Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian postal worker, specifically took a job at the US postal service because he wouldn’t have to work on Sundays. Enter Amazon, which signed a contract with the USPS to deliver on Sunday. While this was a financial benefit for the USPS, it meant
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The other day, I posted on Twitter about a job interview I had had when I was straight out of graduate school. The back story is I had a master’s degree in political science and I was living in Rochester, New York–that’s a five-and-a-half-hour drive to New York City. No
Women left the workforce in droves in 2020. Many have not returned. But what is it that they’d return to? As Deloitte’s new 2023 Global Women @ Work report, which surveyed 5,000 women worldwide, points out, [D]espite some improvements over the past year, many women are still not getting
Do you want a better resume? Here are a few tips: –Ban the word “responsible” from your resume. Responsible only means what you were supposed to do, not what you actually did. –It’s okay to use “a” and “the.” Managed the 2022 budget process, led a team. –If
Workin’ 9 to 5 What a way to make livin’ Barely gettin’ by It’s all takin’ and no givin’ They just use your mind And you never get the credit It’s enough to drive you Crazy if you let it You know this great Dolly Parton number from
In the absense of mandates, Salesforce is hoping a more charitable option will prod employees to come back to the office. Every time an employee comes into the office between June 12 and 23, the tech giant will give $10 per employee to a local charity. The goal is $1
I had the opportunity to be on a couple of podcasts discussing the changes that new tech is bringing. Featuring a snippet from our recent conversation with @RealEvilHRLady about her views on volatility in the workplace. Listen to the full episode here – https://t.co/CcfvBSrDPT pic.twitter.com/3h4tiwDcEj — Atomicwork (@atomicworkhq)
‘”But we can’t promote her, I’m pretty sure she’s pregnant.” There’s some logic behind that. A pregnant woman will be taking some time off, no matter what, and you may not want someone to have any time off as they are getting up to speed on a new position.
What’s the line between “teaching” an intern and treating an intern like an employee? Does it ever make sense to fire one, or should you just suck it up until the internship ends? How far am I expected to help an intern if they are underperforming? Also, our
