Monthly Archives: August 2009

Happy Friday everyone! We are kicking off our Fun Friday series today with a few famous Meltwater office dogs.

If you have an office dog you want to share, please feel free to comment and post here (link) or email info to kimling.lam@meltwater.com. Make sure you include name, breed and best trick!

Name: Moose

Nickname: “Moosey-Moose”

Breed: Yorkie-Poo

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

Best Trick: Updating his online dating profile

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Name: Charlotte

Nickname: “Faxmops”

Breed: Pug

Location: Vienna, Austria

Best Trick: Smashing office targets

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Name: Scruffy

Nickname: “Scruff O Magic”

Breed: Border Collie

Location: Austin, TX, USA

Best Trick: Making calls (notice Scruffy is wearing a headset)

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Name: Sascha Marie

Nickname: “Saschy”; “Peanut”

Breed: Teacup Poodle

Location: San Francisco, CA,…

New York city is a strange beast. So how does a girl from Texas find a balance between life and work in the Big Apple? As a young professional always striving for the best, is it possible to leave work and think of anything else but…well…work? Is it possible to switch from work mode to “relaxation mode” without feeling guilty in a world of deadlines, quotas, packed subways, and busy streets? I think so.

These are my 5 tips for maintaining a healthy work-life balance:

1. Focus on Focus

We have a saying in Meltwater – “Focus on Focus.” At first, this may…