Karla Shugart

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  • My favorite pessimist quote has to do with Murphy's Law ([url]http://www.murphys-laws.com/[/url]) "Murphy was an optimist." Karla
  • Don't mind at all, ray. Be my guest. I've had lots of fun with it since then. Karla
  • > my evil twin Skippy Evil twin, Skippy, huh? I attended training several months ago presented by a legal firm that contracts with the state for much of our management training. The training was conducted by two attorneys (each presented diff…
  • I haven’t decided what I'm going to do now that I've won the 3.6 billion dollar mega-lottery (JUST KIDDIN') but this question reminds me of an old boss. She was the HR Director (and eventually the Associate VP, HR) for one of the large universities…
  • Hi Don, I am certified - have been for years and plan on keeping my certification current. But, I too, have had some of the same thoughts that you've expressed. Certification doesn't make me any smarter or mean that I know any more about the HR pr…
  • When I took the test several years ago, I was working at a university (still am although it's a different university now) and took the prep course through their continuing education program. I also purchased the course and used it simultaneously. …
  • I know this thread is several days old but I've been on leave. I have the song mentioned by Shadowfax on a CD. My version was recorded by a local group that played last year at the Leavonworth (WA) music festival. That same CD also has the (new?)…
  • As in: "When I speak, my managers actually listen to what I say"?? You're right - that could be the biggest lie in all of HR-dom. Karla
  • Here's mine. At my former job, the Employee Relations Director received a middle of the night phone call asking if University X routinely hires felons and named a woman who was recently hired. I called the campus police department and asked them t…
  • sher, I heard about these laws not long ago. I think they are called "service letter" laws. In Washington we are trying to argue (I believe a case is currently in the courts) that these laws do not apply to government employees (I'm at a public un…
  • This is my first time posting to the forum (just registered) and thought I might be able to provide a different perspective. I was an officer in the Air Force and photos were mandatory in our personnel files - the one kept at our own base and the…