Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder. In an email, the video rental firm has ordered managers to place a sign on its store counters advertising job vacancies and make it clear to employees that if they underperform they will be quickly replaced. The memo, sent by district manager Kevin Morley, reads: "Let there be no misunderstanding here, it's 100 per cent, or you're not working for this company - understood?" An angry employee at one of the chain's North West stores was shown the email and passed it to the media, saying the company was run by "clowns in isolation from the real world." The message makes reference to the regular mystery shoppers the company uses to assess its store's customer service performance. Each visit is marked on three points - or steps.
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality.
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun.
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia.
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium.
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer.
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers.
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish.
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice.
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state.
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality.