CNN Money has a list of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business. My favorites so far– Number 3 In August, McDonald’s runs a promotional contest in Japan in which it gives away 10,000 Mickey D’s-branded MP3 players. The gadgets come preloaded with 10 songs – and, in some
Hi Evil HR lady, I was fired yesterday. The reason HR gave me was basically “It didn’t work out.” I was so shell-shocked at the time that I didn’t ask for a clearer explanation, but the real reason is that my supervisor and I had a personality conflict.
You think you know your co-workers, but do you really? Of course not. Most of us aren’t in jobs that require psych evaluations (although I could make a case that employee relations people really should go through such a thing–dealing with problems all day long can be quite
A friend sent me a link to an NPR interview with Annabelle Gurwitch, who has a new documentary out called Fired. The NPR interview is great. Best part his her advice to “not answer the phone” when HR calls. “They’re not calling to see if you want a
In January my job share partner and I did a ton of work on a huge project for people in a different department. (Still HR, but not my department.) It was complicated, technical and critical and everything went well. Yippee! The other department people were wonderful and worked
Three of my favorite topics–all rolled up in one post. I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. Nancy Pelosi, as Speaker of the House, can ride in a military plane. As someone who has flown commercially and has flown in a private plane (albeit a 4 seater
I was reading Confessions of a Community College Dean and this struck me: I learned this week that The Boy ‘s kindergarten class breaks up every few days for different reading levels, with TB and a few of his friends staying in their classroom while most of the
The Carnival of the Insantities is up at Dr. Sanity’s place. My favorite for this week is a link to this Saturday Night Live Commercial that reminds you how to manage debt.
I’m going to criticize a professional advice columnist again. Here’s the letter in today’s Dear Abby: DEAR ABBY: I am writing on behalf of my friends at work. We have a co-worker, “Madge,” who had a stillborn baby last year. It was tragic. Our problem is, she keeps
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl. In fact, I didn’t even know who was playing until last night. But, I did manage to catch this commercial:Ha! It applies to your job as well. Make sure you have marketable skills up to date. This is especially important for people
