Dear Evil HR Lady, I’m writing because I don’t know how to handle my entitled, know-it-all, gets-away-with-murder coworker. I work in a small office of four people, and I’ve been the HR assistant (doing generalist work) for five years now. The payroll coordinator thinks that, because she has
Job hunting is a difficult task, but if you’re not naturally inclined towards organization, it can make it all the more complicated. Fortunately, organizational experts exist and can help. I spoke with Deanne Kelleher, founder and president of kAos Group, a firm which specializes in organizing everything. Kelleher says
It’s Monday morning–early. Soon, my Facebook feed will start to fill up with “I hate Monday!” and “Looks like Monday snuck up on us again!” posts. To which I respond, “Fools! I love Mondays!” Maybe my reaction is not typical, but here’s why I love Mondays. To keep
Note: This article that I’ll link below goes to a brand new website: Wise Careers. It’s sponsored by Western Governors University, which I think is about the coolest idea ever. (And they didn’t even ask me to say that, I just really think it is a cool concept.)
When you think of multinational corporations, certain names probably pop into your head. But, there is a completely different kind of global company: the micro-multinational. Daniel Barnett founded and runs one of these companies, WorkEtc, an all-in-one business management platform. WorkEtc’s company headquarters sit in Australia, with development teams
How many steps do you take in a day? If you’re like most Americans, the answer to that question is between around 3,000. If you want to be fit and healthy, that number needs to go up. Way up. Same goes for your employees–your most important asset. But
I live across the street from a kindergarten. Kindergarten, where I live in Switzerland, is two years and begins at four. They have their own building and most of the children walk by themselves to school. Except, they don’t walk. They run. As adults, we run, too. When
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have two exempt employees, who currently have the same benefits (vacation pay, sick pay, retirement). One employee is requesting the ability to buy an additional week of vacation. I’m happy to allow her to do this, but this then brought up a question
Dear Evil HR Lady, I was just fired for using my personal laptop, during my lunch, connected to the company’s “guest” wireless network. When you connect to the guest network, a “rules of the road” message comes up about acceptable use (gambling, illegal activity, etc), but nowhere does
Dear Evil HR Lady, Will the unfairness in salary range among employees ever end? I don’t think so because there are always loops that these employers can jump through to justify why you are paid such meager wages. I have a degree and experience, but have been laid off.
