Sometimes your most valuable employees are not the ones that put in 40 plus hours a week, but those that put in 20 hours a week. Part time staff can be awesome and if you target part timers you can often find a wealth of people with great
Month: January 2015
I have worked for the state for going on 14 years, and never in all of my time here have I dealt with a hostile work environment. It has gotten so bad that I’m planning on demoting just to get away from the constant harassment. We had two
It’s a new year and we can all pretend that that makes everything fresh and new, but the reality is that those other humans you work with can be downright annoying. I asked my readers for the things that annoy them most. Do you do any of the
I am good friends with a male coworker, who is not my boss, but a step higher than I am. We talk at work on the days we work together about both work-related issues and non-work-related things. Naturally, it has gotten back to me that people think we
The fabulous women who run Aspiring Mormon Women asked me for an interview. I’m honored that the would include me. Here’s an excerpt: Why did you want to become a writer? I come from a long line of writers. My paternal grandfather wrote numerous books, my maternal grandmother
I just got released back to work from disability leave after 1 1/2 years and they first asked me to resign and then they told me I will get the swing shift instead of my normal schedule which is mornings. What do I do? And one more question,
I have been working for a non-profit agency for a year. The job posting, along with job postings for the same job title since that time, stated that a BS degree was required. I have a BS degree. Since I was hired, another person who did not have a
If you’re not thrilled about your current job, you might want to pay attention to theHour of Code. This event took place a couple of weeks ago and focused on getting children involved in coding, but Ryan Carson, founder and CEO of online coding school Treehouse, says it’s
Whether you run your own business or work for someone else, it’s always best to remember that no one cares about your success like you do. Sometimes your boss will behave in a fairy godmother like way, and grant you your wish without you even asking, but in
If you have someone you want to get rid of, but you are too wimpy to fire him, there are some things you can do to make him miserable enough to start looking for a new job, just to get the heck out of Dodge. Here are 10 of them: