Did you know that the HR executives at NBC had their offices in the middle of the newsroom staff–and those offices were glass? How comfortable would you be, going to file a complaint about a co-worker if you had to do so in a glass office? If you were going
A friend of mine, the mother of six, just had a job interview. While she didn’t try to hide the fact that she had children, she also wasn’t planning to share that she had six of them. So, imagine her surprise when one of the interviewers said, “So
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect next week. Even if you don’t live in Europe or do business officially in Europe, you can find your life affected by these rules. Europe is very concerned about data and privacy and for consumers, that seems to be mostly a good
We spend more time at work than we do with our friends — and often more time with them than we do with our families. As such, making friends at work seems like the natural thing to do. You get to know how your employees like their coffee,
While there are plenty of books, blogs, and podcasts about how to have a great career, but most of us get advice from people in our daily lives. Sometimes this advice is great and sometimes it’s terrible. I asked my readers to share the worst career advice they have received. Follow this
I have just read your recent HR post regarding a pregnant woman who is under-performing at her position. This has triggered a few questions from myself. I am in my first trimester of my pregnancy, the past 3 to 4 weeks have been hell, (that’s putting it nicely!) I’ve
“If the customer were white, would you be acting that way?” This is the simple conversation starter that can prevent racial problems in stores and restaurants. Nordstrom Rack president, Geevy Thomas, flew to St. Louis to personally apologize to three black teenagers who were accused of shoplifting and even
Years ago, as part of my job, I helped fill out an application to be considered for some list of great places to work. I noticed that my coworker had written a section praising our onsite daycare. I had no children, so assumed that it was just something I
The HR director told me that I cannot fire my assistant, who is not performing until she gets back from maternity leave. Here are the details: • After 3-6 months of her being in the position, it became apparent that she was unfit for this position. There are
Google wants you to bring your whole self to work. That sounds good, in theory, but they are learning that sometimes it’s best to bring your work-self to work and leave your home-self home. The Wall Street Journal reports: “Activists at Google” helped organize a rally critical of President Donald Trump’s policies. “Militia
