Human Resources
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Morning sickness for a man, fake eyelashes stuck together: The craziest late-to-work excuses
Apr 01, 2018 1:00 am - "Better late than never?" I'm not so sure. But, of course, we all have those situations when we just can't get to work on time, right? In fact, a new survey by human res...
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Prank calls at work aren't just a joke
Apr 01, 2018 1:00 am - Q: One of our colleagues is known for hiring internet services to make prank calls to others in our department. Apparently, she tells some colleagues when she's chosen h...
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When an at-work love triangle starts a company war, stay out of it
Mar 25, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I work in a large company, under a manager who has had a long-standing affair with the company owner. The owner's spouse also works for the company. The owner is divo...
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What makes employees happier? A voodoo doll of the boss
Mar 19, 2018 6:00 am - Health insurance? Paid time off? Bonuses? Retirement plans? These all seem like good employee benefits that matter, don't they? But as it turns out, another very inexpe...
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What makes employees happier? A voodoo doll of the boss
Mar 18, 2018 1:00 am - Health insurance? Paid time off? Bonuses? Retirement plans? These all seem like good employee benefits that matter, don't they? But as it turns out another very inexpens...
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No, the boss' e-cigarette vapor is not 'just steam'
Mar 18, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I work for a performing arts organization. Over the past two years, several employees have taken up vaping. When they first started, there was constant unchecked vapi...
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When a good friend (and co-worker) flips for a bad boss
Mar 11, 2018 12:00 am - Q: We recently got a new manager, "Damien," who is the poster child for bad bosses: incompetent, lazy and immature. After six weeks, when he started feeling heat from hi...
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Is this the end of the pre-employment drug test?
Mar 11, 2018 12:00 am - Employers are struggling to hire workers in tightening U.S. job market. Marijuana is now legal in nine states and Washington, D.C., meaning more than one in five America...
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South Korea is capping its workweek at 52 hours; should the U.S. do the same?
Mar 11, 2018 12:00 am - South Korea's parliament is putting a lid on what an official there has called its "inhumanely long" work hours, passing a bill that would cut the maximum workweek from ...
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Olfactory offender in the office? Manager can't shrink from this duty
Mar 04, 2018 12:00 am - Q1: Our administrative staffer takes breaks to smoke and is a heavy coffee drinker. The combination of these odors, plus some kind of sickly sweet odor (body odor or som...