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Think Clean Signs for Focus, Health, and Safety

Think Clean Signs for Focus, Health, and Safety

| March 30, 2017

A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research involved participants solving a puzzle in a clean and a cluttered room. The participants who were sitting in a clean environment persisted with the task in hand longer than those in the cluttered room where the participants gave up quickly. The researchers concluded that the mess […]

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Oxygen in use signs make oxygen treatment safer for all

Oxygen in use signs make oxygen treatment safer for all

| March 21, 2017

“Oxygen In Use” door signs are essential around areas where oxygen treatment is given. What exactly is an oxygen treatment? Some diseases and conditions can prevent people from getting enough oxygen, so an oxygen tank is supplied in a metal cylinder or other container.  This treatment can be administered at a hospital, another medical setting, or at […]

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Gender-inclusive restroom signs fight for transgender citizens’ rights

Gender-inclusive restroom signs fight for transgender citizens’ rights

| March 21, 2017

When you see this sign, what’s your first reaction? Progressive? Hyper politically-correct? Radical? Polarizing? For the nearly one million people in the U.S. who identify as transgender, it can provide relief from the daily struggle they face just to use the restroom. This gender-inclusive sign promotes equal access to public restrooms, easing the discrimination that […]

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The Colbert Report takes on our ‘All Gender’ restroom signs

The Colbert Report takes on our ‘All Gender’ restroom signs

| March 16, 2017

Described as a “well-intentioned, poorly informed high-status idiot” and a “self-important right-wing commentator,” Stephen Colbert has famously established his parody show The Colbert Report as a leading source of comedy-news.  Two weeks ago Colbert discussed an issue close to MyDoorSign: the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Stephen Colbert jokes, “Some bathrooms have – and this is true!- an […]

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’Hoffice’ aims to solve key work-from-home issues

’Hoffice’ aims to solve key work-from-home issues

| February 10, 2015

For people who suffer from work-from-home-alone syndrome, Hoffice might be the solution. The Scandinavian start-up defines Hoffice as “a network for everyone with flexible workspace needs, with the aim of creating temporary and amazing working session [sic] in each other’s homes.” Simple –eh? Why didn’t people think of this before? How it works Hoffice brings together telecommuters […]

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The TableAir standing desk rises with a wave of the hand

The TableAir standing desk rises with a wave of the hand

| February 4, 2015

An innovative standing desk from TableAir gives new meaning to the term “manual labor.” The rectangular desk is outfitted with two distinctive features: ambient LED lighting, and, even more significantly, technology that allows users to adjust the desk’s height with the touch of a button and the wave of a hand, as Slate reports. “The most […]

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Now, a device to keep chatty coworkers at bay

Now, a device to keep chatty coworkers at bay

| January 29, 2015

Fact 1 – In a survey conducted by Ask.com on American workers, ‘noisy colleagues’ cut to the top of workplace distractions list leaving phone calls and social media behind. Fact 2 – Another survey by University of California concluded that it takes about 25 minutes for an average worker to refocus on work after she […]

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End hand cramps: Robots can write your ‘handwritten’ notes

End hand cramps: Robots can write your ‘handwritten’ notes

| January 28, 2015

As hiring managers, gift-givers and nostalgia-appreciators of all sorts know, there’s no small gesture quite as touching as a handwritten note. But as anyone who has ever interviewed for multiple jobs, gotten married, or received a ton of fan mail knows from experience, writing countless cards by hand is an especially laborious labor of love. […]

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Fantasy football turns colleagues into comrades

Fantasy football turns colleagues into comrades

| January 14, 2015

Ever glimpse a colleague furtively checking out their fantasy football stats at work? Don’t scoff — unifying coworkers over fantasy football is actually good for morale, as Business Journals reports. In fact, one recent study by Quantum Workplace shows that employees who participated in fantasy football with their coworkers were more engaged while on the job […]

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Are good coworker relationships more important than pay?

Are good coworker relationships more important than pay?

| January 7, 2015

As much as we love to complain about our cubemates, most workers are actually quite happy with their coworkers, according to a recent poll from employment site Monster.com. What are workers’ real gripes? Low salaries. The survey, run in conjunction with the WageIndicator Foundation, discovered that almost eight out of 10 workers “find great satisfaction […]

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