China suicides show the terrible toll that stress can take
Stephen Bevan: For some, work can resemble a living hell - and this is true in the west as well as in China
The general practitioner: Patient minded
Over 30 years, Judith Yates has met generations of families at her inner-city surgery. But her next appointment is with retirement, she tells Graham Snowdon
How to survive workplace stress in the recession
Stress is on the rise, due to the recession. Emine Saner hears how to survive job insecurity, huge workloads and those very long hours
Working with your hands: the secret to happiness?
Feel empty and unfulfilled? Tired all the time? Do you sit at your desk wondering what use your job is to anyone? Maybe you should do something practical, says Oliver Burkeman
Pass notes No 2,753: Happiness
The Movement for Happiness is recruiting a director. Are you perky enough?
If you only do one thing this week … look after your eyes
Most of us spend hours every day in front of a computer monitor. Sandra Haurant suggests you take screen breaks often and get your eyes tested regularly
Snow: frequently asked questions
The roads are covered in ice, your kids are driving you mad, and the cupboards are bare – what to do?
Should I tell on a colleague who I think is faking a back problem?
A reader wonders if he should tell the boss about an absentee co-worker who has been spotted riding his bike
Mediation moves beyond the bitterness
A neutral discussion of her situation helps a stressed manager find a viable alternative to an industrial tribunal.
Working on the go
Open thread: American companies are using activity monitoring gadgets to get their employees to exercise more. Would you wear one?