I got a call. An employee was to be laid off and given a severance package. She was within a few months of reaching retirement, so instead of giving her severance pay the plan was to “bridge” her until she reached retirement. This means we continue to pay
Note: I wrote a brilliant answer to this yesterday and then accidentally deleted it. So, if this answer isn’t quite up to brilliant, know that it should have been. Dear Evil HR Lady, Love the name, but that’s not the reason i’m writing. The writing is on the
See, that little dot on the bottom at the left? That’s my salary compared to what I should be making. I need a raise! I went to Payscale.com and had my salary evaluated. You put in your title and it asks questions about your company size, what
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.
One of my employee relations colleagues informed me that she can’t help it–she just sees all managers as walking lawsuits. I laughed along with her, but it’s really not funny. Managers do stupid things all the time–ask wrong questions in job interviews (Do you have children? You do?
I’ve seen maybe 2 episodes of American Idol, so I’m definitely not in the “fan” category, although considering its popularity I’m probably one of the few. I believe part of its appeal is how mean the judges are. The Washington Post’s Lisa de Moraes reviews the early auditions
As a child, my sisters and I used to live for the Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants. We watched them live, recorded them for later viewing, and even made our own beauty pageants by using the family video camera (this was the ’80s so the
I admit it. I thought when Ann Landers died that they should have hired me to replace her, rather than that Amy woman. Granted, I not only had no relevant experience, I didn’t even apply. They should have just known to hire me. But they didn’t. So I’m
Blackberries are apparently causing problems in families. Mom and Dad just can’t leave it alone. From the Wall Street Journal: The refusal of parents to follow a few simple rules is pushing some children to the brink. They are fearful that parents will be distracted by emails while
And the man, but let’s face it, men’s clothing is so much easier. Let’s demonstrate by listing proper male attire for the following events: Funeral: Dark suitWedding: Dark suitJob Interview: Dark suitMeeting future inlaws: Dark suitDinner with the President: Dark suitTestifying before Congress: Dark suitOpera: Dark SuitSports: golf
