Hi Evil HR lady, I was fired yesterday. The reason HR gave me was basically “It didn’t work out.” I was so shell-shocked at the time that I didn’t ask for a clearer explanation, but the real reason is that my supervisor and I had a personality conflict.
You think you know your co-workers, but do you really? Of course not. Most of us aren’t in jobs that require psych evaluations (although I could make a case that employee relations people really should go through such a thing–dealing with problems all day long can be quite
A friend sent me a link to an NPR interview with Annabelle Gurwitch, who has a new documentary out called Fired. The NPR interview is great. Best part his her advice to “not answer the phone” when HR calls. “They’re not calling to see if you want a
In January my job share partner and I did a ton of work on a huge project for people in a different department. (Still HR, but not my department.) It was complicated, technical and critical and everything went well. Yippee! The other department people were wonderful and worked
I was reading Confessions of a Community College Dean and this struck me: I learned this week that The Boy ‘s kindergarten class breaks up every few days for different reading levels, with TB and a few of his friends staying in their classroom while most of the
I’m going to criticize a professional advice columnist again. Here’s the letter in today’s Dear Abby: DEAR ABBY: I am writing on behalf of my friends at work. We have a co-worker, “Madge,” who had a stillborn baby last year. It was tragic. Our problem is, she keeps
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl. In fact, I didn’t even know who was playing until last night. But, I did manage to catch this commercial:Ha! It applies to your job as well. Make sure you have marketable skills up to date. This is especially important for people
A whole bunch of people are going to get their rear ends fired–not laid off, I hope–but fired. And I hope they start with whoever the top person is that approved this stunt all the way down to the admin who knew about it but didn’t do anything
While cleaning the greasy gunk out of the crevices of my stove, I had an epiphany: The reason HR is so female heavy is that HR fills that motherly role in the business. Some examples. Mom: Has to clean up messes made by other people.HR: Has to clean
Another thought on liability from Fortune: In today’s Sarbanes-Oxley world, the chief financial officer post – once a finishing school for future CEOs – has become the crummiest gig in the corporate suite. Combine the workload necessary to comply with the controversial 2002 legislation and the knowledge that
