Is your workplace this cool? A look inside Google

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

Workplaces always seem so much cooler in the movies. A basketball net on the rooftop employee lounge, a community pool table, free sample closets which allow workers unlimited access to the makeup, clothing and whatnot XYZ Company specializes in. And, ...

Breaking News: Your parents have been lying to you.

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

Attention, blogosphere: forget what Mommy and Daddy told you growing up. Well, OK. Not all of it. The not playing in traffic, the warning not to eat yellow snow, those are OK. Really, just ignore one key thing they probably ...

Chew on this

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

A while back I wrote about an onslaught of Asian buffets making their way to Victoria. The sheer number rivaled (almost, at least) the number of Mexican restaurants the city had. And I like both Asian and Mexican food. Love ...

Noticing more big trucks on the road? It's not your imagination.

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

You might remember a couple of weeks ago I posted a blog about the food truck trend finding its home in Victoria. And,while these trucks surely are setting up temporary sites around town and offering up their goods, they aren't ...

To Netflix, or not to Netflix? That is (apparently) the question.

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

It swooped in years ago, changing the way we rent movies and shaking rental stores to their very core. It won awards. No. 1 online retailer in 2007, the Customers First award that same year and so on. It's Netflix. ...

Spoiler alert: This blog might make your skin crawl.

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

I'm not squeamish when it comes to bugs. Do they annoy me? Yes. Do I prefer to keep them outside? Yes. But I'm more likely to scoop one onto paper and escort out than to squish it. That being said, ...

9/11 charitable contributions are good. Just use your head.

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks makes its approach, many organizations are taking in donations to support victims' families, visitors centers and more. And, while it's great to give back, it's also important to play it ...

Economic woes: Now available in teen size!

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

It's no secret the United States' economy is in the grips of a downturn. While reports continually assure us that things are, in fact, turning around, times are still tough for many out there. But it isn't just the adults ...

Sleepless nights can cost employers big

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

Ever have those nights where you just can't sleep? Where you toss and turn, get up for a snack, watch some TV and then ... toss and turn some more? If so, you aren't alone. Many people out there suffer ...