PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, January 20, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, January 20, 2005 'Stop Paying Me So Much!': Survey Shows Employees Provide Unique Reasons for Quitting Their Jobs A better job opportunity isn't the only reason employees head for the door. A survey of 250 U-S advertising and marketing executives shows a disagreeable office smell, bad lighting and earning too much money also have prompted workers to quit. The survey was conducted by The Creative Group, a specialized staffing service providing marketing, advertising, creative and web professionals on a project basis. Those surveyed were asked, "What is the most unusual reason you've heard of an employee giving for quitting his or her job?" Following are some of their responses: -- "An employee left because he didn't like the smell of the office." -- "One guy said he was making too much money and didn't feel like he was worth it." -- "A worker didn't like to use a computer and said the job wasn't as glamorous as she thought." -- "A person left because she didn't like the lighting in our building." Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2856470 The Public Has Doubts About the Pharmaceutical Industry's Willingness to Publish Safety Information about Their Drugs in a Timely Manner In the wake of the publicity surrounding the potentially harmful side effects of a variety of pain medications, the American public is skeptical about the willingness of drug companies to publish data about their products in a timely manner causing many patients to worry about the dangers of taking medication and to change or reconsider their treatment options. The Harris Poll found three in five U-S adults are not very confident or not at all confident that drug companies will publish any information they have about the side effects of any of their drugs as soon as they have that information. This skepticism appears to be widespread among all age groups, with the exception of adults aged 18-24 who are split on the issue. Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2856016 Famed Talent to Represent the 'Face' of Neutrogena A leading manufacturer of premium skin, hair and cosmetics products, Neutrogena Corporation has named actress Kelly Preston as the newest spokesperson for the brand. Born and raised in sunny Hawaii, Ms. Preston made her feature film debut in the comedy "Twins" opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. Her lengthy list of memorable performances includes roles in "Jerry Maguire" with Tom Cruise, "View from the Top" with Gwyneth Paltrow and "What a Girl Wants" with Amanda Bynes and Colin Firth. Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2856659 Rich Little: Master of Ceremony at Inaugural Ball Rich Little, "The Maestro of Impressions," will be the Master of Ceremony at the Constitution Inaugural Ball in Washington D-C tonight. He was invited by the 2005 Inaugural Committee. "Hailed as the best impersonator ever," Rich's time has come again to pay tribute to our commander-in-chief with his entertaining impressions of nine U-S Presidents from John F Kennedy to George W Bush. Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2856813 The PR Newswire Broadcast Minute is available by email at no charge to members of the media who sign up for PR Newswire for Journalists, ( http://www.prnewswire.com/media ). For more information, contact Rob Fisher at 408-365-8793 or email rob.fisher@prnewswire.com . PRNewswire -- Jan. 20 Source: PR Newswire ------- Profile: International Entertainment