Plus: Welcome to the Anger Room, Spotting a Desk Jockey and Why We’re Gaining Weight on the Job.

Shuttle Enterprise Moved to Intrepid

On Wednesday, atop a barge operated by Weeks Marine, NASA space shuttle Enterprise was towed on the Hudson River past the Statue of Liberty on its way to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City, where it will be permanently displayed. ThomasNet was there to record the historic event.

_{Timelapse of Enterprise’s Journey to NYC’s Intrepid from ThomasNet on Vimeo. Courtesy of Jason Molofsky.}

Enterprise was never used in an actual space mission but was a full-scale test vehicle used for flights in the atmosphere and experiments on the ground. For more images of Wednesday’s move of the Enterprise to the Intrepid, check out NASA on Flickr.

Unleash Your Rage at This Business

This week, IMT touched on how on-the-job stress increases the likelihood of anger in the workplace – or “desk rage.” According to recent survey findings, more than one in three workers believe that incidents of desk rage have worsened since the start of the recession, to the point that 7.3 percent have witnessed a physical assault in the workplace and nearly 3 percent admitted to having been physically aggressive to a colleague themselves.

“While stress is an unfortunate and unhealthy part of modern life, going on a destructive rampage isn’t usually a socially acceptable way of dealing with it,” The Week Magazine says. “Enter the Anger Room, an inconspicuous storefront in a Dallas strip mall where fed-up Americans can act out.”

There, founder Donna Alexander and her staff offer rooms filled with various donated or found items from dumpsters or garage sales – stuff like televisions, office furniture and glassware – for patrons to smash.

“When you show up, you pick how much time you want in a room: A five-minute ‘I Need a Break’ session is $25; a 15-minute ‘Lash Out’ booking is $45; and 25 minutes of ‘Total Demolition’ will set you back $75,” The Week explains. “Then you pick a soundtrack for your rage or revenge fantasy, grab a baseball bat, and go in and smash away.”

The following video offers a preview of what the company’s therapeutic sessions look like (More here):

According to the Huffington Post, there have been similar enterprises, such as Sarah’s Smash Shack, a now-defunct San Diego business where people paid cash to break dishes and vases in a room.

Why We’re Gaining Weight on the Job

The most recent national data on obesity prevalence among Americans show that more than one-third of adults (35.7 percent) are obese. For cubicle dwellers tied to sedentary or stressful work, the office snack bowl isn’t helping, according to CareerBuilder.com.

In a survey of more than 5,700 workers across industries, CareerBuilder recently found that 44 percent of respondents have gained weight at their current job. Twenty-six percent of workers gained more than 10 lbs. and 14 percent gained more than 20 lbs. On the other hand, 16 percent said they lost weight.

More than half of workers (54 percent) attributed their weight gain to sitting at their desk most of the day, and roughly the same amount (56 percent) stated they eat their lunch there as well. Other culprits adding extra inches to the waistline include:

• Eating because of stress (37 percent);
• Eating out regularly (23 percent);
• Skipping meals due to time constraints (19 percent);
• Workplace celebrations such as birthdays (18 percent);
• The temptation of the office candy jar (16 percent); and
• Pressure to eat food brought in by co-workers (10 percent).

More than half (53 percent) eat out at work for lunch instead of bringing their meal from home at least once a week, 23 percent at least three times a week and 11 percent at least five times a week. Approximately 10 percent said they eat lunch out of the vending machine at least once a week, and 71 percent said they snack during the workday.

How to Identify a Desk Jockey

We can all relate: