Archive for February, 2007

The “No Assholes” Rule

Posted by Lori Dorn on February 24th, 2007

I’m currently at Northern Voice in the incredibly beautiful city of Vancouver, however while perusing my local SF paper, this caught my eye.
And believe me, I couldn’t agree more.

Burning Man Workers

Posted by Lori Dorn on February 18th, 2007

I don’t normally post information regarding worker protests (i.e. strikes), but this one really caught my attention. Once or twice during the past few years, one or two Burning Man employees in San Francisco have asked my advice around HR issues since they didn’t feel that they had a place they could go. [...]

Restaurants and Violins

Posted by Lori Dorn on February 13th, 2007

There’s been a lot of press in the San Francisco Chronicle about local restauranteurs worrying about local ordinances. Like the one today.
I agree that all of the ordinances (increase in the city’s minimum wage to $9.14/hour, paid sick time, mandatory health insurance) are a bit much to take all at once, but my question [...]

Fake Resumes

Posted by Lori Dorn on February 9th, 2007

Just when I think I’ve seen it all, here’s a website that encourages people to lie on their resumes, submit fake references and be duplicitous in interviews.
So much for ethics. Just proves that you never know what you’re going to get when you advertise a positon.