“How much money can I hide before the court notices?” “If I move assets around before filing for divorce, is that illegal?” “What happens if I forget to list certain accounts?” These are questions a divorce attorney found when she subpoenaed ChatGPT records from the opposing side. Divorce
Our company is being used for a scam. The scammers pose as our company and try to get people to “apply” for a job, but it’s all a fraudulent attempt to get Social Security numbers and such. We even had our Handshake account hacked by them, which resulted
0:00/5:23 Everyone wants a bigger and better title–a vanity title–so what’s the harm in a little title inflation? A little title inflation probably isn’t a big deal, but when pay, duties, and title all don’t match you’re in for a wild ride, as Chick-fil-a Executive Director Kathryn Martin found
One of my favorite LinkedIn games is bright-eyed people declaring their brilliant ideas that they’ve never once run by an expert in the field. The latest? A company where if you’re 1 minute late to work, they make you stay an extra 2 hours! Wow! What a great
“HR is the only department that gets a free pass for being completely useless.” Ahh, yes, it’s time for another rant about how awful HR is. This is from Amanda Goodall, who calls herself The Job Chick, posting on the social media platform X. She does corporate research. When people
The senior execs could argue that this doesn’t matter. This woman was retiring–they’d never see her again, so they didn’t need to recognize her upon her retirement. But everyone else saw that they weren’t there. Everyone else saw that you put in 21 years with a company, and
The whole reason your employees work for you is to receive a paycheck. Yes, I know they said in their job interview it’s all about contributing to a better society and finding self-fulfillment, but if you stopped paying them, they’d walk. As they should. Pay isn’t as simple
Performance reviews have quietly lost credibility in today’s workplace. Leaders say they do not work. Employees fear them. HR teams use them to document risk. Difficult employees often exploit them. The problem is not the review itself.The problem is how it has been taught, used, and avoided. Over
Andrea Lucas, the head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), recently posted the following on LinkedIn: “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? “You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws. Contact the
Schoolyard bullies grow into workplace bullies. A recent bullying incident in Louisiana, where teen boys created AI deepfake nudes of several girls at school, is actually an important case for businesses to draw crucial lessons. When the boys started disseminating deepfake nudes, the girls, and one in particular, complained
