Professor Dolores Umbridge, of the Harry Potter world, was the villain we most related to. We’ve all understood what it feels like to have a micro-managing boss who strives to bring out the worst in us. But I was surprised when someone compared her to the HR leaders
Confession: I told a friend I had a business meeting on Tuesday and couldn’t make it something. In reality, I was helping solve the murder of restaurateur Connor E. Sewer. Was it his niece? A suspicious customer? Or perhaps it was me, an FBI agent who was also
Short of someone lighting their own pants on fire, you do not need to yell at a job candidate. It doesn’t matter how stupid the candidate is or how poorly the interview is going. Yelling is not necessary, and that was the first thing I noticed in this
I fear the apocalypse may be nigh, and it’s not because of Kelly Clarkson’s battle over the bird, or Shane Gillis’ SNL monologue. Now, it’s something more indicative of the end of times: Both LinkedIn and Workday have made positive changes. Has anyone checked the temperature in hell?
A small ice cream shop in Massachusetts went viral after the owner posted a profanity-laden screed against bad customers on the company’s Facebook page. Coldstuff Ice-cream posted: I swear to God. STOP YELLING AT MY [F-ING EMPLOYEES]. They are children. This job, for most of them is their
“Do you have pictures of your daughter in her new school uniform?” When a woman asked this question, it was fine. When a 44-year-old man asked, he got fired. And just about everyone at r/legaladviceUK agrees it was right to fire him because it was super creepy. But
Evil HR Lady turns 20 this year, and I wanted to celebrate with something a little more fun than cake. So I’m inviting you to a murder. On Tuesday, October 6, at 12:00 pm Eastern, join me and the team at Vortex Events for a live-hosted comedy murder
Your business depends on getting quality employees into the right roles, and sometimes your biggest barrier to that is your managers. A Reddit post on r/recruitinghell shared a story of a job interview where the hiring manager damaged the company’s reputation. Redditor ghosteagle shares how he was in
Saturday morning, I was on a train from Basel, Switzerland, to Bern, and the sun was at just the right level to blind me, so I pulled the shade down. At the first stop, a woman got on, sat down across from me, and immediately raised the window
I heard you. Out Front HR is a conference for the HR people who support shift workers. But when I announced it, the free ticket only let you attend live. That doesn’t make much sense if you’re covering a shift, dealing with a staffing emergency, or simply can’t
