Dear Evil HR Lady, I work for a large company (there are over 5,000 people at my site alone). You would think that the same rules would apply to the whole company, or at least the whole building, but somehow the rules in my department are more strict
I apologize for my blogging shortage the past few days. Things have been a bit crazy. But, rather than give my normal long winded blog, I’ll give you a few news items from the past few days. I think this is my favorite. If you want a job
Dennis Hastert has a tough job. I’m not talking about the complications of trying to pass legislation he wants and stop legislation he opposes. That’s the easy part. The hard part for him would be all the people he has to manage. The New York Times headline reads:
Bikini-Clad hair stylists may be good for business, but I certainly hope it turns into a hiring nightmare.
I admit that when I first heard news of the e-coli tainted spinach, I giggled. The NPR anchor just sounded so serious when he (or she, I can’t remember) informed the listening audience that there would be an upcoming story on spinach that was terrorizing the nation. But,
For those of you who enjoyed reading about Pluto being fired, you’ll enjoy reading about an attempt to hire a new number 2 guy for Al Qaeda. Here’s a snippet: HUMAN RESOURCES: Congratulations! We’re promoting you to the Number Two spot! ACHMED: Number two? But what about —
Did you know A Chorus Line was based on the lives of real chorus line dancers? I had no idea. Of course, I’ve never seen it, although my junior high choir did sing “What I Did for Love,” which, in retrospect, probably shouldn’t be sung by 13 year
A while back, a Pie Eater asked a question on when to speak to a manager. I advised our pie eating friend that a manager would want to know about goofy employees who didn’t behave properly with whipped cream. I’m so pleased that Miss Manners agrees with me.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center had a problem with doctors not washing their hands as often as they should. Apparently, this is a problem in many hospitals. But they fixed the problem. Not with implementing punishments and dinging people’s performance ratings. (Wouldn’t have mattered anyway–the doctors don’t work for the
Newsweek has a civics quiz posted. The context is that people don’t learn civics in college. So, go take it and see if you are a genius. I missed one question. Oopsie! And I went to a University that required Western Civilization and American History courses. Oh yeah,
