Dear Evil HR Lady, I was just terminated from my recent place of employment. I was under their “6 month probationary period”. Their reason for firing me was absenteeism. They were concerned that I had used up my paid time off so soon and that it would develop
Sometimes you’re in a situation where the right people are lining up around the block for the chance to work for your company. But, most of the time, it’s the wrong people lining up, and you’re faced with a limited supply of right people–people with the right skills,
Dear Evil HR Lady, I’m a senior manager at a large global company. I recently had my appraisal and shortly after getting feedback that “I needed to be a more vocal leader” my interim manager (now former boss) asked me if I was Hawaiian (I’m half Asian). I
I’m afraid we’ve officially gone off the deep end. First we had helicopter parents, who hovered over every moment of their special snowflakes’ lives, quickly righting any wrongs and making sure there was never a moment when “learning” wasn’t taking place. Now, we’ve moved that behavior into the
Have you ever thought about doing something crazy and off the wall to land a job? CareerBuilder surveyed over 2000 hiring managers and HR people and asked them to share the most memorable interview method that actually worked. The candidates that did these things were actually hired: To read the
“What questions do you have for me?” This very question will be heard at almost every job interview you ever go on. And when you answer, “Nope, I think I’m good!” it’s not really a great indication that you’re thinking about if this company is a good fit
Remember what it was like to be a job candidate? You made sure your best suit was back from the cleaners. If you’re a woman, you fretted over whether it was okay to wear pants (it is). And you had to come up with a plausible excuse, for
Dear Evil HR Lady, I relocated about 9 months ago for a new role in the company. About 3 months into the job the company announced publicly that it was pursuing “strategic alternatives” for our operating company. This included divestiture, spinoffs, etc. I have since then accepted a
Dear Evil HR Lady, My dilemma is that I have been doing the work of an HR person for over 7 years, but the company I work for refuses to adjust my title to align more with my actual duties. So, I went back to school and earned
So, if you run out of things to read and you want to read a long winded account of our journey, I have four posts up on my super secret personal blog. You even get to see pictures of the offspring. Also, a really, really big snake. They
