This article is built around this email: I am returning to work this week after being out on maternity leave. I love my job and the work I do, but my direct supervisor is such a toxic person that it has made it unbearable to be at work.
Month: January 2014
Limeade CEO Henry Albrecht has a very strict hiring rule: No Jerks. None. Ever. Hopefully that’s clear enough. But to make sure, it’s now included in their job descriptions. He was kind enough to explain how this policy affects Limeade. To read the interview, click here: We Don’t Hire
Dear Evil HR Lady, I am applying for a supervisors city job and on their application it’s asking if I have ever been terminated from a position. Yes, I have but that happened in 2003 and I have been fully employed ever since. Their application is asking for
As a young PR maven in the making, Salbu loves Twitter, and it seems that Twitter loves her back. She landed her current job, as a senior account executive at SHIFT Communications, through Twitter. She connected with Boston Content, a networking group for content creators, through a tweet. She’s now on the
In case you haven’t found Studio C yet, (you should!), I have to share these HR ones:
On Wednesday evening, a small group of Amazon.com (AMZN) technicians in Delaware rejected a proposal to unionize by a wide margin — 21 to 6. Amazon wishes to remain union free, and so far they have. This is no small feat as the unions would love to step in unionize the
Do your employees set New Year’s Resolutions? A very popular one this year is “Find a new job,” according to a new Career Builder survey. Per that research, 1 in 5 full time employees (or 21 percent) are looking for new jobs. This is up from last year’s
You already know not to say anything on the internet that you wouldn’t want to appear on, well, the internet. So, how would you feel if your boss posted on to Twitter the reasons why he fired or disciplined you? It seems like a pretty horrible thing to
Dear Evil HR Lady, After interning at a big DC NGO four years ago, I applied for a regular job at the organization, at the suggestion of the department manager. Since I had worked there before, had the right level of experience, know a few directors, and
Sometimes that dream job happens to be across the country. But they love you as much as you love them, so the company covers your moving expenses (or part of your moving expenses) and you load up your family and head out to parts unknown. And then sometimes,