I get a number of emails from people who have problems at work, go to HR and end up worse off than they were previously. Why is that? Shouldn’t HR step in and fix problems? Yes, and no. There are times you should absolutely ask and expect HR
Dear Evil HR Lady, I work in an IT Department for a large municipality and have an employee who is was hired as a day shift IT Supervisor by my predecessor. This employee has been a huge problem for me as he is highly unqualified. A little bit
With entire stretches of interstate being shut down this winter due to weather, many businesses are, correctly, also shutting down. The most important thing is that everyone keep safe and warm. But missing work doesn’t mean your bills stop coming in. What happens to your paycheck? To keep
Well-known sports journalist Kenny Mayne says it’s time to move the Super Bowl to Saturday. I would have written about this yesterday, but figured you were all still too hungover from the big game to read about it. And that, is Mr. Mayne’s point. It’s the biggest sports
The Wall Street Journal recently published an interesting article, Why Mom’s Time is Different Than Dad’s Time, by Jennifer Senior, the author of a soon-to-be published book, “All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood.” Her article references a study that indicates that men and women —
AT&T, Lockheed Martin, Procter & Gamble and Xerox have signed on to President Obama’s request to hire the long-term unemployed. They may have done so for political reasons. After all, it never hurts to have a sitting president on your side. But you should consider it too. Among
Dear Evil HR Lady, So a few days ago I received a connection request from a local recruiter at [awesome company I want to work for] on Linkedin. I’m not really looking to leave my company or anything, but I noticed that there was a great role with
Teacher Katie W. likes cream in her coffee. So, she purchased a bottle of creamer and put in into the break room refrigerator. When she went back the next day to add a splash of cream to the day’s coffee she found her bottle almost empty. Now, while
James Marsh tweeted me the following question: “What is the most reasonable way to treat requests for time off during office hours to attend scheduled doctors appointments?” My response, “approve them all unless there is a massive problem. How often are your people going to the doctor?” This was probably
Your boss can tell you what time to be at work, what you have to do, where you have to go, when you can leave, what your salary is, and even who you can sit next to at lunch. Wait, what? Isn’t lunch time your time? This seems