You should always write a thank you note after a hiring manager takes her precious time to step down from the clouds above to allow you to beg her for a job. Or something. Look, I hate this. Just what are you exactly thanking the manager for? Taking the time to
You probably want to stay away from Reddit’s new subreddit, /r/antiwork – also known in everyday parlance as the “anti-work movement”. It’s just a bunch of people whining, right? Well, yes, but if you manage people or work in HR, you need to be aware of what is happening. With
Sometimes, office romance makes headlines and ruins careers, like CNN head Jeffrey Zucker’s affair with Allison Gollust and the University of Michigan President, Mark Schlissel who had an affair with a direct report. But most office romance flies under the radar–except when it doesn’t. All that contact tracing when someone tested positive for Covid? Turns
I’ve learned by helping people with their resumes that everyone is convinced that other people write their resumes in 15 minutes and they are perfect. They feel like something is wrong with them because they struggle with resume writing. Here’s a secret: Writing your own resume is hard.
I have one very difficult, challenging and toxic direct report. He goes behind my back and attempts to undermine me — and it appears to be working. My manager and director seem to be supporting my toxic employee. After a meeting where my employee took center stage and
Once you start hiring people, you run the risk of being sued by one of those employees. (And, no, you can’t avoid this by having only contractors–contractors have to meet very specific conditions. Trying to skirt these rules can also land you in court.) If you want to win
When bad weather strikes, your desire to go out drops, but it doesn’t decrease the craving for burritos, or at least that was the case for Twitter user RonBeehive. Like many of us (at least I hope), RonBeehive wanted to give a driver, willing to come out in bad weather,
I’m a temp in an admin role. My payment and health benefits come from the temp agency that placed me in the position. The agency’s fee is listed as a cost in that spreadsheet, and my entire department can view that information. That sheet is actively used, and
Everyone loves working from home! No commute. You can get the laundry done and protect your packages from porch pirates. And, you don’t have to deal with annoying coworkers who listen to loud music, constantly snack on crunchy foods, or have less than perfect hygiene habits. But, you know
I manage field sales reps. I flew in for a scheduled “field ride” with an employee and upon arrival she let me know that she had a “doctor’s appointment” and wouldn’t be available for the field ride. I sat around the city all day long until meeting the
