I spoke with a friend recently who is considering leaving her job. She's been with her company for about 10 years in various positions and has seen the company grow to 500+ employees. As we weighed the “should I or shouldn’t I,” one statement stuck out: “it's just not fun … [Read more...] about If You Are Not Having Fun It’s Time To Go
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You’re Not That Great
Were you ever part of a team where everyone got an award? I was. I got an award for “always being on time and never complaining.” That wasn't exactly how it was phrased but it was something along those lines. I thought it was crap. I knew I wasn't very good and I … [Read more...] about You’re Not That Great
You were there once
As a regular watcher of Mad Men, I thought this season was a little slow but I loved the background theme that emphasized change: the civil rights movement, women’s rights, the Vietnam War, all of the characters lives were affected in some form or another by social or personal … [Read more...] about You were there once
Quality Character = Quality HR
Last week I wrote a post about crappy HR. It could have been construed as a rant. I didn’t write it to rant but I could see where someone might get that impression. Fast forward to later that day, post publication when I got this Tweet: Stuart brings up a good point. One … [Read more...] about Quality Character = Quality HR
Keep it classy
If you've worked in the HR trenches long enough you've seen it: the horrible, god-awful, grace-less exit from the company. Maybe it's the call center guy who starts screaming during the termination meeting or maybe it's the senior executive who emailed the entire company, … [Read more...] about Keep it classy