Dear Evil HR Lady, This is the first time that my probation of six months with a company was not confirmed, and I was asked to leave immediately. So, I left as HR ESCORTED me out. What do I say at interviews? It seems to be a very
Month: April 2012
Last week I wrote Why I Hate Salary.com’s ‘What’s a Mom Worth?’ Survey. The Salary.com people (who are delightful!) contacted me and asked me to chat with them on their weekly podcast. So, I did, and you can listen to it here: An Opposing View on Our Mother’s
I do edit the letters that come to me. Mostly I shorten them. I try not to change word choice or do something that would take away from the writer’s original voice. I will, generally, clean up small grammar errors, as heaven knows we can’t afford to have
Dear Evil HR Lady, I am being terminated from my job this week and my boss would like me to sign papers. I don’t want to sign anything. Do I have to sign them? To read the answer click here: Do you have to sign termination papers?
Dear Evil HR Lady, My reviews are glowing, my progress non-existent. I feel like I am getting paid in compliments and not in salary and/or title. I have been with this company for two years and have always gone above and beyond. I even faced an angry employee
Salary.com’s annual “What’s a mom worth?” survey is out. The grand total for this year is $112,962. Now doesn’t that make you feel all warm and fuzzy? Go give yourself a big hug (if you’re a mom), hug your wife (if you’re married to a mom), or just
Dear Evil HR Lady, I left my company after 6 years of employment about 8 months ago to go back to school and get my MBA. I will admit, I did not leave on the best of terms. I recently found out from several former colleagues who were
A recent survey by Adecco asked people what they thought of cleanliness at work. It turns out that how you keep your desk influences what other people think of you. Adecco found that: — 57 percent of Americans have judged coworkers on how clean or dirty they keep
Dear Evil HR Lady, I am in an odd boat this year. I have been reading up on preparing for the annual review. In the past I have been the stellar employee, with lots of successes and easy to document accomplishment of goals and objectives. This year I
Dear Evil HR Lady, Our firm just implemented a new policy stating that vacation days must now be taken in increments of one week. The managing partner’s (who seems to be the only one that feels this way) reasoning is that taking a day here or a day