What do you do if an employee objects to your Pride Month celebrations? And what if that person objects, in writing, on the company intranet? IKEA in Poland, had a case where an employee objected to an LGBTQ celebration and, according to IKEA: “The employee actually used quotes
How many times have you signed documents without looking at every word? We figure that because we’re good and honest people, everyone else is and no one would try to trick us. But, according to the Wall Street Journal companies are now getting their interns to sign non-compete and non-disclosure
We have a longtime employee who asked to work from home after having twins. She’s been working from home for a year now successfully. She just got a new boss, and he wants her either in the office full time or to change her status to a contractor.
Yesterday, I wrote about ghosting at work and I got a tremendous response from readers about their own stories. Enjoy or be horrified, depending on what side of the interview table you’re on. Donald: We had an HR manager scheduled to start in an Asian country. She did not show up the
Have you had a new hire not show up on what was supposed to be her first day? Have you had a job candidate come in for an interview and then stop returning your calls and your emails? Have you had a new hire work for a few weeks
There are always billboards on I-95 advertising cheap Lasik eye surgery. While I have terrible eyesight, if I ever decided to have surgery, I certainly wouldn’t want to make the decision based on the best bargain. I want anyone who operates on my eyeballs to be an expert. And
Politics are crazy and the US system (while arguably one of the best in the world) has some whacky rules and practices. We kicked off this system with two nights of Democratic candidate debates. I’m not here to endorse or even condemn a candidate. This first debate is the
We often talk about performance goals for employees only in the context of an annual performance review, but goal setting can — and should — take different forms. Effective employee goal setting can take several forms. We often talk about performance goals for employees only in the context
So many people have responded to the KonMari Method™ that thrift stores are overflowing with stuff. And people are responding to the idea of only keeping what “sparks joy” to such an extent that people are applying it to everything in their lives, including their businesses. If that annual planning
An employee recently came forward with an accusation that two other employees were selling and buying drugs in the company parking lot. My boss says we can only investigate if the complaining employee has proof of the problem. This is his policy for all employee complaints, even harassment. He
