Very few people wake up in the morning and say, “I sure can’t wait to break the law by discriminating against people on the basis of their religion!” But do you want a woman in a full burka , with everything but her eyes covered, sitting at your
Month: October 2013
A new study by Staples tells us that 90 percent of the American workforce admits to coming into work when they are not only feeling under the weather, but know they are contagious. Contagious people in the office mean, of course, that more germs are being spread around,
Conde Nast, who publishes Vogue, The New Yorker, Golf Digest, Glamour and numerous other famous named magazines announced that they are ending their internship program in 2014. This follows a lawsuit in which two interns claim that they were paid below minimum wage during their internships, in violation of
Dear Evil HR Lady, It is employee evaluation time at my company, and one of my coworkers (who is very junior to me) informed me that our manager of one year asked her about my work performance. Is this legal, and is it something I should question the manager
Earlier this week, Alison Green, better known as Ask a Manager, answered a question about whether it’s legal for your employer to make you clean up rat poo. I thought that was amusing and then we talked how awesome it would be if we put together a book of all
Scandals in the science world happen, but they tend to revolve around doctored data and sloppy research, not sexual harassment. But right now, scientists are in the news–not for groundbreaking research but for some sleazy goings-on. The first is the case of Dr. Danielle Lee, a biologist who
Do you go to work when you know you are contagious? Chances are, the answer to that is yes, according to a new study by Staples, which finds that 90 percent of American workers go to work when they are knowingly contagious. This is up from 80 percent
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have 20 years of IT experience. Been a boss, a consultant and of course worked for a number of managers. I took this recent job because it’s a relaxed environment, an easy IT job. I am already an expert of the applications I
In case you missed it, Boss’s Day was Oct. 16. Generally, I advocate skipping it. Presents should only go one direction — from boss to employee, not the other way around. Why? Because of the imbalance of power between boss and employee. (A card from employee to boss is fine,
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have been at my current place of employment for over twelve years. I am the only in-house graphic designer. A year and a half ago, I started dating a new employee in my company. His boss said horrible things to him about me