A party feels different than the office, so sometimes people forget that anytime they are with people from work, they are at work. If you’re one of those people who “forgot” that you were at work while you were singing karaoke and guzzling punch, you may have a
I got this question: I really enjoy reading your articles on CBS Moneywatch, as well as Steve Tobak’s. I worked for a large financial corporation for a decade, so I can identify with the topics and issues you cover. After getting my graduate degree and changing careers to
Making the right decision about who you work for hinges on having your job interview be a two-way conversation To read more click here: How to avoid a boss that’s bad for you
Dear Evil HR Lady, What is the best way to work with a company’s recruiters? I currently work for a small non-profit, and I have only ever applied for jobs where if the organization had an HR department at all, it was only one or two people, none
It’s that wonderful performance review time of the year. Make sure you get one–even if you’re the boss. Here’s why: To find out why click ere: You’re the Boss. Give Yourself a Performance Review
As promised, I used your fabulous stories to write an article about bad gifts from bosses. You can read the 9 Worst holiday gifts from bosses and laugh all over again.
Dear Evil HR Lady, This summer, I changed jobs, from selling artwork on cruise ships to selling IT managed services. The new company gave me an offer, and (this was my mistake) I accepted it. At the time, it was more money than I made two jobs
Amy! The random number generate at Random.org has spoken, it it spoke the name Amy. (Weird, I asked if for a number and it gave me a name!) Anyway, this is Amy who posted this comment: I always got pretty good gifts from bosses like movie tickets and
If you are just proactive and think outside the box, we can run this mission-critical project, bringing to the table the high-level learnings and actionable items we plucked like low hanging fruit after the elevator pitch that dictated our next steps. If you made it through that sentence
Dear Evil HR Lady, I was recently hired to fill a position that my predecessor held for 20-plus years. I’ve had to ask for absolutely everything: clear definition of my job description, access to a printer, help getting my phone set-up for voice mail, access to databases, access
