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I ask the same ones, Margaret! Great minds truly do think alike... Here's one I asked in a mock interview once, just for the heck of it. I can't decide whether it was an excellent question, or a horrible one - nothing in-between. I've never asked i…
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>>He was serious in his firm belief that any Friday could be Black Friday for him You're getting too predictable, then. Of the last 10 or so people I've had to terminate, only 3 were on Friday. I want people to be afraid of me all the time, …
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Everytime I've assumed that word had already gotten around, I've been sorry. Send the e-mail. It takes 30 seconds.
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I'm also on Abra, which I hate. However, I'm also open to the possibility that it was installed incorrectly on our end... which is further amplified by the fact that "we" are too cheap to pay for the tech support.
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To answer Don's earlier question... Yes, if Leslie provided me with a copy of the signed release I would complete her questionnaire thoroughly, using whatever objective, documented information I have at my disposal. Under Missouri law, I am even …
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Just curious... what did you hope to gain by talking to the fiancee? It is our nature as HR pros to want to be able to correct or smooth over every bad situation. Sometimes, we have to recognize when the best we can do is to try to keep it from hap…
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I agree that in theory, we must treat pregnancy like any other temporary illness. That having been said, one of the things that will make or break your employees' perception of an employer's humanity is the way you treat pregnant employees.
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If she's been with you a year, she's quite probably an FLMA case. Also, if I recall, Kansas has special provisions governing pregnancy. Methinks her supervisor is very close to getting your employer into deep doodoo. I can't imagine any school …
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Agreed, Don. We are often made to choose between two approaches: What furthers organizational productivity, versus What helps us IF we ever get pulled into court. We can try our darnedest to come down in the middle, but so often the choices are mutu…
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So, an employee gets a 90-day free ride?
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I suspect that in most cases, "probationary" period, status, etc., is the most accurate description of the situation. In most cases, it is certainly more accurate than "orientation period". And that, in my mind, is one of the worst forms of politica…
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We also have eliminated probationary periods. To my knowledge, in an at-will state, there is nothing positive that can come from it, and a lot of negative.
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I just ordered the book. Do I actually have to read it, or will its power radiate as it sits on my desk?
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I have to grow old, eventually. But nobody can make me grow up.
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After some thought, I have changed my title from "HR Director" to "Superintendent of Carbon-Based Self-Determinative Assets". Well, I said "some thought". I didn't say it was very much thought.
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In our industry, the state requires us to ask, and we go back as far as we can. I would be very surprised if MA prohibits a clean record requirement for a financial services position - are you sure about that? (Just because your attorneys told you t…
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It probably doesn't matter so much how "open-minded" I am... I'm still not likely to go through several gender-change processes with my employees. I love San Francisco, but I too became less surprised at your initial response when I saw where you we…
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>>If I were looking for a job, I would not give out my social security. It has nothing to do with my qualifications. Neither does your address or your last name. I'm guessing you would provide those items, though.
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I would rather be their attorney than yours.
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Our employees are on camera all day. After awhile, they don't even think about it. (A point that is obvious if you ever watch the tapes...)
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I lived in KC for 15 years, DJ - who are you with?
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Oh... also, I wouldn't be surprised if the restaurant is easily over the $500,000 gross sales requirement for FLSA, depending on the franchise. A McDonald's certainly would be. A Subway wouldn't.
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I agree with the preceding posts. Additionally, if you *really* want to be heard... Depending on your city's size, etc., you may have a local organization for the advocacy of disabled persons. This is the kind of offense that would launch a dozen p…
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Sorry Stephen, I didn't mean to imply that I needed you to do backflips in order to arm me for my meeting today. It was more of a preliminary "how's this going to work" brainstorming session. It's no rush... I just tell them "I'm working on someth…
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Great. With my luck, it would be my assignment to write the policy that requires employees to break all the rules.
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Ooh! Ooh! Me too! fax - 636-456-4030 or [email]frank.evans@fastlane-cstore.com[/email] Tomorrow morning is our first meeting under a new "mandate" to be more structured with our goals and objectives. Let's just say Structure is a stop where my t…
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I saw this announcement yesterday, and incorrectly assumed (without reading the post) it was an April Fool's joke! Best of luck to ya, Don!
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Keep in mind that the breaks requirement often changes for minor employees.
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One of our stores had a regular customer bring his new dog in the store to show the cashiers. While he was holding the dog, another customer was remarking about what a great-looking dog it was and reached out to pet it. The dog barked - didn't snap,…
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I don't know what your "shop" is like, but I currently work in a building with separate shop and office areas and we don't allow shop employees to use the office restrooms either. It's just a practical matter related to cleanliness (you don't want s…