You may have noticed that I was pretty silent in the month of July. That was because I went on vacation. Not that I traveled for the whole month. The first two weeks were spent taking kids to swimming lessons. (Nobody ever warns you about that part of
Dear Evil HR Lady, My supervisor has no family and no kids. She is in her 40’s and believes in 100 percent attendance. I had to take off yesterday most of the day to get my daughter organized to get her permit, her car ready, etc. My supervisor
My first professional job was in the corporate HR offices of a grocery store. While those of us in the corporate offices got regular holidays, like Christmas, Memorial Day and the 4th of July off as paid holidays, the stores only closed on Christmas. Otherwise, they were open
Dear Evil HR Lady, I wanted to check to see if what my employer just did is legal. I’m a salaried exempt employee that was just made part time due to me starting work later. I still put in my 8 hours and get my work done. I
Career coaches aren’t just for middle managers who need to figure out how to land the corner office. CEOs, founders — everyone — can benefit from some outside help. To keep reading, click here: Why you need a career coach–even though you own your own business.
The Supreme Court handed down three decisions this week that will affect your business, regardless of how big you are or what you do. It’s good to keep on top of these things so you don’t get hit with a surprise–for example a lawsuit because you didn’t know
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have a question about jealous co-workers. I got trained for a new assignment by this guy in another department. Everyone has been saying how good I am with programming and other things. Basically, when I was training I gave it my all. The guy
Dear Evil HR Lady, My company’s reviews on Glassdoor are very negative but provide a truthful evaluation of the company, company management and company’s culture. Now the president is demanding current employees go plant/write positive reviews to outweigh the bad ones. Do I have to do this? To read the
How many times a day do you find yourself saying “but”? As in, “but I didn’t get the specs until yesterday!” or “but Jennifer said” or “but at my old office we”. If any of those statements sound like something that comes out of your mouth, it’s time
Dear Evil HR Lady, How do I make this best of my new boss? I recently accepted a position as the Assistant General Manager at a new hotel. I like my boss, but I honestly think he is in over his head. — He is stingy with information
