You want–no deserve–a raise. Is it possible that if you get up the courage to ask for one, your boss will fire you? Can they even do that? Can You Be Fired For Asking For a Raise?
Month: March 2011
Dear Evil HR Lady, Now that employers aren’t reading resumes – instead just putting them through scanners to find keyword matches – do they still read cover letters? I’ve got no problem crafting specific cover letters for the various jobs I’m applying to. That said, my job search
You would think that with unemployment being so high that hiring would be super easy. After all, you simply tell your employees that you’re hiring and post the job on your company’s websites. Within minutes LinkedIn is buzzing with all that networking and your company’s servers are being
Dear Evil HR Lady, There are two of us in equal positions at my office. The excuse our Manager used for not promoting either of us was that there could only be one promotion and therefore it would not be forthcoming this year because if one was promoted
Dear Evil HR Lady, My coworkers and I are all miserable because our manger is, in a word, terrible. While I’d love to list her shortcomings (they are many), I’ll just say that in the seven months she has been here, she single-handedly ruined what used to be
In a tough job market, rude rejections unfortunately are common. What’s the best (or worst) kind of job hunting rejection? Have You Received Rude Rejection Letters?
Want to get yourself fired? Combining your sex life with your office life is a good way to get yourself and your career in trouble. Sexting and Other Bad Career Moves