Did you hear the one about the woman who puked at her interview …
March 19, 2010 by Jim Giuliano
… And still managed to get the job?
… And still managed to get the job?
In a real-life case, worker complains about a supposed safety violation, and shortly afterwards, he’s fired for poor peformance. He sues, claiming retaliation. Read the dramatized version of the case, and see if you can determine who won.
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We occasionally report workplace behavior that’s so odd that it sounds made up. Except it’s not. Today’s story: When an unhappy customer complained, a company official responded in a most-unofficial way. More…
Whenever a supervisor has to make a critical decision about an employee, someone’s bound to ask, “You have documentation to support that? It’s not enough just to have documentation; what’s more important is having the right documentation. More…
One of the biggest complaints that comes up in employee surveys about their supervisors is about feedback — too little, too much, too scattered and so on. Here’s an exercise you can give to your organization’s supervisors that improves feedback.
Someone did a lot of research on this. But our guess is that your list is just as good. More…
Let’s say you want to attract a group of HR managers to a benefits seminar. Where would you hold the meeting? One Houston company picked a unique venue that somehow must have a connection with human resources. More…
Some estimates place the number of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at eight million. That means there’s a likelihood that at some point, you’ll be encounter someone with AD/HD. To test your knowledge of it and how to deal with workers who verify they have it, answer True or False to the following: More…
A lot of people laughed at the idea of predicting job success based on color preferences. This test works, however, even if you’re colorblind. Try it for yourself. More…
