Category Archives: HR News

Hotel Worker Quits to Sound of Marching Band

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Lori Dorn

Joey, a former hotel worker in Providence, RI and a member of What Cheer? Brigade, decided to go out with a bang after his complaints about workplace conditions allegedly went unheard by management. The working conditions in the hotel are … Continue reading →

Relaxation?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Lori Dorn

From Shoebox Blog

Snoop Dogg: CEO of Yahoo?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Lori Dorn

That didn’t take long…

CEO of Yahoo Confirms Own Firing Via iPad

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Lori Dorn

Yahoo CEO, Carol Bartz, was fired today. Over the phone. And she let everyone know about it. To all, I am very sad to tell you that I’ve just been fired over the phone by Yahoo’s Chairman of the Board. … Continue reading →

The 5 Stages of Vacation Grief

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Lori Dorn

[via BuzzFeed]

New York Tops Job Growth List

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Lori Dorn

According to Kym McNicholas of Forbes, jobs grew by 80% in New York. Take a look at the list of top cities across the United States who saw an increase in the number of available jobs in December compared to … Continue reading →

Six Words About Work

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Lori Dorn

Smith Magazine, known as the “Home of the Six-Word Memoirs©” and Mercer, an HR Consulting Group, combined forces and sponsored a “Six Words About Work” contest. The contest, conducted in phases over the summer, provided the opportunity to submit entries … Continue reading →

CEO Shot While Standing Behind His Own Product

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Lori Dorn

Trent Kimball, CEO of Texas Armoring Corporation (TAC) in San Antonio, in order to prove the efficacy of his product, had one of his employees shoot an AK-47 at him while his stood behind a sheet of TAC’s T7-level bullet-resistant … Continue reading →

El Empleo – Working For the Man

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Lori Dorn

My father always told me to never take anything personally in the workplace because when it really came down to it, all I would ever be to an employer was a commodity. In this 2008 award winning short by Argentinian … Continue reading →

Why We Have A Burning Man Policy

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Lori Dorn

Ah, yes Labor Day is upon us and with that many thousands of employees flock towards a dried lakebed near Gerlach, Nevada to cavort and carouse to their hearts’ content while remembering to remain properly hydrated. And while many of … Continue reading →