Dear Evil HR Lady, I hate my job. My co-workers are idiots. My boss is demanding. The work is dull and I’m underpaid. What can I do? Sincerely, Stuck Dear Stuck, Get a new job. Or increase your social life so that work doesn’t take as much out
Month: September 2006
I totally did not mean to. But offspring and I were at Wendys and there was a man speaking very loudly. You know the type of person I am talking about–he was speaking loudly and in an authoritative voice so that all in the restaurant would know how
Dear Evil HR Lady, Do you have any thoughts on when someone should complain to management about customer service? Usually I just finish whatever transaction I’m transacting and leave because a. it is generally unimportant and b. the employee in question is generally at a non-skilled low wage
Another confession from Evil HR Lady: I talk too much. Especially when I get nervous. This results in people knowing way too much about me. This is a bad thing, according to Dennis M. Barden, a professional head hunter. He writes in the Chronicle of Higher Education about
If I ever decide to quit HR, I’ve found the perfect new job for me: Writing bad term papers. Seriously. The New York Times ran this article: At $9.95 a Page, You Expected Poetry? It cracked me up. Apparently, even the essays you buy off the internet are
Dear Evil HR Lady: I find myself in a strange situation. I like my job – but it pays peanuts, has a really long commute, and doesn’t use my rather expensive college education. I can do it because my husband makes enough for us to get by, though.
Oh, how I wish I had thought of this analogy. John Sullivan at Workforce Online, however deserves the credit. He writes: The movie “Snakes on a Plane” depicts the terror of being trapped in a confined space with life-threatening pythons, rattlesnakes and the like. While some might see
Ford Motor Company just hired a new president and CEO, Alan R. Mulally, who was formerly with Boeing. He has no automotive experience, but is being given the reins. William Clay Ford Jr., gave up those titles, but is retaining the Chairman title and responsibility. I think this
That is, if your name is Carolyn Kepcher. Donald Trump and Carolyn (you know her from The Apprentice) have parted ways. Carolyn, as you might expect if you were a fan of the show, issued a very classy statement: After 11 years with the Trump Organization, Donald and
You just knew that sooner or later I was going to have to start blogging about celebrities, right? Blech. Truth be told, most of my music was purchased when I was still in high school and the last movie I saw in the theatre was “Wallace and Gromit: