Want a Happy Office? Let Them Watch the NCAA Tournament
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Want a Happy Office? Let Them Watch the NCAA Tournament

Besides the arrival of spring, there are two things you can count on every time the calendar flips over to March. The NCAA college basketball tournament, and a stream of blog posts about whether allowing employees to take part in “March Madness” activities at work is a good or bad thing for our overall productivity. [Read More]

OE's Kansas City Team Volunteering at Harvester's Food Bank
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OE’s Kansas City Team Volunteering at Harvesters Food Bank

Giving back to the communities we work and play in is a guiding principle for Office Essentials, and we encourage our team members to get involved in their communities whenever they can. Last week, members of our Kansas City office spent time volunteering at Harvesters, a regional food bank serving a 26-county area of northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. [Read More]

How to Tell If You Have the Flu, or Just a Cold
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How to Tell If You Have the Flu, or Just a Cold

It’s that time of year again. Everyone in the office is coughing, and there’s not enough hand sanitizer in the zip code to make me feel safe from all the germs floating around. I don’t want to come down with a cold, or the flu, if I’m being honest, but the flu is definitely the one to avoid.  Do you know how to tell the difference between the two? Buzzfeed [Read More]