Paul in Cannon Beach

I have always heard that the origin dates back to the time when it was believed that if you were sick, you were probably involved in sin.

in Religious rights Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

The e-mailers could be Muslim, Jewish, Mormon, Christian, or fans of Eric Clapton. "God" is a vague, non specific term. Which is why I have a hard time accepting that someone can be offended from something that is so generalized and relatively …

in Religious rights Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

The post doesn't say how the complaint was sent. I was just using that as an example of how some employees quickly fire off a complaint to HR and expect us to fix their problems rather than do the difficult work of actually talking to their coworker…

in Religious rights Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

So whatever someone feels is not appropriate in a workplace should be immediately stopped? Sounds knee jerk to me. Employees will make HR the hatchet man for all their petty little offenses if you want to let them. I say its more productive a…

in Religious rights Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

Pgaughan, did the person making the complaint explain why they were offended? Have you reviewed your electronic communication policy? That's where I would start. A knee jerk reaction would be to go tell the e-mailers to stop but you will simp…

in Religious rights Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

Im going to cheer for the Colts so its almost a LOCK that the Saints will win.

in Saints or Colts? Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

Tonight is Coco's last show. My understanding is that NBC is paying him $40 million to leave BUT they will deduct any future salary he earns from his next show from this amount. So if Fox hires him for $25 million, NBC is off the hook for that amo…

in Leno, Conan, and the Peacock Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

One of our summer food service staff tried to convince me that he could fire off a text in the time it took for him to walk from the kitchen to the freezer (about 20 feet). My response was "Fine, but you aren't watching where you are going."

in Distracted Walking Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

Lock. My wife told me its my job as protector of the family to lock up the house each night. We don't lock our cars though. Not regularly anyways. This area is very safe and its easy to get a false sense of security.

in Lock people vs. No Lock People? Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

Just don't model yours after the City of Bozeman.

in Social Media Policy - Hot bed of issues Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

I brought this up at our SHRM chapter board meeting today and I think it blew their minds.

in Zappos pays you $2K to quit Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

US Post Office will reward employees who make cost saving suggestions with 1 percent of the savings. That could be a lot if you suggest something that could save money on a national scale. A family member of mine works for the post office and he h…

in Eliciting Ideas from Employees Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

Zappos is a smart company so my guess is they have thought this through pretty carefully before implementing it. Certainly, they have determined that it costs alot more than $2k to keep employees who are disengaged or unhappy. They are probably righ…

in Zappos pays you $2K to quit Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach January 2010

Nae, sounds like you had a very positive experience. Hopefully, that is what most of these organizations are offerering. Perhaps they cant all be lumped into one group. I wonder if we all chipped in, could we send Frank to something?

in Landmark, Lifespring, Momentus...etc Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach December 2009

Actually the incident you are referring to comes up in some of the websites I've looked at so there might be some connection. But otherwise, no. I have read about incidents of verbal abuse and humiliation. I guess the idea is to break the parti…

in Landmark, Lifespring, Momentus...etc Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach December 2009

Sorry, Frank. I have had four assistants over the years and they have all been utterly amazing individuals. This guy sounds like someone who would make work for me. That's not acceptable...

in Laid back resume Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach December 2009

That's what I'm worried about. We are a non-union organization with only one location and we like to hug alot.

in New for 2010 Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach December 2009

For your Star Wars fan, the Taun Taun sleeping bag. [IMG]http://www.walyou.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tauntaun-sleepingbag-2.jpg[/IMG]

in HR Christmas Gifts Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach December 2009

Congratulations Joannie! I have heard its a pretty challenging test. Way to go! Can I have your study books?

in New for 2010 Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach December 2009

I am going to try to earn my SPHR in 2010. That's my prediction. That's what will be different. That's what will keep me up at night.

in New for 2010 Comment by Paul in Cannon Beach December 2009

I do feel bad for this guy. He's getting crushed under the wheels of our soundbite media which loves this kind of story and dont give a whit about the people whose lives they destroy. That's not to excuse what he did but the reaction is beyond …