Hi all. Carmen and I made a small mistake and gave the wrong e-mail address out for submissions to the upcoming carnival. The correct e-mail is team at raceintheworkplace dot com. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Noon (Eastern Time!) tomorrow (May 16). The Carnival will
Hi, what information can HR give out when they get a call from the future employer (in California)? Can they give out the current salary and the information why somebody was fired? Having never lived in California (and truthfully, hoping to never live in California), I have little
We survived our trip to Disney World with only one trip to the emergency room. (Middle of the night ear infection.) Hopefully this means I shall return to regular blogging. I must write something soon so I can get it to Carmen (team at raceintheworkplace dot com)for
Hello Evil. I have been the target of my bully boss for about a year and a half now, and am at my wits end. She and I worked as peers for a year and a half, at which time we both applied for a supervisory position. She
Carmen at Race in the Workplace” is hosting the next Carnival of HR, which will be next Wednesday Because Carmen is not a procrastinator like I am, she would like submissions sooner rather than later–preferrably by Monday night. Send your submissions to team at raceintheworkplace dot com. Make
Yesterday at Epcot Center I walked past a woman wearing a large button that said “I ‘Heart’ HR.” I thought that was quite bizarre. I mean, I love HR too. (Except when we do really silly things like require 14 signatures to allow someone to telecommute.) But, I
We are almost ready to head out the door for our trip to Disney World. The Offspring woke up at 5:30 this morning, ready to go. Our flight leaves at 6:00 p.m., so she was a bit over prepared. What this means to the rest of you is
We have a bird feeder on our back porch. I just noticed that the bird seed I buy says it attracts the above birds. I don’t have any idea what a Grossbeak or Junco is. (I know, I know, Google is my friend, but I don’t feel like
