I know I go by the name Evil HR Lady, but that’s more tongue-in-check and a reflection on the negative attitude people have towards HR people in general. Plus, who would read a column written by the Warm and Fuzzy HR Lady? Not you, I’m sure.
But, honestly, I’m a nice person and I help people out. I answer far more questions than I publish and genuinely hope that my readers get jobs, keep jobs, get promoted, and get along with their strange coworkers. But, niceness has it’s limits, and that’s why when I found a company blog that consisted largely of poorly plagiarized Evil HR Lady columns, I had to act.
To read more click here: Why I got Someone in Trouble for Plagiarizing
Thank you for following up on the plagiarism and, especially, for getting the person in trouble. I stopped assigning research-based assignments in one of my writing classes because I was tired of dealing with (rampant) plagiarism.
I may just use your blog, as well as AAM's post on the same topic, in my classes – with proper credit, of course! 🙂
hey good knowledgea thanks for sharing
One wonders whether the boss, who asked her to do the blogging on her own time and took the credit for it, also got in trouble? I suspect not…
Thank you for posting this. I had no idea you could not post an article if you linked back to the source!!! Very informative 🙂
A newspaper columnist in Chicago was recently fired for submitting a piece about an event she did not fully attend and using the internet to fill in the blanks about what she missed.
One wonders whether the boss, who asked her to do the blogging on her own time and took the credit for it, also got in trouble? – I think yes
Here is a great free plagiarism checking tool to help stamp out plagiarism
https://www.itseducation.asia/free-plagiarism-checker.php