41.   Employees took souvenir photographs.

42.   Employees can take longer leaves for family medical emergencies, but must use their sick or vacation time or take unpaid days off.

43.   Employees take company-sponsored personal defense classes.

44.   Elsewhere, companies are requiring employees to take ethics classes.

45.   Employees also can take courses on their own and claim deductions if the courses are designed to help them maintain or improve their job skills.

46.   Employees can take notes instead.

47.   Employees can take this at their desks or from home, she said, and can stop and start the program as needed.

48.   Employees took nasal swab tests on Monday and began taking the antibiotics.

49.   Employees then take classes in preparation for a new job or to improve on ones they are finding cumbersome.

50.   Every Friday is now a half-day at Mattel, and employees can take off four Fridays of their choosing each year.