I’ve been with my company for five years. I’m a Senior Recruiter in the Human Resource department. We were under a Talent Acquisition Manager before, and it was wonderful! He left, and they never replaced him. Now I report to the HR Director. It’s been a terrible experience,
Prior to the pandemic, everyone worked in the office. Of course, just about everyone worked from home. Six months ago, the company owner asked everyone to return to the office. Only about half of the people did. What do I do about the other half? We have 120
The term ‘quiet quitting’ started popping up at the end of July, and now it’s everywhere. And no one can agree on what it means. Copy Link Jordan Hart at Business Insider defines quiet quitting as “refusing to do more work than they’re being compensated for.” The Washington Post reported
Diversity, equity, and inclusion. Most businesses say they want to have a diverse workforce and be where everyone can thrive, but then it doesn’t happen. Why? You recruit from a diverse slate of candidates and even hire people across all spectrums – race, gender, religion, national origin, you
Consider this situation: It’s the end of a long day, you’re tired, you’re hungry, and you want to get home. Your gas gauge is hovering right above empty, and you know you can’t get back to work tomorrow without getting gas. What do you do? Well, if you’re
So many people want to work from home as it makes life easier. But what if it’s not making life easier? What if it’s making life more challenging? To be 100% upfront and transparent, I’ve worked at home exclusively for the past 13 years. I have no plans
I thought we were a pretty apolitical office right up until the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Now it seems like everyone is a political activist, and feelings are hurt. Is there any way to reduce the political tension in the office? To read my answer, click
If anyone has the data on trends, it’s Google. So, if everyone wants to work from home, you’d expect Google to know and plan their business around it, but instead, they are actively contributing to the new office space trends. “It might seem counterintuitive to step up our
Russia invaded Ukraine, and Ukrainian lives changed forever. Work had to stop, soldiers and civilians mobilized, people evacuated, and grandmas learned how to make Molotov cocktails with instructions from Google. If you’re living safely in the United States or anywhere outside Ukraine, it shouldn’t affect your work. Your employees should
Way back in the dark ages of 2019, it was pretty obvious how you should pay people, and location was a big part of that decision calculus. Everyone understood that if you lived and worked in Silicon Valley, your salary would be higher than if you lived and
