“I am fairly convinced that America is not really aware of the pending tsunami of burden that the current autistic rate will put on our workforce and adult support services in the next 10 to 20 years,” said one father of a 14-year-old autistic son. He’s not alone
I got two emails in a row yesterday in which the employee texted obnoxious things to a manager and former manager. In the first scenario, the employee thought it was unfair that the manager was writing her up for insubordination because she texted on her private phone to
For years, Google and Apple had a gentlemen’s agreement not to poach one another’s employees. But now that a class action lawsuit has been filed claiming affected tech workers deserve $9 billion in total–that’s billion with a B, not an M–it’s clear this wasn’t just a Google and
Uncle Bubba’s Seafood & Oyster House, which is owned by Paula Deen and her younger brother, Earl W. “Bubba” Hiers Jr., recently announced that it’s closing via Facebook. And nothing wrong with that — social media is a great way to communicate with people, including customers. Except that
In entrepreneurship, as in life, you have to walk before you can run. The right mentor can help. I’m in the jogging phase of life. For those who haven’t entered this phase yet, I’ll explain. It starts with your metabolism slowing down and your weight gain speeding up, and you
Some 250 UPS employees walked out for 90 minutes — in protest for the firing of fellow employee union activist Jairo Reyes. Twenty were fired immediately, with the other 230 being told that they will be terminated once their replacements have been trained, according to the New York Daily
The traditional way to communicate benefits and policies to employees is to hand the new hires a stack of pamphlets, paperwork and an employee handbook. A survey released Wednesday by Guidespark, an employee communication firm, finds that’s not a good model for Millennials, who respond more positively to
Dear Evil HR Lady, My workplace is set up in such a manner that several employee offices and cubicles are located directly adjacent to a single stall bathroom (mine included). I have furnished this bathroom with an air freshening spray to help cover up my own “permeations”. It
With all of his good works, Bill Gates‘s recent comments about the future of employment are enough to spark fear in the hearts of anyone who depends on a salary to keep the lights on and food on the table. The famed Microsoft co-founder was recently quoted by Business Insider as
