tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137206662012-02-09T02:45:00.448-05:00An open forum to discuss the fascinating and exotic world of Human Resources Management, Recruiting and Training. Join the adventure!Marc "Dos Dueces" Fournierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555738587204753575noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720666.post-1119628528365701762005-06-24T11:38:00.000-04:002005-06-24T11:55:28.370-04:00

ARGH! That is how most rants begin, right? Well, that is how I feel anyway. For the next two months(?) I'll be covering for a co-worker out on maternity leave. I feel like a substitute teacher. Trying to figure out what the teaching plan is and dodging spit-balls. Or, a foster care dad, overseeing kids who were raised in a completely different environment, trying to adjust to their needs, while

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#1 Check Your EgoIf you just read the headlines you'd think employers don't have a chance - that greedy attorneys and "entitlement minded" employees have management held hostage. But if you read the details you'd see most of these lawsuits can be avoided. The "my way or the highway" approach of some managers all but says, "Please sue me." If you fire people until the stealing stops, you are going

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I was recently in a training seminar where a "new" theory of attendance management was given. The idea is to give employees paid time off (PTO) and tell them it is for any absence, any reason, use it as needed. Management will not then punish an employee for absences as long as they fall within the granted amount and unused days could be transferred into a year end bonus. Sounds good from an

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Meet a contributor! Here is FD on Mt. Washington, chewing on "Granpappy". 

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Jayson Blair, if it hasn't already been said (oh, and it has), is a FREAKIN IDIOT. As quoted on the Perspectives page of Newsweek, June 20th, 2005 issue: "I want to help protect employees who find themselves in situations like the one I was in." Former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair, who resigned after his work was discovered to contain fabrication and plagarism, on pursuing work in

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Alright - been active a whole, what? Day? And we've got a couple of contributors on board. Rock and Roll!Thought: Does it actually make sense for a manager to FORCE two employees, who hate each other, to have a weekly coffee break together? Is that pushing the boundaries of interpersonal relationship problem solving or great thinking out of the box?

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....why is it that certain highly paid indidviduals can't seem to perform a very simple math equation? X divided by Y = Z. Here let's try one. How much does 1 unit cost. If your grand total for an order of widgets is $1,000 and you purchased 20 widgets, how much does 1 widget cost.? Big surprise! the answer is 50! and "they" still can't figure out how I came up with that answer.

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In the beginning, I was a sales dude. I sold gear. I sold gear all day long and my business degree made me good at it. But, I hated working weekends. After a year I was given a new opportunity. Being an HR Assistant. Exciting. Thrilling. I could put my education to use! I could no longer work weekends! Oh, joy! And, so, my journey into the world of hr had begun...I now am a Generalist. I have

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