NPR had a piece on Deadbeat Dads yesterday (the U.S. Supreme Court is getting involved) as I was slowly coming out of my night’s slumber. I’m a product of divorced parents – they split when I was ten (some of you are now nodding your heads and thinking, “well, that explains a lot.”) Thankfully, my…
As an HR professional, do you look out for the best interests of your company or your employees? Both? Are they one and the same? Sometimes? Yes. Always? No. So when in doubt, where do you lean? Where should you lean? I know where I do. Some HR professionals call themselves employee advocates. That’s nonsense! For…
Let me start by offering my sincere condolences, sympathies, and extreme outrage for what happened in Tucson last week. It’s shameful, scary, and disheartening that we somehow fail over and over again to keep people like Jared Lee Loughner from screwing with what is otherwise a civilized society. Once the finger-pointing begins, the media invariably…
One of the myriad laws that went into effect here in Illinois on New Year’s Day “forbids employers from inquiring about an applicant or employee’s credit history or obtaining a copy of their credit report” in an ostensible effort to prevent employers “from discriminating based on a job seeker or employee’s credit history.” Some exceptions…
We all love a good Diva. Well we do when it involves VH1, People, Star, and Reality Rehab Shows. But in the workplace? I think not. As it turns out – and I know you all can attest to this – corporate America is a veritable breeding ground for Divas. While the term originates from…
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