If you’re not following politics, you might have missed that the Washington Post opted not to endorse anyone in this year’s presidential election. Most people expected the Post to endorse Kamala Harris, and there was quite the backlash, with over 200,000 people canceling their subscriptions over the move. Jeff Bezos, the owner
Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested today, October 22, on sex trafficking charges. Jeffries ran Abercrombie from 1992 to 2014. While Jeffries is no longer CEO, the claims of bad behavior cover his time at the company’s helm. Last year, the BBC investigated Jeffries and found “an organized network used a middleman to recruit young adult
In a recent memo to employees obtained by Bloomberg, Home Depot announced that all employees–including executives–will have to work a full eight-hour shift in a store once per quarter. This is brilliant, and how all businesses should operate when the core functions of the business differ substantially from the corporate office.
Boo! It’s spooky season, when ghosts abound–but some ghosts may soon be unwelcome. New Jersey is sick and tired of companies ghosting candidates and has introduced a bill to ban the practice. (Tinder users, you’re on your own here.) Headhunter Nick Corcodilas’ newsletter brought this new ghost-busting bill to my attention. He wrote:
Here’s some radical honesty for you: I had no idea who Simu Liu was when I saw his recent post on Threads about his approach to using radical honesty on LinkedIn. It turns out he’s an actor who is known for his work in Barbie, Marvel’s Shang-Chi, and Kim’s Convenience. I’ve seen Barbie and a couple episodes of Kim’s
As an employer, it’s your job to navigate your employees’ salary expectations and raise requests. But it turns out Gen Z has some wild views about salaries. In fact, a new survey highlights just how out of sync with reality many in Gen Z are. The survey, from software company Pollfish, asked 750 childless Gen Zers
Amazon’s return to office announcement is a warning sign for remote workers everywhere. CEOs want to return value to shareholders, and it may well be that bringing people to the office can help with that. Really, that’s it. That’s their goal. Sure, they may state goals like “Amazon strives to be Earth’s
On Tuesday, I flew from London to Dallas on American Airlines. According to the flight attendant, the flight is nine hours and 34 minutes. Add another hour on the ground, and it’s quite the long trip. And the pilot left the “fasten seatbelt” sign on for the entire trip. Now, I’m not a pilot, but
I’ve worked under the “Evil HR Lady” brand since 2006. On Tuesday, I changed it to “Improve Your HR.“ Evil HR Lady was a solid brand name with good recognition. I still think it’s funny, and I’m very glad I chose it when I started blogging about HR back in the
Something horrible happened recently at a Wells Fargo office. A woman, Denise Prudhomme, died and nobody noticed. Headlines emphasize that no one noticed for four days, but keep in mind that includes a weekend. If Prudhomme died at the end of the day on Friday, it was really only on Monday that people
