I work in California and have recently been offered a similar position with a new company. I turned in my resignation letter today and my boss asked me what it would take to make me stay. I told him that if they increase my salary to match the
A friend had to go to a mandatory “team building” event. You can probably guess my opinion of such things, but some people like them. Wasting time “building unity” by doing a silly activity such as building a raft, making a dinner or negotiating a ropes course is
Need an opinion. I am an owner of a small-mid size consumer and auto finance company. We currently staff 6-7 full time employees. I was having a recent conversation with my office manager/supervisor regarding our policies on vacation. In a nut shell we offer 2 weeks of paid
My computer is fixed. Yeah! It took a little longer than I thought because our friend did not have the right part. He knew what part I needed, though, so he wrote it down for me. I took it to the computer store and presented the written part
So, you are all wondering, what in the heck is she doing? Just sitting around and eating chocolate? Where are the posts? Well, I am sitting around and eating chocolate. But, the reason for the lack of posting is that I blew up my computer. Yes, smoke was
Another guy and I, used to work for a “bad boss”. You know the type – he will lie, cheat, steal, etc. if so inclined. This other guy quit, and after the “non-compete” period was up, he started his own “competing” company. His company grew enough to bring
I have an exempt employee on intermittant FLMA, due to a medical illness which has been confirmed by a doctor. The employee has not used all of the 12 weeks as of yet, but is getting there. The employee is very sporadic in when he/she will work, some
I work in a supervisory position in IT. My employer is, like everybody else, doing some belt-tightening in response to the economy. Among other things, they have announced a series of unpaid furloughs for this summer. For scheduling purposes, they’re being treated as extra (but, of course, unpaid)
Laurie at Punk Rock HR posted this video of Mike Rowe. She said she hoped it would go viral, so I feel like I’m doing my part. It’s brilliant and I agree with him. We get so caught up in looking for that perfect job, that perfect career,
Is there a law where an employee and a company can agree to take a lunch after 8 hours and not six? California Law states after 6 hours employee must receive a break. Can employee & company agree to change this? Please help. Funny you should ask. My