Work Life Balance

Home Alone For The Christmas Holiday (Hooray!)

Don't feel glum if you find yourself at home alone this #Christmas. Yes, Christmas is traditionally about making time for friends and family. But if it looks like you're going…

Here Are Some Happy Hanukkah Recipes

Office Life / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 16 Dec 2014 Alina Fisher

The BBC says that Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, is celebrated with gifts, games and fried food. Sounds good to me. The nicest thing about religious celebrations is…

Hooray It’s Christmas – Time To Plan Your Summer

Commuting / Office Fashion / Office Life / Social Media Tips / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 11 Dec 2014 Alina Fisher

'Baby, it's cold outside,' sang Michael #Bublé and #Idina Menzel. 'Let's plan our summer holiday now,' they should have added. While everyone else is thinking about Christmas.... by planning your…

Christmas Gifts For Him (And His Man Cave)

Diary of an Office Guy / Future of Office / Office Art / Office Fashion / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Recommend / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 5 Dec 2014 Alina Fisher

What's the best the #gift to keep a man occupied over #Christmas? Giving him somewhere to hide. Christmas is one of the most stressful times of the year. And if…

Lighting Up The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree

History / Office Life / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 3 Dec 2014 Alina Fisher

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…

The Top Ten Euroffice Top10s

History / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Recommend / Social Media Tips / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 / Work Life Balance 2 Dec 2014 Alina Fisher

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…

Get Involved With World Aids Day

Charity / History / Office Life / Office Politics / Recommend / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 1 Dec 2014 Alina Fisher

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…

Do You Do Your Deskercises?

Human Resources / Office Life / Recommend / Stationery / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 27 Nov 2014 Alina Fisher

We're constantly being to told to take regular exercise from our desks to give our poor eyes a rest and time to adjust to away from the PC, but do you…

Top10Tuesday Office Treats

Facilities / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 / Work Life Balance 25 Nov 2014 Alina Fisher

Christmas is almost upon us and everyone is gearing up for that frantic Christmas shopping that we all dread, but it's all worth to see those faces when they open…

#OfficeStory Giveaway – Win a £100 M&S Voucher and x5 A Book On One Page Posters!

Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 10 Nov 2014 Alina Fisher

On average, most of us spend over 10 years of our lives at the office. But work is about more than daily tasks and business objectives. Think of everything that’s…

Shouldn’t It Be ‘Treat or Trick?’

Commuting / Office Life / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 31 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

I had a thought about #Halloween and #TrickorTreating a few years ago that changed how I felt about the event (and more). Some kids from up the road came to…

Are you ready for Movember?

Charity / Office Fashion / Office Life / SME / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 30 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

Do your bit for men's health by growing a moustache this #Movember. We all know that beards have been in fashion recently. While they might look good in old photographs…

Are These The World’s Worst Commutes?

Commuting / Human Resources / Office Life / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 28 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

You think your journey into work is bad? Spare a thought for these global commuters. On 29 October 1986, Margaret Thatcher cut the final ribbon on the #M25. Since then,…

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

Office Art / Office Life / Office Politics / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Pens / Stationery / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 27 Oct 2014 Alina Fisher

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Office Environment vs Productivity

Human Resources / Office Furniture / Office Life / SME / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 17 Sep 2014 Alina Fisher

A few days ago, The Guardian ran a piece by Jeremy Paxman where he tore into open plan offices and the environment they create. Paxman argues that rather than making…