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[IceWizard]

02 June 2017


Leave The Office Earlier Day



Who doesn’t dream of leaving the office earlier, in time to enjoy the afternoon? Who gets frustrated, especially during the winter months, by the fact that it’s still dark when they go to work, and already dark when they leave? These are just the people that Leave The Office Earlier Day was created for!

The History of Leave the Office Earlier Day

This day was the invention of Laura Stack, a specialist in employee productivity, amongst other things. Stack noted that Americans work about 49 hours a week, and a grand total of about 350 more hours a year than most Europeans. This can prove detrimental for many reasons.

First off, the quicker things get done, at optimal levels, the more productive (and profitable) a business will be.

Secondly, the truth is that the nature of work is that for the most part, employees would rather be somewhere else, doing something else, which can lead to distractions which result in lower productivity. Thirdly, interminable working days can prove disheartening, acting as a demotivational factor, causing employees to work at a sluggish pace and get much less done than they would if they were feeling better about themselves. This is turn is connected to the fact that inflexible working hours and excessive overtime can turn any hare into a tortoise. Although the latter won the proverbial race, the former would have achieved the same in less time had it only applied itself to the task.

Leave the Office Earlier Day is an incentive for employees to complete tasks before schedule, making a conscious effort to increase their efficiency and productivity so they can go home sooner. Basically, the perspective of leaving the workplace earlier acts as a carrot for the hare inside all of us, compelling employees to perform his or her tasks to his or her maximum potential, reducing levels of idleness amongst workers.

This managerial strategy—that is, allowing people to go home as soon as they have properly completed their tasks—has been shown to be beneficial to both employees and employers, a real win-win situation for both parties. Over and over again, it proves true the theory that happy workers are more efficient and productive, and that people in general respond better to positive rather than negative reinforcement. More work done in less time is beneficial to the business seeking to increase its profits as well as society or humanity at large, and Leave The Office Earlier Day is another chapter in the quest for maximum productivity that is as old as human industry itself. Another positive side effect of this managerial strategy is the creation of a sense of empathy between co-workers, as well as between workers and their bosses, which leads to much better co-operation. And this, in turn, leads to increased productivity. Yes, this truly seems to be a win-win situation for all involved.



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National Rocky Road Day



Rocky Road Day is a day dedicated to the eating of Rocky Road ice cream; a dessert made from marshmallows, nuts, and chocolate. As well as an ice cream flavor, Rocky Road has become a popular dessert that uses these same ingredients.

The Rocky Road dessert was first created in Australia in 1853. Unscrupulous businessmen took confectionery items that had been spoiled by their journey from Europe and mixed them with local nuts as well as low quality chocolate. The name was used as reference to the rocky road that travelers used in order to access the gold fields.

Rocky Road ice cream, however, was invented by William Dreyer in Oakland, in 1929. He created an ice cream that included the same ingredients as the original dessert as a means to lift the spirits of those affected by the Wall Street crash.

In order to celebrate the day, you can eat Rocky Road ice cream, make your own desserts, or make sure that you include Rocky Road as your dessert when you eat out.

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June 2 Birthdays



Zachary Quinto - 40




Wayne Brady - 45




Martha Washington - (1731 - 1802) (70)




Dana Carvey - 62




Maree Cheatham - 75




Charlie Watts - 76








June 2nd

2004: Judas Priest kicked off their reunion tour with singer Rob Halford at Stadiumsporthalle in Hannover, Germany.

1993: Aerosmith kicked off their eighteen month world tour in support of Get a Grip at the Landon Arena in Topeka, KS. By the time tour ended, 240 concerts were performed, which made it the most concerts performed by Aerosmith on a single tour.

1987: A sold-out Billy Idol concert set to take place at Madison Square Garden was canceled after it was discovered that asbestos-removal work was taking place.

1984: Van Halen’s sixth top forty single on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart “I’ll Wait” peaked at number 13. The song was co-written with Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers.

1978: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers made their American television debut on The Midnight Special.

1978: Thin Lizzy released their first live album Live and Dangerous which was recorded during concerts in London and Toronto. Huey Lewis made an appearance playing harmonica on “Baby Drives Me Crazy”.

1978: Bruce Springsteen released his fourth album Darkness on the Edge of Town. Springsteen had been prevented from recording for a year due to litigation involving former manager Mike Appel.

1973: Paul McCartney and Wings reached number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with their sophomore album Red Rose Speedway which spent three weeks on top of the album chart.

1973: Focus peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Hocus Pocus” which was their first and only top ten single in the U.S.



Birthdays:

Charlie Watts - Drummer for the Rolling Stones born in 1941