If you’re reading this on an RSS feed, you won’t notice anything, but if you are actually at the webpage, look up! Finally, after 5 years, I finally bit the bullet and paid money for my very own URL. www.EvilHRLady.org The .com is taken and they want way
It’s hard enough to get someone to look twice at your resume and now, more and more, you need not only the right resume, but the right personality. To read more click here: Are Personality Tests Required for the Job You Want?
Dear Evil HR Lady, Our company is sponsoring a charity event. It is a formal event. Tickets are $125 each. In conversation the boss told me that I was expected to sell 6 tickets. He then changed it and said well actually 4 since you and your husband
If a gunman appeared where you work, would your company policy allow you to fight back? Should it? To read more click here: Guns at Work: Should You Be Able To Defend Yourself?
Guess what? Your employees want regular feedback. You don’t need a formal performance appraisal to give it, either. Here’s why you should speak up. To read more click here: Hate Your Annual Performance Appraisal? What About Weekly Reviews?
Want to make a job go away? Then make it so complicated and regulated that no one can afford to hire someone to do that job and just like magic, that job will go away. The California Legislature is poised to pass a law giving all sorts of
I know I go by the name Evil HR Lady, but that’s more tongue-in-check and a reflection on the negative attitude people have towards HR people in general. Plus, who would read a column written by the Warm and Fuzzy HR Lady? Not you, I’m sure. But, honestly,
Evil HR Lady, I started my current job about 6 months ago, and I have a slight problem: I can’t really respect my colleagues. I’m not talking about “treating them with respect”, as I try to treat everyone with respect. I’m talking about an honest and genuine feeling
Dear Evil HR Lady, I am wondering if you can help me with a question. I am an office manager and am considering moving several hourly employees to salary, me included. We are a small law firm and are trying to avoid the cycle of having to send
So, hate is a strong word, and of course your HR manager doesn’t hate you. You are a model employee. But, your coworkers–that’s a different story. Your HR manager most likely hates them. The reasons are quite plain–HR is tasked with both helping the business through recruiting, retaining
