It’s easy to become enamored with the cachet of Silicon Valley companies and wonder if you can replicate their way of life and fun company cultures. But what if napping rooms and yoga coaches aren’t a fit for your business? I received this email from a HR manager at a
Are you the life of the party, or would you rather skip the party and stay home with a good book? Do you get your energy from meeting new people, or do you need time at home, alone, to regroup? If so, you might be an introvert. Unfortunately,
How well can you read and write? Well enough to be reading news articles on the internet, of course, but are you a confident reader? What about writer? And let’s talk math. Quick: 5×5=? By the time we reach adulthood, these should be skills that everyone has and
“Dear Evil HR Lady, my boss is terrible/screams at me/is having an affair/underpays me/promoted my incompetent coworker/and calls me up at 2:00 a.m. and expects me to come into the office immediately.” I get emails like this all the time. Often the person has been at this job
When you pay more attention to your raw materials than you do your talent, what you end up with is people that aren’t as productive as you need, aren’t as happy as they should be, and turnover that is high and costly. And nobody wants that. Plus, notes Sue
Dear Evil HR Lady, I just received a review, and my manager told me they are cutting my pay by $2.50 per hour. I am an hourly employee and I understand $1 [reduction in pay] was because a certificate has lapsed. When I asked her about the $1.50
Being nice to people isn’t just a good idea because that’s what mom would want. It’s about burnishing your image–and in an age when technology is everywhere, that means you’ve got to keep that forked tongue securely hidden, always. Surely you already know this, but after Kelly Blazek’s recent flame
Want more vacation? Some people tell their bosses they are “sick” in order to get an extra day off work, yet many of us don’t take all the vacation we’re actually entitled to. Which might indicate that what we really, really want is more time away from work. But when
Note: This is not a normal Evil HR Lady post. And, in fact, I was just going to reply via email because it’s not about HR. But, then I thought it might be of some interest to the rest of you. I find it interesting. Dear Evil HR
The last thing your small business or startup needs is a law suit. Beyond the time and expense of going through a potentially lengthy legal battle, it’ll assuredly divert your attention away from other important priorities like running your business. And while having an attorney on speed dial
