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  • Yup. Hit me too.
    in hiring/not hiring based on gossip Comment by rad September 2004
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 09-16-04 AT 01:47PM (CST)[/font][br][br]I had viral meningitis and my family memebers never caught it. It sounds scarier than it is (and feels worse than you can imagine). Do not confuse it with bacteria…
    in Meningitis - Right to know Comment by rad September 2004
  • I smoke, although I do not recommend that as a stress reducer. But it works for me. If nothing else, the craving gets me to leave my desk every few hours and go outside. The exercise suggestion is the best; I try to take a walk at lunch time every…
    in Dealing with job frustration Comment by rad September 2004
  • I just want to clarify ...who is doing the volunteering, your employees or the church's employees?
    in Employees Volunteering at work Comment by rad August 2004
  • 1. We sometimes rehire if an employee failed training, but only in a different job title. 2. We do not rehire when term'd for attendance unless it is agreed upon through the grievance process. 3. Employees are eligible for rehire after 6 months …
    in Your Policy on Rehiring term'd ee's Comment by rad August 2004
  • We have employees who work in the Pentagon and require a security clearance from the DOD. There is a clear process in place when it is renewed- it is done through our legal dept. One DOD guy called me and flat out asked me to circumvent that process…
    in Requests for Ref/Gov't Clearance Comment by rad August 2004
  • I'll answer your part two. We have a website devoted to volunteer opportunities and our largest campaign is literacy. We have book sales, read to disadvantaged children, teach adult literacy courses, baby sit the for adults taking literacy courses (…
    in Community Involvement Comment by rad August 2004
  • We have 2 HR organizations. The corporate group reports to CEO, the HR group that supports operations reports into the VP.
    in Who does HR Report to in your organization? Comment by rad August 2004
  • I think that gender is more of a factor - you are the only female and the only exempt punching in and out? That is just wrong, especially since you've surely proven by now that you are pulling 11-12 hour days.
    in Hositle Work Environment - turned Harrasive Comment by rad August 2004
  • You say you don't feel safe. What has happened to make you feel that way? I feel like the application was the proverbial straw because it does not seem so horrible to me - childish, yes; harrassing, not really. But if this is the latest in a string …
    in Hositle Work Environment - turned Harrasive Comment by rad August 2004
  • My VP tries to do atleast one a year - we had a scavenger hunt that was very fun, we had to gather things from around downtown Boston (a paper cocktail umbrella from Chinatown, a shopping bag the jeweler's building, dates from a headstone in the Gra…
    in Team Building Activities Comment by rad August 2004
  • Is that 2:00 Eastern or Central? x;-)
    in Diversity / Employee Network Groups, Affinity Groups Comment by rad August 2004
  • Allright! Love Starbucks, have Birkenstocks (they are fashionably black patent leather). I'll meet ya there Beag.
    in Diversity / Employee Network Groups, Affinity Groups Comment by rad August 2004
  • Is there a "Conservative Democrat who believes in Employee Network Groups" tent for me? ;;)
    in Diversity / Employee Network Groups, Affinity Groups Comment by rad August 2004
  • I'm not going to debate whether it belongs to HR, I guess thats up to each company, but it works very well for us. They are managed individually, have a board, etc, but they fall under the company's HR department in terms of how HR manages diversity…
    in Diversity / Employee Network Groups, Affinity Groups Comment by rad August 2004
  • You name it, we have the group. We call them ERGs - Employee Resource Groups. I belong to one and love it, I recently went to a workshop that was specific to women in a corporate environment. We also sponsor several charity events and it is great fo…
    in Diversity / Employee Network Groups, Affinity Groups Comment by rad August 2004
  • Adding to Don's logic - my company pays tuition to accredited institutions for degree programs. Not everyone takes advantage of this benefit; the fact that I do while most of my co-workers do not does not make the benefit unfair or unequal.
    in Perks or Benefits Comment by rad August 2004
  • I agree that peer refusal to gossip is the best answer. Any time anyone tries to gossip with me, I flat out tell them I don't want to hear it. I simply do not care enough about people I hardly know to hear about their personal stuff. Most co-workers…
    in workplace gossip Comment by rad August 2004
  • We do both. Because of the size of my company and the zillion contracts, we have some states and bargaining units that have it off as one of the paid holidays. When the hourly employees get it off paid, so does management. Other states have to use a…
    in The Friday after Thanksgiving Comment by rad August 2004
  • I guess she could very gently be told that slapping him back was not the answer but if she is that upset, she is probably going to see that as blaming the victim. What an ugly situation.
    in Harassment Comment by rad August 2004
  • >If one of the four year olds picks up after another child, has some law been broken?? No, that's called age appropriate cooperation.
    in Day Care Dilemma Comment by rad August 2004
  • We do exit interviews but I can't get to it, the supervisor must initiate the exit interview and the url is sent to the employee leaving. I did check out hr.com, they have an exit interview in their free downloads section under Free forms/reports.
    in Exit interviews Comment by rad August 2004
  • What is your email address? I can tell you some of the stuff we did when I was on the incentive team in my old office when I was a service rep.
    in Customer Service Incentive Programs Comment by rad August 2004
  • Do you mean incentives for your customer service reps? Are you looking for or offering suggestions?
    in Customer Service Incentive Programs Comment by rad August 2004
  • My company used to have staff nurses on site and if an employee didn't feel well they were sent downstairs and got a "greenie" which, I've heard, is some kind of narcotic! They'd be sent back to work to finish off their shift. This is company lore a…
    in First-aid Cabinet & Available Meds Comment by rad August 2004
  • We had them in my old office, we were a union shop. We never had a problem and it was nice to have. Now we are all managers and we do not have one but I wish we did, a co-worker hit his head and I had to give him a popsicle because we had no ice pac…
    in First-aid Cabinet & Available Meds Comment by rad August 2004
  • The last time our Sr VP was here, he talked to us about reviews and said that he never understood why employees were upset over "meets objectives" as opposed to "exceeds objectives". Meeting them means you're doing your job, exceeding objectives is …
    in Straight A's? Comment by rad August 2004
  • Why not? For under three dollars and the paper its written on, what can it hurt? You never know what she may decide to say in an unemployment hearing and this covers the bases. She can refuse to sign for a certified letter but, as far as I know, can…
    in Employee Walked Out Comment by rad August 2004
  • If you're going to send the letter, spend the two extra dollars and get it return receipted so you know she got it.
    in Employee Walked Out Comment by rad August 2004
  • I know, we have had rampant FMLA abuse at my place. But I think VESSA is a knee jerk reaction to years of domestic violence being ignored and given the "not my problem" treatment. You know, like for years we got nothing, now we want it all type of r…
    in Victim of domestic violence fired Comment by rad August 2004