Monday is the beginning of my last week at my company. They have reimbursed me for one quarter of my MBA degree, however, now I have decided to leave. I signed a repayment agreement when they reimbursed me. They are going to deduct my last paycheck, my bonus,
Susan Heathfield, shares a story of a clueless candidate she interviewed. (He listed his wife as a reference–depending on who did the dishes the previous night, that reference may or may not have been positive.) She asks for additional stories about bad interviews. I think there are equally
Why do most companies say you can’t use their computers, internet connections, etc. for anything other than business purposes when they know people probably check out Ebay from time to time or use their company email account to visit a blog site on occasion? Is this just zero
This is the hardest e-mail, esp. to a stranger, and I’ll bet the oddest one you’ve received. I am a veteran with 13 yrs. served in the Air Force. I was injured in Desert Storm and medically discharged. Here lies the problem, my doctors told me I talk
I suspect some of you have had this conversation as well. (Via Volokh Conspiracy)
As a former political scientist (yes, yes, after years of recovery I can finally say it in public that I voluntarily studied politics, which all of us now strive to avoid, but can’t because any time you turn on the radio, television or happen to glance at a
It’s the first birthday of the Carnival of HR. And boy has it grown. All of its loving caregivers have contributed greatly. Check out the birthday wishes at HR Thoughts.
I recently realized how much I love working in HR since I was recently working in manufacturing as an HR assistant but was very hands on in the way that I did the same as the HR manager did before she moved to safety. After that I did
My co-worker, a peer has accused me of not doing my job, leaving early and skipping assignments. (NOT TRUE) He pulled me aside at work to accuse me of these things and did not tell management. He did say all of my other co-workers agreed with him that
I was in a locker room, getting changed when a woman asked the above question. Someone offered a cough drop. “No,” she said, “I’m diabetic and I’m starting to feel shaky.” Well, everyone went into overdrive. One of the staff managed to pull out a bottle of juice
