Dear Evil HR Lady, I just read a snippet in one of our trade publications about a company where “total 2006 revenues slipped 7.7% to $73 million and severance expenses from 43 people hit the “cost” line” and I got to wondering about why companies pay severance. Do
First of all, a friendly reminder. The next Carnival of Human Resources will be held Wednesday, April 18. Send your HR, business, training or similar post to evilhrlady at hotmail dot com. And our little carnival is branching out! I’ve gotten seven volunteers to host and, of course,
Your Job Satisfaction Level: 73% Your job is pretty good, even if it always doesn’t seem like it.You have a lot less stress than most people, and your work environment is definitely above average.So if you love what you’re doing, keep doing it. It doesn’t get a lot
I am glad I don’t work for the Civil Service in India. Women civil servants in India have expressed shock at new appraisal rules which require them to reveal details of their menstrual cycles. I think “expressed shock” is putting it mildly. And you thought navigating US employment
By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard Circuit City’s plan to layoff highly paid workers and replace them with lower paid people. They are getting a great deal of bad press for this–as they should. But their reason for getting bad press is all wrong. Layoffs are rarely
Dear Evil HR Lady, At my college, we’ve been using a standard interview question for several years now: “Is there anything in your past that would be embarrassing to the college if it became public after you were hired here?” I mentioned that on my blog, and got
Well, don’t come crying to me because I can see everyone’s salaries and I know you make waaay more money than you are actually worth. Oh wait, did I just write that? Sorry, the employee relations side of me just slipped out. Okay, it’s not true for everyone
Welcome to the 4th Carnival of HR! We’re traveling far and wide this time around, with all sorts of exotic,HR advice and insight. First up, Ishita Bardhan talks about emotions in the workplace. Then my manager told me to be professional in whatever you do. “Don’t bring emotions
The Wall Street Journal had a fascinating article on Respirators. (Subscripton required, sorry). These are the respirators you and I might refer to as “gas masks.” Seems the average American face has changed a great deal over the past 50 or so years. Our faces are fatter (no
Let’s say you’re conducting an interview–perhaps just a phone screen at this point–for someone for a senior position. A very senior position. Let’s just say the conversation goes something like this: Recruiter: Tell me about how you make decisions.Candidate: Well, I gather the facts and then I go
