Have you ever had to fire someone? I came across this podcast from This American Life, called Human Resources. In the opening sequence there is a sample firing. I think the guy does a pretty good job, but I prefer a much more direct approach. Of course, there
I work part time as an office assistant. I am having a a problem with another full time employee who’s current positon does not have enough work for her to do everyday. My boss is unaware that her workload has decreased. After I left for the day she
This person had a manager who wanted an investigation done to determine who was talking about him: I spoke to John. John did speak to another supervisor about Jane, but just to state that she had a confrontation with another employee (Employee A) and was a upset by
This person had to fire someone with a ton of lead time: Our instutitional rules require us to inform someone by March 31st that they will be let go, but they are not terminated till June 30th. So my question was how to handle this with the rest
This guy didn’t know how to dress for an interview. We all jumped in and gave our opinion. Here’s what happened: I went with your advice and wore dress slacks, a tie and sport coat. It seemed to be fine. All of the interviews (which were panel type,
This writer couldn’t get a letter of recommendation after her layoff. She posted a response in the comments, but also sent me this: My recent post was about letters of recommendation. I actually did post a kind of a follow-up, but it is listed as “anonymous.” The only
i found ur id on;line and found that u ans evil hr question. i am struck with a question in interview of “why my grades are so low”. and also cant find an ans where a positive mindset is going to be created in mind of the interviewer.
Evil HR Lady has been up and running for long time and I’ve answered a ton of questions. (Although, not nearly as many as I have not answered, unfortunately.) Anyway, Ask A Manager had people write in with updates, and I hope she doesn’t kill me for copying
I have a question regarding the use of cell phones in the employee lunch room. I was recently asked this question by a manager, who I might add is problem manager, but that is another topic. So this is the question she asked “I keep asking my staff
My brother-in-law works for a unionized company and has for 2 years now. He has all the qualifications needed for his job and is going to night school to get even more qualifications that are recommended for his job but not required. Another co-worker in another sector of
