Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes your employees make porn at work
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
How your problem employee is like an old hot water tank
Last night, my hot water tank died. It was old (14, to be exact).
During his shower, I heard Donovan yell, “Dad, there’s no hot water, and I’m freezing!” On a hunch, I traveled down to the basement, which is where I found puddles on the floor under and around the tank.
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Monday, March 5, 2018
A lesson on how to terminate an employee, care of David Brent.
In my opinion, the original British version of The Office is far superior to its American counterpart, in large part because David Brent is so much more cringe-worthy than Michael Scott.
I thought I’d start the week off with a little humor (and a little lesson), care of David Brent, via one of the most awkward employee terminations ever.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Employers win when they support the Sandwich Generation
I am declaring today New Year’s Day 2.0.
To put it bluntly, the first 16 days of 2018 sucked. I need a do over.
This has been my 2018 to date.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Your employees are your brand ambassadors; train them accordingly
“Dad, can you take me to the craft store?”
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
What’s the worst employee exit you’ve ever seen?
There is a right way to quit a job, and a wrong way to quit a job.
Last week, a Twitter employee demonstrated the worst of the latter.
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
When should HR call its lawyer?
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017
How much wasted work-time is too much?
According to a recent survey conducted by OfficeTeam, on average, employees spend 8 hours per workweek on non-work activities.
What does this non-work time look like?
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Monday, July 17, 2017
What I learned on my summer vacation
Saturday evening my family and I returned from our two-week California vacation. Five nights in Los Angeles, two in Paso Robles (if you ever pass through, I cannot more highly recommend Sculpterra Winery and the Paso Robles Inn), three in Palo Alto (where Donovan participated in a research study seeking a link between Noonan Syndrome and ADHD, and which resulted in both of my kids now wanting to attend Stanford … best of luck to them and me), and three in San Francisco. We had epic adventures, experienced Disney (of course), hiked and biked, enjoyed beautiful scenery, reunited with family and friends, and walked … a lot (72 miles to be precise).
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017
R-E-S-P-E-C-T (just a little bit)
I ain’t gonna do you wrong while you’re goneYesterday, my friend and fellow blogger (with whom I tend to agree most of the time), Suzanne Lucas (aka Evil HR Lady), posted an article about which I could not agree more, Why You Should Rarely Fight an Unemployment Claim.
Ain’t gonna do you wrong ‘cause I don’t wanna
All I’m askin’
Is for a little respect
– Aretha Franklin, “Respect”
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Communicating with employees is key when a PR crisis strikes
Lots has been said about how United Airlines mishandled violently dragging a passenger from an overbooked flight. And none of it is good. Yet, make no mistake, how United CEO Oscar Munoz communicated with his company’s employees immediately following the incident did not do anything to make it any better.
United CEO email to employees obtained by ABC's @Shahriar44R: "there are lessons we can learn from this experience" pic.twitter.com/N1TbohuRc3— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) April 10, 2017
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Monday, March 27, 2017
Bring me the head of employment at will
At his always excellent Connecticut Employment Law Blog, Dan Schwartz recently asked the following question: “What Does ‘At Will’ Employment Really Mean?”
Dan argues that while employment at will is still a valid legal doctrine, if a judge or jury cannot view your termination as “fair”, then they will look for another (illegal) justification for your decision. That examination may not go your way.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Valentine’s Day at work
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
“It’s not fair”
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
7 tips to avoid the holiday party nightmare
’Tis the season for workplace holiday parties. It a time to reflect on the past year and celebrate all your organization has accomplished. It is also a time to avoid liability, hopefully. A lot can go wrong at a holiday party.
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Thursday, November 10, 2016
How do we heal at work after this election season? [Updated]
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Time off from work to vote
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Atoning for employers’ biggest sins #employmentsins
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Monday, October 10, 2016
From the archives: The art of the apology
Then I saw Mr. Trump’s non-apology, and I had my theme.
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Thursday, September 22, 2016
Yes, these are my readers
It’s rare that I write a same-day follow-up post, but an email I received from a reader in response to this morning’s post merits special attention.
The email read as follows:
Your article on why your son hates Donald Trump is way off base. I think it exemplifies why you have not adequately informed your son on the facts such as she could always come here on a tourist visa….. Educate your son and let him know that part of the reason for Trump’s stance on ILLEGAL immigration is because one day an Illegal Immigrant just might take the job he wants to earn more money.This was my response:
He’s 8, and while brilliant (the apple not falling far from the tree), I think the nuances of immigration policy might be a bit much for him. Besides, we start our policy discussions in the Hyman house with nuclear proliferation. Immigration policy isn’t until he turns 10.I’m going to assume I now have one less reader, and that’s perfectly fine by me.
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