I work for a company that has employees under a US umbrella org with a “parent” company overseas. Many decisions are influenced by the parent company, sometimes without regard for US customs/practices. The most recent is a trend of “just fire them,” “we can replace them,” or “if
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I post on LinkedIn about five times a week. I look at LinkedIn multiple times per day, every day. I see a lot of LinkedIn content. Most are meh. Some make me want to pluck my eyeballs out, an some make me want to vomit. But this made
In May, I had the opportunity to travel to Brasov, Romania, to speak about using Improv Comedy as a tool for HR. It was a fabulous conference with the most amazing people. And Great People Inside throw one heck of a conference. If you live anywhere in Europe,
I frequently get pictures from Pixabay to illustrate posts. I used the search term “America,” and it did not disappoint. Here’s just a brief snapshot of what it returned. I’ve been living in Switzerland for 14 years and I do love it here. But, my heart is still
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
Bonuses are great. No one ever wants to turn down money. But, when a bonus is too small, it’s best to skip it altogether. For instance, take a look at the above example from the Anti Work Subreddit. Handing an employee $25 as a gesture of goodwill on
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I often write about HR screw-ups. There are plenty of them, for sure. But in reality, no one goes to Reddit to praise how smoothly their HR manager handled an investigation. Good HR goes unrecognized because people don’t even realize what HR did in a situation. They just
I rarely buy things on Sunday. This has been true my whole life. For religious reasons, I treat Sunday as a day of rest, which means I don’t want anyone else to have to work so that I can go shopping. So, when I moved to Switzerland, it
