Expat question for you: I am recently hired by a large international Hospitality organization. The welcome, after the very aggressive recruiting, has been disappointing. Somebody hinted at the possibility that “the company had let me down” during my probation time and therefor could be found responsible for my
I am also an Evil HR Lady. They even call me ‘The Warden’. I think they’re kidding but I wear it as a badge of honor nonetheless. I am the HR Director and I have 4 Evilettes who handle most of the basic HR functions while I handle
I am an exempt employee, this is not only stated in my written offer letter, but also by the fact that my job specifications include independent authority, hiring and firing influence, and management of a department. I am paid over the weekly minimum amount for exempt status. I
Hi! I am the Director of Public Relations/Community Liaison for a non-profit counseling center in Wyoming. I am a young(in my 20’s) professional female with a college degree and a passion for what I do. Recently I was pulled aside by my Executive Director and Clinical Director and
Totally Consumed interviewed me. Find it here.
Help evil HR lady!! The tables have been turned! I’ve just recently been told my HR Manager position has been eliminated (darn those salespeople, why couldn’t they sell more!!). But hey, I’m an evil HR person; I know the tricks to make this work. Now that my colleagues
First I must say how much I’ve enjoyed your blog – it helped me a lot when I applied for a new job last year. Now (for only the second time in my career) I work for a company that is large enough to actually have an HR
If you look over at my sidebar, you’ll notice that the Carnival of HR listings have been updated. You’ll also notice that there are a ton of available dates. (So, I kept listing until 2009 ended. I got a little carried away.) If you are interested in hosting
My job involves ten and a half months of working 9-5 and six weeks of working 8-8 and occasional weekends due to government department deadlines Apart from my co-worker, J, who works 9-5 throughout, because she has kids. I have brought this up with my boss since we
Is a supervisor allowed to ask an employee why they need to take the day off? The employees at the child care center that I manage are required to complete a request form when needing to take off part of the day or the whole day, stating when
