It’s the spookiest day of the year, and often a nightmare for HR professionals who have to handle people who show up to work costumed as terrorists, wearing blackface, or dressed as Adolf Hitler. But it’s not only costumes that can be spooky. Sometimes the scary thing isn’t a bad choice by an employee but something
One of my friends shared the absolute worst paid time off plan I have ever seen. The plan is “unlimited” PTO, but there’s a catch. To get your PTO approved, you have to explain what you are doing, how much time you need, and the whole department votes on
Some people are insufferable. You don’t want to be around them because they talk nonstop about how awesome they are. Other people are just as accomplished (if not more so!), and are great people you want to spend time with. Obviously, you know they are super accomplished, so
Mark Zuckerberg allegedly had a contract with then-girlfriend Priscilla Chan that if she moved to Silicon Valley, he would spend at least 100 minutes per week outside the home and office with her. It may seem like a particular and odd thing to put in writing, but Chan
My phone is such a distraction to me, so I decided to leave it on the other side of the room during my workday, unless I had to make an actual call. (Shudder.) So, I put it across the room from me and set about to do all
They say business is cutthroat, and I guess it is in many ways. However, most businesspeople I know share the philosophy that a rising tide lifts all boats. As such, people want to help their friends, and sometimes even their competitors. One way to increase your visibility is
I woke up Sunday morning to the news that Russell M. Nelson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had died at the age of 101, and shortly after publishing an op-ed in Time Magazine: “We All Deserve Dignity and Respect.” As a lifelong member of the
I had to stop by the pharmacy this morning to pick up a prescription. I, like always, began with “Der Familienname ist Lucas, l-u-C-a-s.” (“The family name is Lucas.”) I’m an American in the German speaking part of Switzerland, so I do it this way because while Lucas or
Some people dismiss certain “types”of job candidates out of hand, regardless of skills, experience or potential. If you don’t fit their idea of what an employee should be like, you’re rejected. This is, of course, illegal in the case of race, religion, disability and a few other things,
A salary difference of $5,000 can seem like a lot of money to a job candidate, but it’s really not going to make their paycheck that much bigger. After taxes, a single person earning $105,000 can expect to see about a $120 jump per paycheck if they get a
