear Office Diary – There’s An Office Hoarder

Diary of an Office Guy / Facilities / Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics 14 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Dear Office Diary, In a dark attic somewhere, there is some cine-film footage of a much younger, blonder version of myself, standing halfway down my parents’ garden in a pair of…

How Art Enriches Your Office And Increases Productivity

Future of Office / History / Office Art / Office Life / Office Politics / Office Supplies / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 13 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

It's long been known that happy employees are more productive. But given that the modern office is often bland and soulless, how do you create a happy workplace? #OfficeArt has a…

#OfficeArt Giveaway – Win £150 of Art for your Office!

Office Art / Office Life / Recommend / SME 13 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

What does your office look like? White walls, endless rows of cubicles, identical furniture… Not very inspiring, is it? Here at Euroffice we want you to work in the best…

What Can You Do On Casual Friday?

Future of Office / Human Resources / Office Fashion / Office Life / Office Politics / SME / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 10 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

#CasualFriday can be so much more than dressing in more comfortable clothes and less serious shoes. Friday is an exciting day anyway, but by going casual, you can make it even more…

Curious Office Events

Business News / History / Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens / SME / Stuck in the Office 9 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Picture an empty office at night time. The halls are deserted, the lights are off, and there isn't a soul in sight. Then something happens. A chair slides across the open-space, unoccupied. The computer monitors…

Dear Office Diary – Winter is Coming

Commuting / Diary of an Office Girl / Office Life / Stuck in the Office 9 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Dear Office Diary, Well, I am no longer the only one #StuckInTheOffice … everyone else is back from their summer break now and Post-Holiday Depression (PHD) is rife. Not only…

Top 10 Essential Office Apps

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 7 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

How much time do you spend on your smartphone every day? Here at Euroffice we're also addicted to apps, so we've put together a list of Essential Office Apps to feed…

Taking Care Of Your Back At Work

Charity / Human Resources / Office Furniture / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Recommend / SME / Tips/Tricks 6 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

The National Back Pain Association, a charity also known as Back Care, is encouraging people to take part in BackCare Awareness Week from 6 - 12 October. The organisation says…

Stationery To Survive The Apocalypse

Facilities / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Pens / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 3 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Imagine that the world is suddenly overrun by zombies, falls into a new ice age, or is attacked by giant lizards (from space, of course). What stationery would you need…

Are You Ready For Family Friendly Week?

Charity / Office Life / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 2 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

The Family and Childcare Trust charity (FCT) is encouraging people to take part in Family Friendly Week, running from 20 - 26 October. Last year FCT, which aims to make…

National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Business News / Computing / Facilities / Future of Office / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / SME / Social Media Tips / Tips/Tricks 1 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

The DHS, that's the US Department of Homeland Security, not the sofa firm, is reminding people to be aware of their cyber security this month. And over here, the government…

Top 10 Tips To Maximise Your Office Space

Facilities / Human Resources / Office Furniture / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Pens / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 / Work Life Balance 30 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

You've got a small office - how do you make the most of it? See our #Top10Tuesday tips for kitting out your office space. As property prices are going up and people…

Stop Smoking with Stoptober

Office Life / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 29 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

This October give yourself a chance to put down the cigs for good with Stoptober – and why not support your colleagues to take part too? #StopSmoking for 28 days…

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

Charity / Human Resources / Office Life / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 26 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

People around the country are taking part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. You should join in. The 2013 World's Biggest Coffee Morning…

How Can I Improve My Spelling?

History / Office Life / Recommend / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 25 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

Do you want to become a spelling champion? We've put together a list of common spelling mistakes, complete with tips and tricks. First, give yourself a pat on the back. Being able…

Go Home On Time Day

Charity / Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / SME / Stuck in the Office / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 24 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

Today is Go Home On Time Day, a day when you should be leaving your office... on time! The day is part of #NationalWorkLifeWeek, an event created by Working Families (WF), a charity focusing…

Top 10 Email Acronyms

Office Life / Office Politics / SME / Social Media Tips / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 23 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

When’s the last time you received an email with confusing #acronyms and #initialisms? Well, in this #Top10Tuesday, we’ve explained a few, so you needn't feel lost again. Question So what…

National Work-Life Week

Commuting / Office Life / Office Politics / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 22 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

Working Families, a charity focusing on work-life balance issues, wants you to know that it's National Work-Life Week. #NationalWorkLifeWeek (#NWLW) runs from Monday 22nd September to Friday 26th September. WF wants…

Giving Back To The Community

Charity / Office Life / Stuck in the Office / Team Bonding 19 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

Thanks to a kind Euroffice customer, a bit of fun has turned into goodwill and support for a worthy cause in the community. To keep us entertained during our #StuckInTheOffice season, we threw…

The High Cost Of Liv-Ink

Essentials / Ink & Toners / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Recommend / Tips/Tricks 18 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

What's the connection between an American teenager, Which? magazine and your office printer? Ink and cash. Everyone knows that printer ink is expensive, but did you know there might be…