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
Today, you feel awesome. You got an extra hour of sleep Sunday (unless you have small children or pets), and today you feel like a million bucks. But, deep down, you know that the politicians will never end the back and forth between standard time and daylight
Henrietta (name has been changed) worked for Big Company for several years. Then she had a baby and quit working to stay home. Her boss valued Henrietta’s skills and begged her to come back. Henrietta agreed, provided that she could work remotely. Her boss agreed. After salary negotiations,
An employee has been struggling with performance, out of character for her. Constantly on her phone and clearly upset. The HR manager stopped by to see if she could help. “Oh,” says the employee, “I just broke up with my boyfriend and it’s really tough.” No one knew
You should never let an intern use ChatGPT. Or any AI for that matter. Take a look at this scenario ChatGPT created: Maternity Leave Misclassification Scenario: A pregnant employee starts having complications at 24 weeks and goes on FMLA. HR incorrectly starts counting the 12 weeks from this
As an American who has lived in Switzerland for 16 years, I still find some German words to be absolutely hilarious in English. This street, for instance, will never cease to be funny. You can look it up on the map–it’s not AI-generated. It is near the primary
SURVEY TIME!!! I’m giving a DisruptHR talk in a couple of weeks, and my topic is WHO HR IS. I’ve compiled a list of survey questions for HR Professionals in the United States. Many of those questions mimic what you would see in a Gallup poll. The purpose
Last summer, my 16-year-old son entered into a Swiss program designed to help him find a career. It allowed him to spend one week in school, the next week doing a mini internship (Schnupperwoche), and then lather, rinse, repeat. I’m pleased to announce he’s decided on a career
Do you need someone to do something for you for free? I get lots of requests to do things for free. Sometimes, I say yes. Sometimes I say no. Now, while I believe in paying people whenever possible, a lot of things do need free time and labor
It’s holiday party season! You know what this means? It’s okay not to drink alcohol. It’s also okay to have employees who don’t drink alcohol. I realize this may be the stupidest thing some of you have read because you’re thinking, “Duh. Drinking isn’t required!” But as a
