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[quote=Dutch2;723975]cnghr - so far we have had very few issues with "jeans sloppy". I believe this is due to the tenure of our employees in these dept's and they still recall having to wear professional dress every day and therefore are very apprec…
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I've never encountered this personally, largely because the Black/African American population in this area is so small. We currently have one black employee out of 125 and I've never asked him if he has a preference. Our optional affirmative action …
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I've watched the show a few times, largely because it's kind of fun to see all the fashions, cars, and furnishings like I remember from my childhood. I found most of the advice in the article to be good, and I have given the same advice to employ…
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Dutch, do you find that people tend to go from "jeans casual" to "jeans sloppy" in those back office departments sometimes? We've had back office departments that have worn jeans to work every day for 15 or 20 years, and we have to remind them ev…
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What Dutch said.
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We have occasionally added specific examples of what's inappropriate, when it became necessary, such as when there was a rash of employees running out and getting assorted body & facial piercings and we had to add a specific prohibition against …
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The question of dress code can vary widely from one financial institution to another. Ours is relatively relaxed overall (some of our back-office departments are always "business [U]very[/U] casual") but our front-line employees and those of us in t…
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I've watched this happen fairly often here. A lot of hiring supervisors are easily swayed by this sort of applicant, because they know how to make themselves appear to be just what you are looking for, and it's not until you get them on board and re…
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I think all HR professionals end up in this position, and while it can be very awkward, I think it's just part of the "human" part of HR. I refuse to do the "ping-pong" thing too. Often I ask both sides to write down, in detail, their side of the…
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Our branches are spread over a wide area and it is impossible for everyone to come to the HR department to fill out their new hire paperwork. However, our hiring managers at all locations understand that some time must be set aside on the first day …
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We don't allow pets here, either. Last year we had an employee who started bringing her "teacup" size dog to work in one of the little carrying cases that looks like a purse. She got away with it for a couple of weeks, until she went to a meeting wi…
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Personally, I would think that while the original procedure wouldn't rise to the level of FMLA-qualifying, the complications do. I just had my first experience with FMLA for dental issues, although it was much worse than a dry socket. One of our …
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That's great, thanks for posting!
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All of our facilities have limited space, and we were faced with the issue for the first time last year. They put a lock on the breakroom door and made a sign, and it seems to be working out great. I think modifying your locker room to for this pu…
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I think you hit that one right on the head, Paul. My own mother tried to be a helicopter parent to several of us. It was partly a control thing, partly being unable to see her children as anything but an extension of herself, and partly because she …
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Ours is a combination of options B & D. Since we are covered by FMLA, most maternity leaves fall under that, but if the employee doesn't qualify yet for FMLA we still offer six weeks of unpaid maternity leave, and if they are enrolled in our sho…
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[quote=Still Need Coffee;723638] Interestingly, what I [I]have[/I] experienced is at the opposite end of the career spectrum. I've had former employee's parents call me, asking for information on the termination. Anyone else?[/quote] Yes, I've s…
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I haven't had a lot of experience with helicopter parents of any of our employees, but I remember one of my friends telling me about how she was "getting a job" for her son, who was probably a senior in high school at the time. She picked up the app…
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I don't think Alaska allows doctors to dispense & charge for meds. At least I've never heard of it around here. I have to agree that it seems like if doctors could charge for medication, they would be more apt to prescribe the more expensive med…
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If she were my employee, I would look for a way to change the orientation of her desk or monitor so it didn't face the window, since that's what triggers her migraines. That seems like the simplest fix to me, and the next simplest would be installin…
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That last one perfectly describes what it's like to work in HR some days!
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I love it!!
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We've always allowed them, although there aren't as many people here who are as rabidly into it as there used to be. I've never participated, just because I don't like to gamble. Ten or so years ago, we had people who would start a pool for just a…
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[quote=NaeNae55;723555]Wouldn't it be nice if we could just say casual and do away with the darn thing? Wouldn't it be great if we could just wear what we might wear out shopping or running errands? Unfortunately, anyone who has ever viewed peopleof…
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We don't update our dress code very often, our basic dress code is part of the employee handbook and individual managers and supervisors can adapt it (within reason) to their idea of what is professional and appropriate for their department. The fro…
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Hee-hee, good one, Dutch!:D
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Mmmm, chocolate....what a great idea. I haven't been able to get my brain up to speed yet today, either. But as far as you having a senior moment, Nae, that's impossible, because I know we're the same age and I absolutely refuse to have a SENIOR any…
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We absolutely do not allow it, but that is because we are a bank and the security of our system is of the utmost importance. We are very strict about who is even allowed to work remotely using a company-owned device.
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Yeah, we're back today after having yesterday off. And I was off all last week, supposedly on "vacation" but I ended up being sick most of the week!
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If you go into "Edit your details" under Profile, you should be able to change your title.