When you interview job candidates, you’re paid for your time, either as part of your salaried duties or an actual hourly rate. Job candidates not only do it for free, but they also take time off work (often unpaid), hire babysitters, pay for transportation, and maybe even buy
Saw this today in Reddit’s antiwork subreddit. if I was 5 minutes late to an interview it would ruin my chance of getting the job. but if an interviewer is 5 minutes late I’m suppose to be okay? Today it happened again where an interviewer was 5 minutes
Switzerland is famously–and infamously–neutral. During WWII they happily made money of the Axis and Allied countries. Plenty of people didn’t like Switzerland taking Nazi gold, but they held fast to their neutrality. This doesn’t mean they trusted their German neighbors during WWII. They were very concerned about the
I manage employees that earn $17 an hour to start. We used to be an employer of choice for entry-level candidates as we paid more than our competitors and our jobs require minimal training — a couple of hours, and you’re ready to go! California’s minimum wage is
We don’t discuss three things: Money, politics, and religion. I’ll leave the politics and religion for another article, but we really should talk about money – specifically, salaries. How taboos change Can you recommend a therapist? Have you had therapy? Those questions would have been shocking and rude
My goal in running Evil HR Lady for the past (gulp) 16 years has been to make the workplace better! And if your workplace isn’t getting better, I want to make your life better by finding you a new job! So, in partnership with Rec Tech Media and
I was offered a Vice-President of Marketing role, and they want me to start in two weeks. My current supervisor doesn’t want me to go and wants to push the transition period as far out as possible. The new job pays what I’m worth. How can I accommodate
Disney World is a place filled with fun. Rides, food, entertainment, from Mickey Mouse to Star Wars, and Toy Story, it’s got everything every child could possibly want. So why all the meltdowns from children and a few adults? I spent five glorious days at Disney World with my
From the first approval of the first Covid-19 vaccination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission has held that employers can have mandatory vaccinations for their employees who work with other people (customers or coworkers), as long as businesses respect the Americans with Disabilities Act and Religious Exemptions. United Airlines implemented a mandatory
Offspring #2 was born in May, which was the perfect time to have a baby. I took my maternity leave over the summer. Walks every day, parks, the whole nine yards. It was glorious. To get to that point, I had to go through a pregnancy with a
