Workplace bullying is a real problem, but the solution isn’t new legislation. In fact, laws can protect the bully as well. Here’s why. Why Workplace Bullying Should Be Legal
Dear Evil HR Lady, The company I work for is very small (6 of us in total including part-timers). The founder and my boss are also father and son respectively. My boss is a bully and true to your advice I have been trying to offset his negativity
So, it turns out that people who were really happy as children tend to not pay attention while crossing the street and die young, or something else just as miserable. (I made up that part about cars because I’m cranky and I’m feeding into my bad attitude in
Fired one time for not being a team player? Maybe it’s an anomaly. Fired 3 times for the same reason? Either you have really bad luck, or you really stink.Am I a Bad Employee or Do All My Past Bosses Stink?
Dear Evil HR Lady, My coworker is running a March Madness pool. People are paying $5 to place bets. Gambling is illegal in our state and I’m afraid he’ll get busted. Should I tell the boss or HR? March Madness in the Office
You want–no deserve–a raise. Is it possible that if you get up the courage to ask for one, your boss will fire you? Can they even do that? Can You Be Fired For Asking For a Raise?
Dear Evil HR Lady, Now that employers aren’t reading resumes – instead just putting them through scanners to find keyword matches – do they still read cover letters? I’ve got no problem crafting specific cover letters for the various jobs I’m applying to. That said, my job search
You would think that with unemployment being so high that hiring would be super easy. After all, you simply tell your employees that you’re hiring and post the job on your company’s websites. Within minutes LinkedIn is buzzing with all that networking and your company’s servers are being
Dear Evil HR Lady, There are two of us in equal positions at my office. The excuse our Manager used for not promoting either of us was that there could only be one promotion and therefore it would not be forthcoming this year because if one was promoted
Dear Evil HR Lady, My coworkers and I are all miserable because our manger is, in a word, terrible. While I’d love to list her shortcomings (they are many), I’ll just say that in the seven months she has been here, she single-handedly ruined what used to be