Month: July 2008

I’m going on one. I am taking a vacation from the internet. So, I shall miss all of you. I’ve sworn to my family that I won’t even check my e-mail. We’ll see if I last.

We pre-employment drug screen all applicants. Manager started someone, against my better judgment, before we got drug screen results. Of course, came back positive for Marijuana. Manager told applicant to stay home today, but this manager is in love with this applicant and wants to make exception to

I got the following comment on my post on networking: Stop naming it networking, call it nepotism. Hiring people based on who they know is unprofessional. I work in HR and someone’s recommendation means squat, I have enough of a brain to evaluate skills and not relationships. If

I can’t write a real post today. Why? Because I found Not Always Right and I must sit here and read every single entry. It’s like some sort of strange compulsion. One other interesting thing I found yesterday was this listing of HR bloggers and their start dates

I have worked for a company in Northern California for over 5 years. We have a small inside sales force that is extremely busy and we are all exempt employees. We are paid on commission (after our salary is covered). The company policy does not have a sick

I’ve been reading your wonderful blog for a while, so I’m hoping you and/or your readers can come up with some helpful suggestions. I’ve been working at the same medium-sized company for 15years. My current manager is getting ready to retire within the next 2 years. He supervises

I have often been told that employers hire people they know to fill positions before they pick someone qualified for the position. Is this true? if so are there companies that prohibit the hiring of friends of friends and relatives of relatives? Sure, lots of companies prohibit the

I am a graduate looking for jobs. I frequently attend interviews and I am asked “ Why do you want to join this job?” I actually couldn’t reply anything. In the same way I got a interview call from another company in India. They have a opening for

We are a very small company and, up until now, haven’t had a need for anything more than a vacation policy. Recently, I have been placed in charge of creating a sick leave policy or PTO policy. My research has lead me to wonder about the legality of

I was issued a written warning for failure to use the proper channels to report a complaint, referencing a policy from the handbook. This stems from a private conversation I had with another manager regarding how my boss/hostile environment is making me sick. The other manager was concerned