“HR is the only department that gets a free pass for being completely useless.” Ahh, yes, it’s time for another rant about how awful HR is. This is from Amanda Goodall, who calls herself The Job Chick, posting on the social media platform X. She does corporate research. When people
The senior execs could argue that this doesn’t matter. This woman was retiring–they’d never see her again, so they didn’t need to recognize her upon her retirement. But everyone else saw that they weren’t there. Everyone else saw that you put in 21 years with a company, and
The whole reason your employees work for you is to receive a paycheck. Yes, I know they said in their job interview it’s all about contributing to a better society and finding self-fulfillment, but if you stopped paying them, they’d walk. As they should. Pay isn’t as simple
Performance reviews have quietly lost credibility in today’s workplace. Leaders say they do not work. Employees fear them. HR teams use them to document risk. Difficult employees often exploit them. The problem is not the review itself.The problem is how it has been taught, used, and avoided. Over
Andrea Lucas, the head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), recently posted the following on LinkedIn: “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? “You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws. Contact the
