Employees from the Circleville, Ohio, Sonic quit–as a group. They were fed up with new management, and walked out together, leaving this sign behind: What happened here and how can you prevent it from happening in your own business? To keep reading, click here: Sonic Employees Walk Out.
Sometimes the boss says no. Sometimes they shouldn’t. But, no isn’t always the right answer, and you can push back. Judy Galbraith and Jim Delisle compiled a list of ideas of how gifted teens can respond to teachers in their book The Gifted Teen Survival Guide, and they apply surprisingly
Men and women are different. This used to not be a shocking statement, but after what James Damore went through at Google, it can seem somewhat controversial to point out that there are differences between the sexes. Regardless of brain differences, though, we have definite body differences. The average
Note: This Sheryl Sandberg quote keeps showing up and I have strong feelings, so I’m re-running. “I want every little girl who someone says ‘they’re bossy’ to be told instead, ‘you have leadership skills,’” said Sheryl Sandberg. The COO of Facebook says she was told this, and look at
For the past 10 years, Adam Catlin has worked as the store greeter at the Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Walmart. Catlin has cerebral palsy which affects his ability to walk, lift, and even hold a pen. But, he was able to greet people, which was the primary function of his job. However,
A severance package can seem somewhat silly. Why should you offer money to someone who will no longer be working for you? The reality is that any time you terminate someone, you should offer severance pay — or at least strongly consider it. Remember that before you initiate
Davy Greenberg summed up the feelings of a lot of us out there who make our living offering services directly: If I do a job in 30 minutes it’s because I spent 10 years learning how to do that in 30 minutes. You owe me for the years, not the
On February 14 we celebrate love in the name of St. Valentine, who was beaten, stoned, and decapitated because of his support of marriage. So, basically, it’s always been a bummer of a holiday, which brings us to divorce. Here are, according to a 5-year study, are the professions
Recruiters and hiring managers regularly ghost job candidates. You know how it works–candidate comes in, interviews, sometimes multiple times and then the recruiter never, ever gets back to the candidate again. Emails are unanswered. Phone calls are ignored. And no one in Human Resources cared. Employees have started
It’s not hard to understand why an increasing number of companies are choosing to do away with annual performance reviews: according to one study, over 94 percent of employees would prefer their manager address feedback in real time rather then wait until the end of the year. But annual performance reviews
