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Monthly Archives: September 2006
Yahoo! It’s Christmas!
According to an internal memo that was sent to Valleywag, Yahoo will be closing operations the week between Christmas and New Years in order to reduce their vacation liability. Closing that week isn’t too unusual in the Valley – during … Continue reading
Non-Competes No Good Here
From SHRM: California: Noncompete agreements have no place in employment contracts By Ronda Jamgotchian, September 2006 [From the SHRM Online Workplace Law Focus Area: California] The Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles issued a significant opinion at the … Continue reading
It’s a Done Deal
As I discussed in an earlier post, the Guvernator signed the bill raising the minimum wage to $8.00 per hour over the next year and a half. Yet another reason for the rest of the country to look at us … Continue reading
Another Way to Look At It
Seth Godin has a really interesting post on the interview process from the interviewer’s point of view. I really enjoyed this post, as it’s another way to look at finding the right person for the job. I particularly like his … Continue reading
Some More Really Bad Ways to Term
Wow, the Radio Shack thing really got people thinking about other really bad ways to term employees. This article lists a few. Some of these would be amusing but for the fact that these situations really happened and real people … Continue reading
Shame on Him
Michael Noer, columnist for Forbes.com had this to say in a recent column about Careers and Marriage. It was later turned in a point/counterpoint due to the outrage it caused. After reading this, I was at a loss for words. … Continue reading
