In college, I wanted to take a pottery class. I knew, however, that I have no innate talent, so it was unlikely I could get
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Oh Chick-fil-a, You Can’t Replace Employees with Volunteers
Say what you will about Chick-fil-a, but their sandwiches are delicious. We just got a Popeyes here in Basel, and I had high hopes, but
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If You Don’t Know Everything about Your Job You Are (Wait for It) NORMAL
I am quite confident in saying I am an HR expert. I am also quite confident in saying that I don’t know everything about HR.
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Evil HR Lady on Labor Relations
I had the chance to appear with Peter List, editor of Union Labor News, to talk about work. I’m not a labor expert as Peter
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Should a picture of Ryan Gosling be a part of your job application?
In the US, you should not include your own picture on your resume or application. We like to pretend no one will discriminate based on
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I Got Fired. What Are My Chances to Get Unemployment?
I’ve been at this company for three years. I’ve never been a great employee, but I did my work and it was fine. Then I
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Swiss Saturday: The Summer Interns
It’s been many years since I have had interns, so I said yes when the opportunity popped up. Meet the summer interns: This is Havana.
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I Think My Boss Wants Me to Quit. What Do I Do?
I have been with my company for 25 years. I LOVED my job until about 18 months ago as the Division I worked for was
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Comp Days and the Problems they Create
We had a conference that required us to work weekends. I worked two weekends in a row, plus the week. So, I worked 19 days
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What Can I Do with My PTO?
I’m a W-2 employee on salary, and I’m exempt. I have two weeks of PTO. Can my boss do the following? 1) not give me
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Why the Salary Discussion Should Be the First Part of the Interview, Not the Last
I stumbled upon this post on LinkedIn. I strongly disagree with the concept that it’s a mistake to ask about salary at the beginning. It
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Let’s End the National Administrative Assistants’ Day (and National Teachers’ and Nurses and…)
I’m super thankful for my administrative assistant. Without her, I’d fall apart. I’m thankful for teachers. Without them, I’d have never gotten to where I
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Do Not Make Your Workplace Alcohol Centered
“Almost anytime is a good time for alcohol in Jude Maboné’s office these days. “The 26-year-old marketing professional in Washington, D.C., says her workday usually
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What I Learn When I Meet New People
I had a long conversation with a delightful woman yesterday. I asked her what she did for a living and she said she was a
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How Your Business Can Spend $35 and Save Your Employees Thousands
Scrolling through Facebook, I saw someone complaining about a sketchy landlord. Resolving the issue would require a trip to court. The poster had no idea
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Introducing Angel HR Lady
Due to too much negativity in this world, I am changing this blog to Angel HR Lady. From now on, only positive stories about HR!
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Companies Aren’t Leading You on When They Don’t Hire You
Job hunting is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad thing. Even in Australia. Lately, I’ve been hearing people be angry with companies for not
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This Is Not How You Assess Cultural Fit
I’ll tell you the truth: I’m tired of cultural fit. It seems to have evolved into this “let’s get around discrimination laws” thing. Yeah, I
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Hiring Managers and Recruiters: Are You Late for Interviews?
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.
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Swiss Saturday: Neutrality
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,
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