I have a few questions regarding vacation time for exempt employees. I recently submitted 40 hours of vacation time that my boss approved. During my vacation, I received a lot of requests for various tasks that my boss needed. He sent requests via email, texts, and on Teams. So during my vacation, I spent time researching
Social media is fun. I’m a heavy user. But, as an HR person, I have to remember that what I say on Facebook or Twitter can affect me professionally. While I will tell HR people to ignore employees’ social media posts, I will tell them to monitor their
Ignoring problems is a tradition as old as time and generally not the advice people give you. You’re supposed to face your problems head-on! Don’t ignore them! Solve them! However, that’s not always something you can do. I got an email yesterday from someone who asked me not
Have you ever had the following experience as an HR person? 1. You see a problem forming on the horizon. You research the correct response. 2. You sit down with the leadership team and say, “We need to do X.” 3. Everyone ignores you. They do Y. Or
Last week, Offspring #1 and I had an appointment that ended around noon. We decided to grab some Subway on our way home, and not only could we order food, but we could sit in the actual restaurant and eat it. Just like it was 2019 or something.
UPDATE: I like to give credit where credit is due. I tweeted this post and tagged BA. Their Twitter person contacted me, asked me what I needed done. I told him, and went to bed. I woke up in the morning to new flights scheduled. From now on,
I was given (after training for it) additional duties and a promotion. However, I am told that the raise and title for that promotion take 9 months to be applied, with the justification to make sure you can do the job. Even though I’m called the title, I
I wanted to be a political science professor, but I hated doing the research. I wanted to be a political science professor, and I hated doing the research, and I found a new career that allowed me to do what I loved the most–helping people learn new things.
Switzerland is super behind the United States as far as vaccinations are concerned, but I finally got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine two weeks ago and will have my second dose in two more weeks. This means I will be fully vaccinated when I arrive in
After being trapped in Europe by Covid, I’m finally free to travel back to the US! And everyone is so tired of sitting behind a computer screen, I decided to meet as many people as possible! I’ll be fully vaccinated and ready to mingle and help HR professionals
