Comments on: 15 Crazy True Day-in-the-Life Stories from Real HR Managers https://www.evilhrlady.org/2019/08/15-crazy-true-day-in-the-life-stories-from-real-hr-managers.html Everything to make HR better Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:18:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Goober https://www.evilhrlady.org/2019/08/15-crazy-true-day-in-the-life-stories-from-real-hr-managers.html#comment-214362 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:18:26 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5403#comment-214362 In reply to Noemie.

I think it depends a lot on the business. My thought was that there are places that wouldn’t have a problem with it, but they’re probably an exception. And there are issues. Machine shops are hazardous, and injuries not uncommon. Is that work related? What if the employee isn’t a trained machinist? Modern CNC machines can cost millions of dollars, and are quite capable of destroying themselves if mishandled.

]]> By: texan in exile https://www.evilhrlady.org/2019/08/15-crazy-true-day-in-the-life-stories-from-real-hr-managers.html#comment-214361 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:15:28 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5403#comment-214361 In reply to Noemie.

I had the same reaction, Noemie. I was thinking it would not be weird for someone to use the workshop when it was not otherwise being used. And as someone from the tribe of We Who Do Not Waste, I had to see unused capacity.

But I also see the point about the insurance.

]]> By: grannybunny https://www.evilhrlady.org/2019/08/15-crazy-true-day-in-the-life-stories-from-real-hr-managers.html#comment-214359 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:08:58 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5403#comment-214359 My first day on the job at my current employer, I entered the Ladies’ Room, only to discover that a toilet had overflowed and was flooding the room. I duly reported it to management and was told to “get a mop” and clean it up. Although I was a “casual” (temporary, non-career) employee, the job for which I was hired in no way could have been considered a maintenance or janitorial one.

]]> By: Mr O'Really? https://www.evilhrlady.org/2019/08/15-crazy-true-day-in-the-life-stories-from-real-hr-managers.html#comment-214358 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 01:26:10 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5403#comment-214358 Terrific! I feel better knowing “other duties as assigned” applies to HR as well.

]]> By: Noemie https://www.evilhrlady.org/2019/08/15-crazy-true-day-in-the-life-stories-from-real-hr-managers.html#comment-214357 Sun, 18 Aug 2019 10:40:45 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5403#comment-214357 “No, you cannot use the maintenance workshop during the weekend to create spare parts for you vintage car”

I don’t find this crazy at all. When I was a child this was common practice and considered a benefit of the job. As long as you left the workshop in a clean and tidy state and didn’t damage any equipment, you could use it for whatever you wanted at the weekend. It was a nice way for working class people to supplement their income by making things in their spare time or just for their hobbies. I guess nowadays there are issues with insurance etc… so it’s not a common practice anymore.

]]> By: MariaRose https://www.evilhrlady.org/2019/08/15-crazy-true-day-in-the-life-stories-from-real-hr-managers.html#comment-214355 Sat, 17 Aug 2019 21:00:37 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5403#comment-214355 You can’t make these stories up, as they have really occurred. After wiping away my tears of laughter, I was reminded of the fact that only 7000 people stayed behind to clean up the mess left by that massive crowd at the 1969 Woodstock event. Goes to show that we have more narcissists than those who deal with reality. Work is not a party and it requires interaction with others that you work with and you have do your work as directed with effort and not pass the work on. Great article.

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