Dear Evil HR Lady, I have a manager, who for 6 quarters, did not deliver on his sales targets. He gets away with it by shifting blame on team members and wrong customer account selection. After missing his first 3 quarters, he blamed it on team and almost
If you’re overweight, does it affect your chances of getting a new job? Of course it shouldn’t, but does it? Am I Too Fat to Get Hired?
When HR tells you to keep checking the website, do they really mean it? Or is that just the wimp’s way of saying, “don’t call us, we’ll call you?” Should I Keep Applying to the Same Company?
I haven’t posted for a while, which is strange, I know. But it isn’t for lack of questions, but rather because my darling toddler poured a bottle of water over my laptop keyboard. Why, I ask, do they not make computers waterproof? Anyway, I am now the owner
I’m doing an out of town job search and the recruiter from one of my target companies finally called me to schedule an interview. I am paying for my own plane ticket to get to the interview. This is a large hospital so they have applicant tracking software
Do you have a Highly Paid Person who likes to walk in and request unreasonable things? Here’s a 5 step plan for dealing with these HIPPOS. 5 Things to Do When the Boss is Wrong
Dear Evil HR Lady, I’m a female in my mid-thirties. Last week I went out with my colleagues and we all consumed a ridiculous amount of alcohol. My attractive, married, Vice President was there and once we got to talking, things turned inappropriate pretty quickly. At first we
Dear Evil HR Lady, I was wondering about something: my boss is currently pregnant and I was asked to replace her during her six-months maternity leave. This involves about twice the responsibilities and work hours on top of managing three people. What happens salary-wise in these situations? Should
You spot your company doing something illegal. You document the problem and take it to your manager and Human Resources department and they should support you, protect you and make sure the problem is fixed. But sometimes they don’t. Here’s why. Why Do Companies Punish Whistleblowers?
Dear Evil HR Lady, I recently accepted a brand new position as regional director. There was a previous director who provided management for a portion of my current region. I have now been tasked with finding a new title and job duties for the previous director. HR is
