“Additional Duties as assigned” pops up in almost every job description. Can your boss really make you do something outside your job description? Of course. Go read about additional assignments as required and then tell me about your strangest additional assignment–either here or at BNET. And, yes, unfortunately
I had someone send me an e-mail asking for recommendations for vendors to do exit interviews. I’ve never worked with a vendor for that, so I have no idea. (I’m sure he’d appreciate your input, though, so comment away!) But, he also asked: 2) What is the best
How can you help salvage your reputation when someone who shares your name is an idiot on line? I’ll give you some hints on how to handle online stupidity over at BNET.
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have a toxic coworker in my research lab. She is controlling, neurotic, and passive aggressive. I have to interact with her since she manages all the data for the studies I work on. My boss recognized her poor treatment of her direct reports
What do you do when your co-workers and boss are all younger than you? If you’re not fitting in, it might be culture, not strictly age, that’s getting in they way. I give you some suggestions over at BNET. Go read, comment and recommend it. Plus, isn’t the
Okay, not my employers. Rather, my question writer’s employers. (And for the record, I’m not anybody’s employee. I’m an independent contractor. Feel free to offer me projects for large sums of money.) I work for a small family business where HR functions are handled by accounting and the
I love medical blogs. Dr. Grumpy got a patient who was also looking for a job. Watch out, this same lady is probably applying to jobs in your office.
During my last review I asked my manager, who is a senior vice president, about a promotion. He indicated that he would begin to think about what a promotion for me would look like and discuss it with HR. At the end of our conversation he stated that
I got the following in a comment from Twitchh: And a good HR manager recognizes that employees are assets, not liabilities, but we all know that the general perception of HR is not one of sunshine, sweetness, and light. Perhaps that’s because most people’s experience (as you’re seeing
Surely you deserve a promotion? Right. Of course right. Because if you read Evil HR Lady you are clearly superior to all of your co-workers. Clearly, I need a little bit lower self esteem. At BNET.com I answer a question about how to get a promotion.
