For the past 10 years, I’ve been an IT Program Manager at a Fortune 100 company. In my last annual performance appraisal, in March 2009, my manager gave me the top performance rating and advised me that I was the only person in our group to receive that
I’ve made some changes recently. First, I have a new new e-mail address. It’s EvilHRLady@gmail.com now. Second, I feel a bit like Dobby, the house elf. You see, I’ll be wanting paying for my work now. (Plus, my socks don’t always match.) As such, I’m now on the
An inlaw of mine is almost 65 years old, and has worked as a project manager at an engineering firm for 35 years. Last month he was laid off… with four weeks of severance. Because he thinks a) since 4 weeks is what’s in the company bylaws and
I have a friend, a really good friend whose father got remarried and they moved to the stepmother’s house. My friend, recently turned 18 or 19 at the time, was told to expect to pay room and board. A set price was never agreed on, or truly determined.
I am the HR Assistant at a decent-sized (160+ employees) company. Due to reasons I cannot discuss, the HR Director was suddenly terminated a few months ago. After a little over a month of keeping the department afloat by myself, we found a new director and I was
Just do what the nice HR lady says, or you may find yourself being cast into the fiery pit. Just a fair warning. (This is actually another Swiss culture moment. We attended Chienbaese in a town called Liestal. They burn huge piles of wood and drag them
Our company has 6-paid holidays a year. However, because of our industry we are required to work most of them with the option of being paid for them on top of the hours worked or hold the day and take it at another time (non-exempt employees). My question
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
