I am a middle aged woman who recently acquired a law degree (and bar admission) and wish to pursue a career in HR. So far, I’m told that my law degree is worthless in HR! I’m a bit surprised by this because my 30+ years of corporate experience
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Hi. I’m the daughter of a high level executive banker. Right now I am trying to do a little research for him on the possibility of finding a new position in Western New York. Yup, that’s right, Western New York. Hey, I’ve got his new little grand kids
Dear Evil HR Lady, I love your blog. I work for a small entertainment company (25 people). I was hired as a production manager, and was expecting to be mentored by the producer who hired me. Unfortunately, the company lost a bid and the expensive producer was the
Dear Evil HR lady, I’ve been reading your blog for a few months, and feel like you give honest, straightforward answers, so hopefully you can help me understand my HR department’s strategy. I have learned that our HR department has been looking at company turnover. I realize that
I work at a private country club. I have been a Director of Tennis for nearly 18 months with this company and have been threatened with termination 4 times in the last few months. The reasons have varied from I am never there, to my staff is not
Hello Evil HR Lady! I have this niggling little question relating to an ADA issue. The background could run to, oh, 15+ paragraphs–it’s all med related. Basically, last years, i had some medication related issues (I’m bipolar) that offended my cowrkers (OK, side effects made me smell). i
I received a copy of Curt Finch’s new book, All Your Money Won’t Another Minute Buy: Valuing Time as a Business Resource and he was gracious enough to answer a few questions for us. 1. I think HR understands the importance of other people tracking time–IT, Lawyers, non-exempt
Please help! I am the HR Assistant for the HR Manager at my job. It is just the two of us in the department. She has reprimanded me on three different occasions regarding the clothing I wear to work. And each time I ask her specifically, what can
Read part I and part II. Make sure you read the comments. They are, as usual, brilliant. So, who is the problem employee? Karen or the manager? Or is it a little bit of both. My gut is to take Karen’s side, but that’s probably because I’m the
Hi, If the e-mail seems familiar it’s because I wrote you with my HSA problem. After a twisted trail through the various Government agency’s, turns out no agency can enforce a voluntary contribution from your company. You have to take them to court for breech of contract. Life