Dear Evil HR Lady I have a question about firing people. Let’s say that someone is being fired for siphoning off company client lists and selling them to a major competitor. We obviously are going to fire the person, but we want to get as much information from
I had the great honor of being interviewed by Wayne Turmel of the Cranky Middle Manager. The interview is now posted here. So, pop on over and listen and then tell me what you think. Unless you didn’t like it. Then pretend you are my mother and practice
I have, shall we say, “eclectic” interests. But fortunately, all roads lead to HR, so it works out for you all. I found this article from the The New Yorker titled, “How childbirth went industrial.” How could I not read that? The most fascinating part was the creation
When running for office Tennessee Democrat Stephen I. Cohen pledged that he would join the Congressional Black Caucus if elected. Not an overly dramatic pledge–most politicians pledge something like single handedly bringing about world peace–but a pledge that should be fairly easy to keep. Except for one small
Casa del Herrero Se Usan Cucharas de Madera At the silverware makers house, they eat with wooden spoons. Rabble told me this one today, in reponse to my comment that everywhere I’ve worked, the HR department was the worst of all groups at actually firing incompetent people. From
Your Looks: Attractive people earn about 5 percent more in hourly pay than their average-looking colleagues, who in turn earn 9 percent more per hour than the plainest-looking workers. This means if an average-looking person earned $40,000, their prettiest co-workers would make $42,000 while their least attractive colleagues
Not really. The only person in the same room as me is my husband and he’s not a jerk. We don’t even have the television on. (Although if we did, we’d be watching our DVD of House–and House is definitely a jerk.) Anyway, it’s another New York Times
“The auditors are here.” These can be some of the scariest words an HR manager can hear. People showing up to make sure you are not discriminating–and keep in mind the discrimination doesn’t have to be on purpose. It can be due to disparate impact. Two articles on
I’ve seen maybe 2 episodes of American Idol, so I’m definitely not in the “fan” category, although considering its popularity I’m probably one of the few. I believe part of its appeal is how mean the judges are. The Washington Post’s Lisa de Moraes reviews the early auditions
“Shhh, it’s absolutely confidential.” I don’t know how many times people have come to my office, shut the door behind them and said those words, or something similar. Then they tell me something intensely dull and boring (“We’re thinking of rolling out a new benefits form. This one
