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Evil HR Lady
evilhrlady.blogspot.com
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Why am I evil? Well, I'm not, but that's the perception of all of us in HR. Need to fire someone? Come to HR. Need to explain to someone why, even after working their rear end off all year, that their annual increase is 2.7%? Come to HR. Need to come up with new mountains of paperwork? Come to HR. So, come join me on the Evil Side. Oh, and send me your HR questions.
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Don’t give up your right to sue for discrimination

Your employer can ask you to give up many things in exchange for employment. For instance, they can require you to sign a non-compete agreement, work a specific schedule, and consent to all sorts of ...

2 days ago

What if the office ‘genius’ is really a nightmare?

Dear Evil HR Lady, The company I work for, like many high-tech IT companies, has a guy who is very skilled and inventive but who behaves like a madman. He insults embarrasses, and abuses fellow staff...

4 days ago

How to handle sexual misconduct at work

Dear Evil HR Lady, I am an HR manager with a multinational corporation. Yesterday I received information about two employees having sex in the bathroom. Several staff members observed them, and appar...

25 may 12

My temporary boss was abusive

Dear Evil HR Lady, In my last temporary assignment, we were required not to work above 40 hours, but our assignment company made it difficult to complete the increasing workload within that time peri...

23 may 12

Do temporary employees have rights?

Find out what protections temporary workers are entitled to by clicking here: Do temporary employees have rights?

23 may 12

Why I left my job without a new one lined up

“Oops, I quit my job.” Katherine Stevensen’s Facebook status casually proclaimed that she had made a potentially life-changing decision. For one thing, she had no new job lined up. ...

18 may 12

Use social media? Memorize these vital 12 words

Anyone who blogs, tweets, or otherwise expresses themselves online should keep this policy in mind for using social media. To keep reading click here: Use social media? Memorize these vital 12 words

16 may 12

What moms really want on the job

Instead of flowers, find out what working moms really want. Click here: What moms really want on the job

14 may 12

Zero tolerance for tardiness in the workplace

Dear Evil HR Lady, Our company recently implemented a policy that has quite a few people perturbed, myself included. If an employee is late for any reason what-so-ever; traffic, weather, sick kid; th...

14 may 12

Resume problem: Is it your fault?

Is it your fault your resume stinks or the recruiter’s fault for being too dumb to understand it? To read more click here: Resume problem: Is it your fault?

09 may 12

Explaining time off

Dear Evil HR Lady, I left my previous job at the end of December, 29th to be precise. It was a one year renewable contract which I did not renew with my company. Basically, I had a bad boss under who...

08 may 12

The number 1 thing that’s wrong with your resume

Dear Evil HR Lady, I am unemployed for over a year, after completing my MBA. I then had a fixed term contract that I did not manage to turn into a permanent position due to the difficult economic tim...

07 may 12

Why you should stop attending diversity training

Tolerance education doesn’t extinguish prejudice, it promotes it, some researchers say.   To read more click here: Why you should stop attending diversity training

02 may 12

How do you explain being fired?

Dear Evil HR Lady, This is the first time that my probation of six months with a company was not confirmed, and I was asked to leave immediately. So, I left as HR ESCORTED me out. What do I say at in...

30 apr 12

Opposing View on “Mom Salaries”

Last week I wrote Why I Hate Salary.com’s ‘What’s a Mom Worth?’ Survey. The Salary.com people (who are delightful!) contacted me and asked me to chat with them on their weekly...

27 apr 12

Why sloppiness is killing your job search

I do edit the letters that come to me. Mostly I shorten them. I try not to change word choice or do something that would take away from the writer’s original voice. I will, generally, clean up ...

25 apr 12

Do you have to sign termination papers?

Dear Evil HR Lady, I am being terminated from my job this week and my boss would like me to sign papers. I don’t want to sign anything. Do I have to sign them? To read the answer click here: Do...

23 apr 12

Are you paid in compliments instead of raises?

Dear Evil HR Lady, My reviews are glowing, my progress non-existent. I feel like I am getting paid in compliments and not in salary and/or title. I have been with this company for two years and have ...

20 apr 12

Why I hate Salary.com’s ‘What’s a mom worth’ survey

Salary.com’s annual “What’s a mom worth?” survey is out. The grand total for this year is $112,962. Now doesn’t that make you feel all warm and fuzzy? Go give yourself a...

18 apr 12

Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you

Dear Evil HR Lady, I left my company after 6 years of employment about 8 months ago to go back to school and get my MBA. I will admit, I did not leave on the best of terms. I recently found out from ...

18 apr 12

Stop being the office slob

A recent survey by Adecco asked people what they thought of cleanliness at work. It turns out that how you keep your desk influences what other people think of you. Adecco found that: – 57 perc...

16 apr 12

Self appraisals for an average employee

Dear Evil HR Lady, I am in an odd boat this year. I have been reading up on preparing for the annual review. In the past I have been the stellar employee, with lots of successes and easy to document ...

16 apr 12

How to fight a bad vacation policy

Dear Evil HR Lady, Our firm just implemented a new policy stating that vacation days must now be taken in increments of one week. The managing partner’s (who seems to be the only one that feels...

16 apr 12

Employers don’t have to require lunch breaks

The California Supreme Court made an logical ruling that is simultaneously pro-employee and pro-business. I expect Hell to freeze over at any moment. To keep reading click here: Employers don’t...

16 apr 12

Why you still need resume help

You’d think that by now everyone would know what belongs on a CV, but they still make the same mistakes. To see some mistakes, including a mention of how many children had been named after a ca...

07 apr 12

Is it okay to discriminate against obese people?

Victoria Hospital in Texas has stated they will no longer hire anyone with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 35 or higher. To put that in perspective, that’s 210 pounds for someone 5′, 5″....

04 apr 12

Quoting scripture at work

Dear Evil HR lady, I have a supervisor that constantly recites scripture to me – especially if he feels our department is in a particularly nasty situation. It is getting very old. I went to our HR ...

03 apr 12

How to switch from hourly to salaried work

Dear Evil HR Lady, I have 30 years of experience in high-tech marketing — all of it “exempt.” I changed career fields to work for a nonprofit. I took the only job I could find, an a...

02 apr 12

My vacation mailbox

I got a few emails while I was off doing fun and exciting things like taxes and watching television (more about that later). Surprisingly, I didn’t win the British lottery every day, and only g...

31 mar 12

Vacation

I am a vacation advocate. I believe in it. I think people who don’t take vacation tend to overwork themselves and burn out. So, I’m taking a vacation. I’m not going anywhere, but I ...

01 mar 12

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