Victoria Hospital in Texas has stated they will no longer hire anyone with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 35 or higher. To put that in perspective, that’s 210 pounds for someone 5′, 5″. On the one hand, it makes sense that your health care provider is, well,
Dear Evil HR lady, I have a supervisor that constantly recites scripture to me – especially if he feels our department is in a particularly nasty situation. It is getting very old. I went to our HR director, and her response was “do you want me to say
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have 30 years of experience in high-tech marketing — all of it “exempt.” I changed career fields to work for a nonprofit. I took the only job I could find, an administrative assistant’s position. It was nonexempt. As soon as a marketing position
Thanks so much for reading. I promise, I will never, ever sell essential oils. Ever. FMLA, FLSA, and OFCCP FOREVER!!!!!
I got a few emails while I was off doing fun and exciting things like taxes and watching television (more about that later). Surprisingly, I didn’t win the British lottery every day, and only got 10 or 15 solicitations for great business deals involving me turning over my
I am a vacation advocate. I believe in it. I think people who don’t take vacation tend to overwork themselves and burn out. So, I’m taking a vacation. I’m not going anywhere, but I shall not be writing about Human Resources, business or any similar topic for a
Contrary to popular opinion, the job interviewer can ask if you’re married, have children and a whole lot more. To read more about this click here: When illegal interview questions are legal.
“So, where do you see yourself in 5 years?” I always thought that was a stupid question–because what could the “right” answer possibly be? This is my dream job so I hope to be doing this same thing in 5 years! Means you’re a slacker without ambition. I
I won’t even begin to talk about where I think I’ll be in 5 years, other than to say, I have no idea. If you had asked me 5 years ago, where I thought I would be, I would have said that I would most likely still be
Dear Evil HR Lady, My boss is a mess. I don’t even know where to begin. Among other things, her most serious problem is her incompetence. It is troublesome that nobody above her notices her incompetence because she has a competent team working under her. She is up
