We have a situation in which an individual in the family was let go and given 6 months’ severance. This person presented a letter saying he had one year of severance in his contract. Since the company had been bought out, they responded that their severance offer superseded
We just got home from vacation. We had to rent a car. Which meant we had about a zillion places to choose from. We flew into Las Vegas (we don’t gamble, but we sure can eat, and the food there is quite good). (Side note, we stayed at
I’m back home. I know you missed me. (Or at least my trolls missed me! I know they wanted to pounce on me for something and I wasn’t writing anything! Sob.) We had a marvelous time. Although, I will warn you that red-eye flights sound good in theory
I’m going on one. I am taking a vacation from the internet. So, I shall miss all of you. I’ve sworn to my family that I won’t even check my e-mail. We’ll see if I last.
We pre-employment drug screen all applicants. Manager started someone, against my better judgment, before we got drug screen results. Of course, came back positive for Marijuana. Manager told applicant to stay home today, but this manager is in love with this applicant and wants to make exception to
I got the following comment on my post on networking: Stop naming it networking, call it nepotism. Hiring people based on who they know is unprofessional. I work in HR and someone’s recommendation means squat, I have enough of a brain to evaluate skills and not relationships. If
I can’t write a real post today. Why? Because I found Not Always Right and I must sit here and read every single entry. It’s like some sort of strange compulsion. One other interesting thing I found yesterday was this listing of HR bloggers and their start dates
I have worked for a company in Northern California for over 5 years. We have a small inside sales force that is extremely busy and we are all exempt employees. We are paid on commission (after our salary is covered). The company policy does not have a sick
I’ve been reading your wonderful blog for a while, so I’m hoping you and/or your readers can come up with some helpful suggestions. I’ve been working at the same medium-sized company for 15years. My current manager is getting ready to retire within the next 2 years. He supervises
I have often been told that employers hire people they know to fill positions before they pick someone qualified for the position. Is this true? if so are there companies that prohibit the hiring of friends of friends and relatives of relatives? Sure, lots of companies prohibit the
