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True - for the worker that is engaged in the company's success attire is NOT an issue. However, there are a lot of people who are not engaged in their company's success - they are engaged in their own success and often have a strange / counterprodu…
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I agree with Marc. However, to play devil's advocate, there is something to be said about how comfortable some people get at work....so comfortable that they start acting like they are at home and not at work. What I mean is (and I'm all for casua…
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We've talked about this before on the forum and a wise poster (I don't remember who) said that stolen lunches is usually a sign of poor morale among the ee population. I.E. it is (most of the time) a symptom and not the real problem. It's funny - …
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Graphic pictures of amputations? NICE! Time for lunch yet? =P~ TN HR, when you say progressive discipline does not seem to work are you saying that watching their fellow co-workers get written up (for example) once, twice, three times and then …
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Good point, Cthr. We interview, narrow it down, do a second interview, decide on "the one", then do a background/drug test/reference check, THEN offer. Sometimes the offer comes first in certain situations, but it is always contingent on passing a…
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Why don't you just quit interviewing the people you know are wasting your time and money? You don't HAVE to interview every single qualified applicant. Just make sure you're not excluding people based on protected class status. For example, I inte…
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I agree, you can't make a point about certain things to co-workers that you probably could with friends / loved ones. But I didn't say anything about making a point with them - just performing shake or slap therapy on them in my head. Nobody gets …
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Just so everyone knows... I was kidding. What I meant by "a la Ally McBeal" is that she often fantasizes about stuff like slapping someone silly. Dealing with people in the workplace that literally seem to be trying to make themselves sicker and …
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It's fantasy ala Alley McBeal, Crout x:D
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I'm going to have to (once again) suggest shake therapy or slap therapy. Those types of people make me want to scream,"look, you're killing yourself and it's p#ssing everyone off!"
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VERY carefully x:D
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I think claiming a disability when there is none is wrong. However, I wouldn't classify it as a "west-coast, awkward slant to milking the system". I WOULD call it milking the system, being dishonest, unprofessional, and oh yeah - illegal. There ar…
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I would get moving on that job search. Exhaust all resources. You need to get out of there, STAT. Only you know what your financial situation looks like, so I don't know what to tell you in regards to quitting before getting another job. I would…
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I agree with Whatever. You are making the world and the HR profession better through the way you handle lay offs and terms. I have never had to lay anyone off, but I have had to terminate.
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Don I remember that day when you wrote about the man who asked for help with his resume. It actually made me cry. I work at a company where 25 and 30 year "work anniversary parties" are not uncommon. For some that I work with, the "relationship" t…
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"Law dawg" I like that one. x;-) Makes me want to call one of the lawyers and say "what up law dawg?" (or is it "wassup?" - I'm so unhip these days) 8-}
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Rockie - I know that banks are generally non-union environments. However, if ee's wanted to "organize" and form a petition, wouldn't the activity be protected? As in, perhaps they were at the beginning stages of trying to form a union or join one …
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Aha! Good. I thought it might be adult industry related for a minute there. x}>
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okay, what the heck is PRN?
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James - nice sales pitch! x:D
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Crout, most people who have full blown Tourettes CANNOT control outbursts, ticks, twitching, etc. That's why it is a disorder that has a name. If they could control it, they wouldn't have a problem. The degree to how WELL they can control it depe…
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Ditto to what Sonny said. I've worked with children with Tourettes before and I've also worked with children (and adults) with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). The later generally doesn't include verbal outbursts, more like repetitive behavior…
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Good point Paul - everyone who calls IS a potential customer. x:-) That's from a Washingtonian who works in Oregon to an Oregonian who works in Oregon! x:o
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You say, "I'm sorry I have to go. My grandmother just dropped acid and hijacked a school bus full of penguins, so it's a bad time." Seriously - similar things have happened to me before and I know what it is like. I usually just try to be firm an…
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What a pain. Sounds like the supervisor doesn't have time to BE a supervisor. Hmmm...maybe HIS performance problems should be addressed. Seriously - if your organization has policies that he is not holding his employees to while all other supervi…
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Is anyone else thinking to themselves.... firearm / felony charge / thirteen days in jail + Texas = HUH? x:-/
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SandiF, well said.
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Kathi - I feel your pain. Been there! Some of the titles that people come up with are pretty hysterical though. I say if it's more than three or four words it's overboard (i.e. Black Belt Value Stream Engineer of Quality Services - gimme a break!…
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Good point Marc - titles are for "everyone else". Unfortunately, "everyone else" is usually trying to sell you something!
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Marc, I know what you mean, often it IS a big waste of time. However, the companies I have worked for (now and in the past) have policies that say ref's must be checked. I like to take it a step further and ask the ref's to give me more ref's for …