I got this e-mail this morning: Could u plz help me to writing my career development goals. That was all it said. I copied and pasted so I didn’t accidentally correct grammar or spelling. (And yes, I’m guaranteed to make grammar mistakes since I’m picking on someone else
In January I will have been with the same company for 25 years. It is privately owned and has no HR department. About five years ago I spoke with the owner about where he thought the company was going and he assured me things were fine and to
Is it bad to write about my difficulties finding a job in my blog,if I’m going to include the URL in Resume? This is an excellent question. I think that if you are specifically going to include a blog URL on your resume you need to consider that
After reading everyone’s horror stories about crazy punishments for getting sick, I’m really interested in hearing from the people who create and/or enforce these rules. I know you must be out there. Does it really decrease absenteeism? Does your turnover increase? What is the reasoning behind it? Was
What impact does pay periods have on exempt employees who wish to make up time? If an employee takes a couple of hours off but desires to make up the time, why does it have to done in the same pay period? To put us in context, the
Should I accept an interview for a position in a location to which I would never (could never) move? Or should I state it in the cover letter or phone interview and risk being passed over by someone willing to relocate? The position is primarily project management with
Is an employer allowed to hand you a thermometer and tell you to take your temperature at work? Can they send you home if you have a temperature? And now it’s time for the big disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. I do not pretend to be a
I am a production manager at a trade org/not for profit. I love my boss, who is a great guy, but not the best manager. As long as things get done, he’s satisfied, but procedures and work flows have suffered. About 80% of all projects cross my desk.
I work for a large company. Every year we are asked to fill out evaluation forms, supposedly anonymously, about our coworkers. Our Manager picks many of the people who fill out the forms about us; although most of the Managers let the staff pick their own people to
We spent 3 days in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. You didn’t even know it was a Grand Duchy, did you? Well, you do now. There were castles, of course, and cool tunnels under Luxembourg City, but this post is about sinful vending machines. This is a picture
