“Mr. Bennett says he sometimes tracks his lunch treks, noting on his safety card how he will control for every possible threat on the way, from flights of stairs to the busy intersection outside the office.”Is this due to adiagnosed disorder, such as obsessive compulsive disorder, or an
Sixty percent of Americans are completely satisfied with the level of flexibility that their jobs offer, and another 26 percent are somewhat satisfied, according to Gallup. But if you’re in the group that isn’t happy, you’re probably looking for something better. It may seem impossible to be able to
Companies that think they can win their employees’ love and loyalty by doling out small change throughout the year will find the novelty effect is short lived. I wouldn’t actually turn down a raise (never actually met anyone who did), but don’t jump onto this “great” new idea
When it comes to getting a job in today’s technology-infused world, less isn’t more. From sifting your Facebook profiles to canvassing your connections on LinkedIn, many employers want to know more about potential workers personally. Seems a little strange, admittedly. But this more holistic hiring strategy is actually pretty old. A
Discriminating against a pregnant woman at work has been illegal since 1978, but what is and is not allowed hasn’t always been clear. To help end the confusion, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued new guidelines to help businesses understand the law. While these are guidelines and not
Cards on the table here: I’ve worked part time since my first child was born, in 2003. For the first five years, I worked for a big pharma company, in a job share. I would have happilystayed in that job, had my husband not received a too-good-to-refuse job offer over an
Overall, men earn more money than women do. That’s not disputed. But, what is disputed is if that is fair or not. McGill University thought it wasn’t fair, so they did something about it, and it took them 13 years to close their gender pay gap. I, personally, think
If you stink as a manager, perhaps you need to up your parenting techniques. Fortunately, that doesn’t include potty training, but everything else pretty much seems to fit. Emma Jenner, a British Nanny just wrote an article on modern day parenting failures that has gone pretty viral, with half the
Kathryn recently went on a job interview and felt like she nailed it. In fact, the hiring manager started talking about start dates, so she was shocked when she spoke to the recruiter the following morning and found out that company had decided she wasn’t a “good fit.”
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have an exempt salaried employee, who requested time off. It was granted. Because she is salaried and is basically hired to do a job or project, she stayed late a couple of nights and worked a to complete her work before she left for
