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
Dear Facebook, I’m actually an adult. I realize that not everyone on your site is–but really, it’s where us old fogies hang out. As such, I don’t need a parent, or a teacher, or a human resources manager to monitor things for me. See, it’s totally creepy when
We spend more time with the people we work with than almost anyone else, but nothing in school or family really prepares you to handle those business relationships. As a result, we can often feel clueless about how to act or compelled to do things we really don’t want
On Saturday I ran my credit card at the grocery store and it was declined for lack of funds. I pay the bill in full every month and know that I had not come anywhere close to spending my limit in the past 30 days. I swiped my emergency backup
The People of Walmart blog makes fun of what Walmart Shoppers wear. But, it doesn’t generally make fun of how the employees dress, because it’s been pretty standard and boring and no one really stands out. But Walmart is making a big change in some of its stores–employees will be allowed
