Comments on: Better HR Through Laziness https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html Everything to make HR better Fri, 02 May 2008 03:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Dan McCarthy https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2191 Fri, 02 May 2008 03:32:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2191 Evil –
Congratulations! Raising two daughters has definitely made me a better leader. And I’ve learned humility… and self-sacrifice… and the importance of a good straitening iron… and the value of a $125 pair of jeans.

]]> By: megbear https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2190 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:26:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2190 congratulations on the baby! You are 100% right that building a baby is a huge (and tiring) job and that parenting toddlers is the best management experience you will ever get.

]]> By: The Engineer https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2189 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:22:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2189 Good advice. Andres does touch on an important point that everyone seems to be assuming. Specifically that the employee in question has been taught the skills to handle the situation. You do have to help some employees learn how to deal with the situation.

Additionally, there are some people who never learned to share and say “sorry” and so you do need to turn to an “adult” to assist. Hopefully the direct supervisor takes care of it. It is in that situation (being the supervisor) where I have gone to HR to get direction, but I was still the one to deal with the situation.

Side Note – If you want to see a professional Speech Language Pathologist (aka Speech Therapist) implode in a warping of space-time, ask a child to “use your words.”

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2188 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:52:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2188 At my workplace, it goes like this:

Anna: Timmy told an offensive joke

Senior management: And? What’s your problem?

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Anna: Timmy told an offensive joke and senior management think it’s my problem.

HR: Well? Are you experiencing any difficulties at home? Do you need to talk to a counsellor?

]]> By: Andres https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2187 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:11:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2187 Your post is Spot-on … the other night my three and four year olds started to have a disagreement and they worked it out before intervention was necessary. It brought a happy tear to my eye to see them use some of the skills my wife and I are trying so hard to teach them.

Maybe we could come have them model our eight (8) rules for successful communication at the next SHRM convention:

1) Say please and thank you
2) Say you’re sorry when you hurt someone’s feelings
3) Forgive someone when they ask forgiveness
4) Take turns and share your toys
5) Use nice voices, not angry or whiny voices
6) When you get frustrated and need to calm down, take a time out
7) Wait your turn to speak and listen when the other person is speaking to you
8) Ask an adult for help when you can’t work things out

]]> By: HR Wench https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2186 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:24:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2186 I LOVE IT when people try to tell me what is or isn’t their or my job. It makes me cackle with glee.

Timmy: Anna told an offensive joke.

HR: Timmy, did you tell Anna that you thought the joke was offensive?

Timmy: NO! That’s not my job. That’s your job. I shouldn’t have to hear any such thing. I’m calling my lawyer right now unless you punish Anna.

HR: Ok be sure to tell your lawyer my number is 555-555-5555 and my name is spelled with TWO L’s, not one. Thanks!

]]> By: Richard C Haven https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2185 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:05:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2185 “Anna called me a ‘doo-doo head’!”

“Are you a doo-doo head?”

“No”

“Then it doesn’t matter what Anna calls you”

]]> By: Nancy Matson https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2184 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:53:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2184 I’m kind of surprised that people go to HR for these petty concerns. I’ve gone to HR once in my entire life, never even troubling anyone when I was clearly working with seriously unhinged people. It never occurred to me.

]]> By: Mark Toth https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2183 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:08:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2183 Great post. If this approach works for HR folks it should also work for employment lawyers. I think I’ll try it by taking the rest of the year off — I’ll let you know how it goes.

Mark

]]> By: Jo https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2182 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:35:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/04/better-hr-through-laziness.html#comment-2182 Timmy: Anna told an offensive joke.
HR: Sit down. Would you like a cup of tea?

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