Well, don’t come crying to me because I can see everyone’s salaries and I know you make waaay more money than you are actually worth. Oh wait, did I just write that? Sorry, the employee relations side of me just slipped out. Okay, it’s not true for everyone
Welcome to the 4th Carnival of HR! We’re traveling far and wide this time around, with all sorts of exotic,HR advice and insight. First up, Ishita Bardhan talks about emotions in the workplace. Then my manager told me to be professional in whatever you do. “Don’t bring emotions
The Wall Street Journal had a fascinating article on Respirators. (Subscripton required, sorry). These are the respirators you and I might refer to as “gas masks.” Seems the average American face has changed a great deal over the past 50 or so years. Our faces are fatter (no
Let’s say you’re conducting an interview–perhaps just a phone screen at this point–for someone for a senior position. A very senior position. Let’s just say the conversation goes something like this: Recruiter: Tell me about how you make decisions.Candidate: Well, I gather the facts and then I go
The next Carnival of Human Resources is goin to be posted on Wednesday, April 4. Please submit your posts to evilhrlady at hotmail dot com. Any HR, Training, Business or similar post is welcome. Please, no bad words! This is polite business.
Carnival of the Insanities is up over at Dr. Sanity’s.
Good morning, I work for a large company. During the annual benefits sign up period I opted for an HSA insurance account. Some of my co workers opted for a FSA. ( I’m assuming you know what I am referring to.) Any how, the company has not funded
A few days ago, the Offspring and I went to [Mexican Restaurant]. Being an HR professional who has dealt with the OFCCP far too often, I immediately noticed a problem: 75% of the people eating there were adult males.* Now, this must not be due to any free
He gives me free legal advice. I give him free HR advice. It’s all good.
Some of my responsibilities are being outsourced. (No worries–my employment status will not change as a result of this outsourcing.) Nevertheless, it’s a high stress thing to turn responsibilities over to an outside firm. At the same time, we are setting our annual performance goals, especially as they
