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Category Archives: HR News
Do I…?
Mike Lester of the Rome News-Tribune brilliantly sums it all up: Share
Ugly Americans: A Failed Resignation
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Hooters Weight Discrimination Suits Allowed to Proceed
A judge in Michigan has allowed the lawsuits filed by two former Hooters employees to move forward. Cassandra Smith, 20, and Leanne Convery, 23, both of Michigan, filed separate lawsuits in response to being fired because of her weight. And … Continue reading
Why Working From Home is Both Awesome and Horrible
From The Oatmeal: The Awesome: The Horrible: [via Laughing Squid] Share
Work: Episode 3 of Put This On
This episode of “Put This On” features Paul Feig the creator of “Freaks and Geeks“. [via Laughing Squid] Share
Skype Chief Development Officer Resigns
TechCrunch announced today that Madhu Yarlagadda, Skype’s incoming Chief Development Officer, has resigned from his position. Mr. Yarlagadda’s resignation comes one month after negative comments about him as well as his subsequent influence upons other to obtain positive comments on … Continue reading
Apple Employee Charged with Selling Company Secrets
Paul Shin Divine, a global supply manager for Apple was charged today with selling company secrets in exchange for supplier kickbacks. From SF Appeal: Paul Shin Divine was arrested Friday for allegedly selling confidential information to several of Apple Inc.’s … Continue reading
Jet Blue Flight Attendant Makes Dramatic Exit
We’ve all heard about weird resignation stories, but I think this one ranks up there with the best. JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater after having a dispute with a passenger who began retrieving his luggage too early, took control of … Continue reading
Extremely Bad Advice
This had me ROFLMA. No really. Just a small taste of this incredibly bad advice to a question about harassment: Harassment, I learned, isn’t just a swift pop in the chops or a quick squeeze of my firm, supple buttocks. … Continue reading
Layoff List and Other Resources
When I was writing about the Unemployment Extension Act, I neglected to mention a wonderful website called the Layoff List. The Layoff List is a place where the unemployed (and everyone else) can go to find out about unemployment news, … Continue reading
The Perils of Corporate Speak
Interview Don’ts: Corporate Socrates – watch more Funny or Die videos Share
Federal Workers Accused of Accessing Child Pornography
It was bad enough that SEC employees were caught accessing pornography in the workplace. Now, per The Boston Globe, over 30 Pentagon employees/contractors with high level clearance have been investigated for accessing and purchasing child pornography over the internet using … Continue reading
5 Myths About Unemployment
Yesterday President Obama signed into law HR 4213, the Unemployment Extension Bill, after a hard fought battle of how it would be financed . This law would “extend extend the filing deadline for existing tiers of unemployment benefits until November … Continue reading
Passive Agressive Notes
We all know them, we all hate them, yet they somehow magically appear, polluting our workplace on a regular basis. Yes, I’m talking about those cute little notes with smarmy accusations thinly veiled as suggestions for the greater good. The … Continue reading
Twitter Got ‘Em Fired?
Last week, the Huffington Post made an example of 13 people who lost their respective jobs over the incredibly irresponsible use of Twitter When will people learn that their own inane need to hear themselves talk can cost them their … Continue reading
