Daniel Conway wrestled in gravy, bribed a recruiter with Monopoly money and dressed up like Batman, all in the hopes of landing a job. He’s been at it since March and, so far, no serious job offers. Still, he considers this method of job hunting to be a
Dear Evil HR Lady, I’m seven months pregnant now (due Dec. 5), and I plan on quitting and staying at home for at least a year while I finish up grad school part-time. I have two female supervisors that I get along very well with, although they can
Are you running a technology business? Or do you have tech people on staff? Tech people aren’t cheap, and there can be demand for certain skills can be high. Every business would love to have a loyal, hardworking, skilled set of tech workers for less money than they
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have worked for my company for two years, and in my current position for a little over a year now. My boss is very nosy and always wants to know what is going on in everyone’s life. She gets upset if she feels like
So what if you don’t negotiate salary? It’s never that much money, right? For instance, if you get a salary offer of $45,000 per year, and were able to negotiate it up to $47,000 per year, that’s only $2000 per year, less than $40 per week. And $40
Dear Evil HR Lady, I work for a large company but in a small sales office with a manager and 2 other salespeople and 2 support staff. The issue is that one of the other salespeople went through a messy divorce with difficult financial issues, etc. This was
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have been employed for just over a year at a very small company. There are about 15 employees in total and the turnover rate is quite high. There are very few females and many people do not last in the company due to
When a recent college graduate takes a company internship, the hope is often that it will morph into a real, paying job. But what about the many times that it doesn’t? I asked Rona Borre, CEO and founder of recruiting firm Instant Technology, how to move forward. CBS
Dear Evil HR Lady, In my small group of 15 people at my company, three were fired for “performance reasons.” Each of these people were employed for more than 10 years. Normally, under-performing employees in this company are laid off, and the company has had a lot of
Dear Evil HR Lady, I work for a government organization, so we get a lot of newcomers for whom this is their first job. They range from people straight out of high school to fresh college graduates. Either way, the majority tend to be horrible workers. In addition
